Until interrupted by Covid, the Friends of Sullivan took pride in organizing annual Sullivan Martin Luther King Day Middle School Boy’s Basketball tournaments,  offering local 7th and 8th grade boys more than simply  “something exciting to do” on their day off - the one day tournament offered educational “King’s Day” learning moments and a chance to interact with Sullivan basketball players, helping convince the young men to soon attend Sullivan as their local high school of choice.

Vantner Cruz (24) talks with his friend and mentor Michael Glasser about his experiences growing up Latino in Rogers Park.

For over ten years, until our host, the Ethiopian Diamond restaurant closed in 2020, members of the Rogers Park community gathered for a special Community Passover Seder. Video from 2018 Seder.

Every year since 2017, Friends of Sullivan have worked with faculty in the English Learners program to feature a special Thanksgiving commemoration.