As someone about to graduate, I reflect on my time at Mount Carmel with a regret. When I first walked into Mount Carmel as a freshman, I did not really understand what growing up meant. I was immature ...

What does it take to turn a passion for sports into a platform that gives an entire community a voice? In a city like Chicago, where sports are more than just a game, stories matter. For Eugene ...

What does it take to go from a high school athlete to leading an emergency response team across one of the biggest counties in the country? For Richard O’Brien ’90, those four years at Mount Carmel ...

Dean Kemph as a child with his grandpa at Soldier Field for a Caravan football game. (Dean Kemph) Mount Carmel senior Dean Kemph did not just transfer schools for his final year of high school. He ...

What does it take to turn a childhood love of sports into a career seen by millions? For Mount Carmel alum Pablo Iglesias ’13, the answer isn’t just talent. It’s persistence, passion, and the ...

With a roster full of college commits and nearly two dozen seniors, Mount Carmel baseball enters the season with one goal in mind: finishing what the last two years’ teams have started. After falling ...

What does it take to work one’s way from answering phones at a company to running part of a multibillion-dollar global business? For Mount Carmel alumnus Jack Molloy ’90, it has taken more than three ...

When Mr. Kenenna Odeluga first arrived on campus in Urbana-Champaign, everything felt new and challenging. Living away from home, balancing practices, classes, and homework, and meeting new people was ...

When Sam Panayotovich ’07 packed his car and drove from Chicago to Las Vegas in 2018, he wasn’t chasing a guarantee. He was betting on himself. “I decided to, I guess, gamble. No pun intended,” he ...

What if the dream that once got you laughed at became the moment your home town cheered for you? Growing up in Chicago, bull riding is not something that kids commonly aspire to do, particularly kids ...

What happens when a program that many had written off gets a fresh start? After coming off a season last year with many ups and downs, the Caravan track program looks to start off 2026 in great ...

Winning championships has become the standard for the Caravan football program, but this latest honor places head football coach Jordan Lynch ’09 among the nation’s best. In just the last week, Coach ...