The Match Weekly Content

The Match | Creativity

By Chad Thomas | June 18, 2026 |

Word: Creativity Sentence: Creativity refuses to let what is become the limit of what could be. Passage: Creativity is often treated like something extra. Something for…

The Match | Accountability

By Chad Thomas | June 11, 2026 |

Word: Accountability Sentence: Accountability begins when we give an honest account of the story we are living from. Passage: Accountability is one of those words that…

The Match | Responsibility

By Chad Thomas | June 4, 2026 |

Word: Responsibility Sentence: Responsibility begins the moment you realize what has been placed in your hands. Passage: A note before reading: This week’s passage includes gun…

The Match | Bittersweet

By Chad Thomas | May 28, 2026 |

Word: Bittersweet Sentence: Bittersweet is knowing it is time to go, even when part of you still wants to stay. Passage: Graduation has always carried a…

The Match | Hold

By Chad Thomas | May 21, 2026 |

Word: Hold Sentence: Hold is knowing that what matters most is meant to be carried with care, not clenched with fear. Passage: In our most stressful…

The Match | Identity

By Chad Thomas | May 14, 2026 |

Word: Identity Sentence: Identity gets lost when what we do becomes the only place we know to find our worth. Passage: I know what it feels…

The Match | Fear

By Chad Thomas | May 7, 2026 |

Word: Fear Sentence: We have all been more fearless than we have been afraid. Passage: We forget. For me, it started in the classroom. Standing in…

The Match | Tension

By Chad Thomas | April 30, 2026 |

Word: Tension Sentence: Tension is what we carry when two truths exist and neither lets go. Passage: This week held both joy and heartbreak. I ran…

The Match | Resonance

By Chad Thomas | April 23, 2026 |

Word: Resonance Sentence: Resonance is what remains when the role ends, but the meaning still rings true. Passage: Leaving the principalship was harder for me than…

The Match | Connection

By Chad Thomas | April 16, 2026 |

Word: Connection Sentence: Connection begins when we look past what is different and stay long enough to discover what is shared. Passage: Connection often comes easiest…

The Match | Creativity

By Chad Thomas | June 18, 2026 |

Word: Creativity Sentence: Creativity refuses to let what is become the limit of what could be. Passage: Creativity is often treated like something extra. Something for…

The Match | Accountability

By Chad Thomas | June 11, 2026 |

Word: Accountability Sentence: Accountability begins when we give an honest account of the story we are living from. Passage: Accountability is one of those words that…

The Match | Responsibility

By Chad Thomas | June 4, 2026 |

Word: Responsibility Sentence: Responsibility begins the moment you realize what has been placed in your hands. Passage: A note before reading: This week’s passage includes gun…

The Match | Bittersweet

By Chad Thomas | May 28, 2026 |

Word: Bittersweet Sentence: Bittersweet is knowing it is time to go, even when part of you still wants to stay. Passage: Graduation has always carried a…

The Match | Hold

By Chad Thomas | May 21, 2026 |

Word: Hold Sentence: Hold is knowing that what matters most is meant to be carried with care, not clenched with fear. Passage: In our most stressful…

The Match | Identity

By Chad Thomas | May 14, 2026 |

Word: Identity Sentence: Identity gets lost when what we do becomes the only place we know to find our worth. Passage: I know what it feels…

The Match | Fear

By Chad Thomas | May 7, 2026 |

Word: Fear Sentence: We have all been more fearless than we have been afraid. Passage: We forget. For me, it started in the classroom. Standing in…

The Match | Tension

By Chad Thomas | April 30, 2026 |

Word: Tension Sentence: Tension is what we carry when two truths exist and neither lets go. Passage: This week held both joy and heartbreak. I ran…

The Match | Resonance

By Chad Thomas | April 23, 2026 |

Word: Resonance Sentence: Resonance is what remains when the role ends, but the meaning still rings true. Passage: Leaving the principalship was harder for me than…

The Match | Connection

By Chad Thomas | April 16, 2026 |

Word: Connection Sentence: Connection begins when we look past what is different and stay long enough to discover what is shared. Passage: Connection often comes easiest…

News/Media

Chicago Magazine: Welcome to Refugee High

By admin | June 6, 2017 |

This feature captures the heart of Sullivan High, where students…

Chicago Sun-Times XQ: It Takes a City

By admin | March 30, 2016 |

This story highlights how Sullivan High, often dubbed “Refugee High,”…

DNAinfo: CPS Has Safest Year Ever (2013–14)

By admin | July 2, 2014 |

A 2013–14 study by the University of Chicago Crime Lab…

Chicago Reporter: Talking to Principals – Part 2

By admin | June 11, 2014 |

Exploring how leadership pipelines like the SUPES Academy influence principal…

Chicago Reporter: Talking to Principals – Part 1

By admin | June 10, 2014 |

This piece gives voice to CPS principals speaking candidly about…

Washington Post: A Chicago High School Helping Refugee Students Navigate American Life

By Chad Thomas | August 5, 2021 |

Roger C. Sullivan High School in Chicago serves as a historic…

Chicago Sun-Times Refugee Thanksgiving

By admin | November 6, 2019 |

At Sullivan High School, students from refugee and immigrant families…

Sullivan High Receives $25M Renovation

By admin | September 5, 2019 |

After years of planning, Sullivan High celebrated a $25 million…

K-12 Dive: Listening to and Caring for Staff

By admin | January 4, 2019 |

Sullivan High’s principal, Chad Thomas, emphasizes that building trust and…

Chalkbeat: Caring for His Teachers

By admin | January 2, 2019 |

Chad Adams‑Thomas, principal of Sullivan High School, made a personal…