4,000 CPS students completed more than 150,000 quests over the course of the challenge… Chance the Rapper joined Comcast, civic leaders and students and faculty from Chicago’s John Fiske and Scammon Elementary Schools today to announce that the two schools earned the most points in the “Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge.” More than 4,000 students from 20 […]
Celebrities, Officials Rally Students to ‘Get Schooled, Get Connected’
Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region Digital Divide Team Reflects on Celebration… On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Comcast came together with leaders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS); Chicago City of Learning (CCOL); community-based organizations (CBOs); and elected officials, along with celebrities, ranging from actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian; MTV’s Sway Calloway; and Chicago hip-hop artist Chance […]
Star-Studded Cast of Athletes, Entertainers Honor 3,000 Chicago High School Students at Inaugural “Get Schooled, Get Connected” Celebration
First-of-its-kind challenge uses celebrity-driven platform to inspire, motivate students for college… Get Schooled, Internet Essentials by Comcast, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) and countless community-based organizations (CBOs) joined actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian, MTV’s Sway Calloway, Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper, Chicago White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams, Chicago Bears […]
Star-Studded Cast of Athletes, Entertainers Honor 3,000 Chicago High School Students at Inaugural “Get Schooled, Get Connected” Celebration
First-of-its-kind challenge uses celebrity-driven platform to inspire, motivate students for college… Get Schooled, Internet Essentials by Comcast, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) and countless community-based organizations (CBOs) joined actress and singer-songwriter Christina Milian, MTV’s Sway Calloway, Chicago hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper, Chicago White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams, Chicago Bears […]
Early Holiday Excitement For 14 Chicago Public High School Students
Former Chicago Bears player James “Big Cat” Williams joins Comcast for surprise classroom visits to award laptops… Get Schooled and Internet Essentials from Comcast joined former Chicago Bears offensive lineman James “Big Cat” Williams today at a number of Chicago Public Schools high schools to surprise and present new laptops to 14 students, who won a […]
