▁In sur ance ▁calling ▁center , ▁the ▁purchase ▁and ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁tot aled ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 0 ▁million . ▁Despite ▁several ▁attempts ▁by ▁District ▁ 2 2 7 ▁officials ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁char ter ▁school ▁and ▁appe als ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als , ▁the ▁char ter ▁school ▁has ▁remained ▁open . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Student ▁Program s ▁South land ▁College ▁P rep ▁compet es ▁in ▁Illinois ▁High ▁School ▁Association ▁( I H SA ) ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁a ▁Spe ech ▁team , ▁which ▁has ▁placed ▁at ▁state ▁final s , ▁and ▁a ▁D ram atic ▁Du et ▁Act ing ▁championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁speech ▁team ▁also ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁place ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁I H SA ▁state ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁South land ▁band ▁program ▁has ▁am ass ed ▁four ▁I H SA ▁Division ▁I ▁Super ior ▁Performance ▁titles . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁South land ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁I H SA ▁Ind ividual ▁Boys ▁Bow ling ▁Final ▁competition . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Spe ech ▁team ▁won ▁state ▁in ▁Group ▁Inter pret ation ▁for ▁their ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁H idden ▁Fig ures . ▁ ▁Tim ▁the ▁Ho oper ▁( 2 0 1 6 ▁Gr adu ate ) ▁was ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁of