The news was bittersweet for Phyllis.* She was surprised, thrilled and excited that her daughter, Penny*, who six years earlier was struggling with educational success, had earned enough credits to graduate high school. But at the same time, this meant Penny would no longer be enrolled at CIRCLE Academy in Urbana.

This was the third year for CAV Elite, our CIRCLE Academy Vermilion’s (CAV) basketball program that competes in the Illinois Interagency Athletic Association (IIAA).