CircEsteem is proud of its high school graduates who have all shown that with determination and a belief in oneself, anything is possible. CircEsteem works hard to help graduates follow their dreams with job opportunities, college scholarships and the knowledge that they always have a safe place and a circus family to come back to.
Cornell joined CircEsteem the summer of 2003 in search of excitement. In 2005, Cornell started to train on the Gym Wheel. Preparing for the World Championships Cornell practiced every morning before school. In 2007, after two years of training, he competed in Austria at the World Championships in Wheel Gymnastics. There he placed 7th [...]
Donald Keme was born and spent most of his life In Togo. He moved to Chicago in 2001. Donald is one of the first generation of CircEsteem students to graduate from high school. He is now attending Harriet Truman College as a pre-pharmacy major and plans to attend Conservatory of Recording Art and Science in Arizona. Donald [...]
Emmanuel was born in Ghana and raised in Italy. He came to the United States in 2002 and joined CircEsteem in 2004. He has performed in over 300 shows and taught in over 200 workshops. He loves to leave joy in people’s hearts and smiles on their faces. Emmanuel juggles, tumbles, spins plates, balances on [...]
Samuel joined CircEsteem in 2005 as refugee from Ethiopia. His favorite circus skills are juggling, walking on the globe, unicycling, tumbling, and the gym wheel. In May of 2009 he traveled to Switzerland to compete in the Gym Wheel World Championship where he represented Ethiopia. As a graduate of CircEsteem, he coaches gym wheel, mini [...]
In 2002, a year after Viviane’s arrival to the United State from Egypt she joined CircEsteem. In the seven years she spent with CircEsteem, she was a student, a teacher, a performer, and Summer Camp Director. CircEsteem played an important role in shaping her to be the person she is today, and continues to do [...]