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William J. Bogan was the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools during the Great Depression and believed that all should have an education regardless of income. The school opened in 1959 in a building designed by the architectural firm of Naess & Murphy. [4] This was the same firm that had completed the Prudential Building in 1955. The ...
Englewood STEM High School (ESHS) is a public four-year high school located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.Opened on September 3, 2019, [3] [4] [5] Englewood STEM is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district and serves students in both the Englewood and West Englewood community areas.
Roald Amundsen High School is a public four-year high school located between the Ravenswood, Andersonville and Lincoln Square neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1929, Amundsen is a part of Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872–1928). In 2015, the school ...
Wells Community Academy High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [5] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school's themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.
In the spring of 1962, voters in Consolidated High School district 230 approved a US$2.1 million bond issue to construct the district's second high school, which was projected to have an initial student population of 1,200. [18] The school district chose to name the school for former University of Chicago football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.
1973 (present building) School district: Chicago Public Schools: CEEB code: 140696 [1] Principal: Dr. Shanele Andrews: Enrollment: 516 (2013–14) Color(s) Gold Black: Athletics conference: Chicago Public League: Team name: Spartans: Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools: Website: orracademy.org
Kenwood Academy [4] is a comprehensive public four-year high school, with a middle school magnet program for gifted students, located in the Kenwood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district, Kenwood opened in temporary quarters in 1966 and in its permanent building ...
The elementary school and its successor high school were named for Colonel James H. Bowen (1822–1881), the first president of the Calumet and Chicago Canal Dock Company [7] and the man known as "the father of South Chicago". [8] A 1910 photograph of the current building which was designed by Dwight Perkins. [9]