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Caael Basketball Update!

Our Felicity basketball season is only a few weeks away from ending! Felicity is a proud member of the Chicago Area Alternative Education League. CAAEL, a not-for-profit organization, has been providing a full spectrum of academic, athletic and art programs to the Chicagoland area’s youth since 1976.  Each year, CAAEL offers 1100+ events to 5,000 students from 30 Illinois counties. Working together, building a team like atmosphere, and coming together to achieve a common goal, are three important parts of the Caael program we try our hardest to achieve!

Caael is not about having the best record in the league or winning every game. The goal is to give students a reward for their academic success in the classroom. If students reach an academic goal set by their teacher, and want to participate on the team, they get to spend a chunk of their Friday’s playing against another school in the Caael program. When Felicity travels to an away school for a game, students are treated on the way back to a lunch outside the building!

We have one away game, and one home game left in the season! After basketball season, we move onto either Softball, or Soccer, depending on how many kids show interesting in signing up!

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CAAEL Basketball

The CAAEL Basketball season is under way. CAAEL basketball has been one of the most highly anticipated sports for Felicity students to be able to join. Each student on the team gains an opportunity to earn a sportsmanship award at the end of every game, as well as providing reasoning behind why the student was chosen. Felicity students also have the opportunity to provide two sportsmanship ribbons to two students on the opposing team.

To start the season, Felicity started with a victory of 38-17 against South Palatine at the home court. The second week against New Hope Academy ended with a loss of 16-28. Next, North Shore Academy’s game ended with a loss of 21-37. However, week four took a turn for the positive with a 32-16 win against Forest View.

Although it hasn’t always been easy to win a few games, Felicity students have found new ways to collaborate as a team and zone in on a few key basketball skills to carry with them in future games. Hopefully the best is yet to come!

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Chicago Bulls Game!


As most of you may be aware, we are currently housed in the old Berto Center in Deerfield, which means the Chicago Bulls have a special place in our hearts and minds at Felicity. On November 25 2019, twenty lucky students had the opportunity to attend a Chicago Bulls game at the United Center. The Bulls played the Portland Trailblazers this Monday night game and unfortunately took a loss, with a final score of 94-117.

However, the real win of the game was being able to take a picture on half court while the Chicago Bulls had their warm up before the game! Coach Wilhelm of the Bulls has met our kids and is excited, like us, to see additional growth in the relationship between the Chicago Bulls and Felicity School.  We are honored to pay tribute to the Chicago Bulls, past, present and future any time we are able.

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Being Competitive and Humble

Hoop dreams come alive at Felicity! The Chicago Area Alternative Education League (CAAEL) provides a wonderful opportunity for our students to compete. First year basketball coach, Sol Luskin, knows firsthand that planning, preparation, and execution are the keys to success both on and off the court. Felicity students have been provided an extra layer of motivation to be good citizens, complete their work, and participate in a competitive setting that values leadership and sportsmanship.

After every CAAEL game, it is tradition for the student athletes to award two sportsmanship ribbons to the opposing team. Felicity students have participated in the ribbon ceremony three times now. Those that present the ribbons have gained the unique opportunity to provide specific praise to someone they have just competed against. With a record of 2-1 during the 2017-2018 season, Felicity is poised to have fun and hopefully win a few more games, all while learning how to be humble.