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Michelle Obama High School Alma Mater Names New Athletic Complex After Her

By Firstladyb

FirstLadyB: Christian Millennial Blog Covering Entertainment, Lifestyle & Pop Culture

Whitney Young High magnet school in Chicago has unveiled a sports complex named after former first lady Michelle Obama.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the school unveiled the new mixed-use sports facility during a block party celebration earlier this month.

Michelle Obama

The new athletic complex will reportedly have a running track and a field where students can play baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer and football.

Michelle Obama attended Whitney Young from 1977-1981. It was Chicago’s first magnet high school, established as a selective enrollment school, where she was a classmate of Jesse Jackson’s daughter Santita.


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