Southside Occupational Academy - Transition Center

09/02/2026

💙🎬 Welcome Back, Southside! 💙🎬

We jumped into the Family Matters trend to kick off the new school year! Staff from both Southside campuses joined in to welcome our students back and show off some Southside spirit.

We’re ready for another year of learning, growth, connection, fun, and creating great memories together!💙

08/21/2026

🎉 GUESS WHO WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE?! 💙

Our staff is ready, our classrooms are ready, and now we’re just missing one thing… OUR STUDENTS! 🥰🙌

The countdown is almost over! School starts Monday, and we can’t wait to welcome our students back for another year of learning, growing, building independence, and making memories together.

💙 Go BLUE!!!

08/20/2026

🏀 Special Olympics Opportunity: Bulls Fest! 🏀

Special Olympics has shared an exciting opportunity for our athletes and families! The Chicago Bulls’ annual Bulls Fest is hosting a Diverse Abilities Clinic this weekend.

📅 Saturday, August 22
⏰ 3:30 - 4:30 PM
💰 FREE with promo code: BFDASO2026

The promo code will waive the registration fee for participating athletes.

🔗 Register here: https://youthhoops.leagueapps.com/camps/5083049-bulls-fest-diverse-abilities-clinic-ages-7-adults-welcome

Please share with any athletes and families who may be interested. We hope you have a great time at Bulls Fest! 🏀❤️🖤

08/20/2026

📚🐾 Southside Student Spotlight: Published Author! 🐾📚

We are incredibly excited to celebrate Southside student Trae Young, who is now a published author! 🎉👏

At just 19 years old, Trae has written his debut book, Paws Across the Divide - a story centered on compassion, understanding, hope, and looking beyond our differences. 💙 The book shares a powerful message about building bridges instead of walls.

Paws Across the Divide is available on Amazon! 📖✨ https://a.co/d/085vM3wv

Learn more about Trae, his book, and the PAWS Pledge movement here:
https://thepawspledge.com

Please join us in celebrating this incredible accomplishment by one of our own! Congratulations, Trae! We are SO proud of you! 🎓🐾💙

08/20/2026

🎉 Help Us Welcome Our Newest Southside Staff! 💙

Our Southside family is growing! Please join us in giving a warm Southside welcome to:

🌟 Ms. Lilia Chavez - SECA at the Main Building
🌟 Mr. Conor Hulseman - SECA at the Hub

We also want to officially welcome two C3 Hub SECAs who joined us near the end of last school year:

🌟 Ms. Gloria Russell - SECA at the Hub
🌟 Ms. Natosha Coats - SECA at the Hub

💬 Drop a comment below and help us welcome them to the Southside family! We’re excited to have each of you on our team and look forward to a phenomenal school year together! 💙✨

08/19/2026

Hello all👋. Happening on Thursday! This is another great opportunity for parents & professionals to access resources for the disability community. Please share if you care🙏.

08/19/2026

🎉👏🏽Celebrating our 2nd year on Facebook 🎉👏🏽

Thank you for your continuing support. We could never have made it without you!! 💙

08/19/2026

08/19/2026

Join the The Autism Hero Project at Autism Awareness Game Night with the Schaumburg Boomers on Aug. 20.

The gates open at 5:30 p.m. The first pitch will be at 6:30 p.m. at Wintrust Field in Schaumburg.

Looking for a fun family night out? Cheer on the Schaumburg Boomers as they take on the Windy City ThunderBolts and enjoy:

- Baseball

- Community

- Autism awareness

For more details on how to reserve your free tickets, visit https://zurl.co/6N52x.