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William Jones College Preparatory High School (commonly known as Jones College Prep) is a public four-year selective-enrollment high school located in the Printer's Row neighborhood in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. Jones is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Jones was named one of “America’s Best High Schools ...
Sullivan High School (Chicago) alumni (9 P) U. University of Chicago Laboratory Schools alumni (83 P) W. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School alumni (26 P)
Cecil Partee Academic Preparatory Center - occupied the old Hookway Elementary School; Chicago High School (1856–1880) - renamed Central High School in 1878, closed in 1880; building demolished in 1950 to make way for the Kennedy Expressway [14] Chicago Talent Development High School (2009–2014) Chicago Virtual Charter School (K–12, 2006 ...
James F. Keane was an Illinois state representative and educator [76] John H. Leims was a U.S. Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for service during the Battle of Iwo Jima (attended Quigley, later graduated from St. George High School in Evanston, Illinois). [77] Harry Lennix (QS '83) is a television and film actor. [78] [79]
He both played for and coached the Chicago Cardinals and Chicago Bears. [26] Kevin Foster (1987) was a Major League Baseball pitcher (1993–98, 2001), playing most of his career with the Chicago Cubs. [27] Clint Frank was a halfback at Yale University. He won the 1937 Heisman Trophy and was the first winner of the Maxwell Award. [4]
The diocesan school remained open only until 1997 because the school's population had continued to drop. The school and property were then sold to the Chicago Public Schools system, which opened the current school in 1998 as Southside College Preparatory Academy. In 2001, the school was named in honor of Gwendolyn Brooks, who was a South Side ...
The high school traces its history to 1875, when South Division High School was opened as the south side's first public high school. Phillips was established by Chicago Board of Education in 1900 to replace South Division, (which was located near 26th street and Wabash Avenue, about two miles from Phillips location) after community members petitioned for a new school due to the location being ...
[28] [29] [30] They also point to Noble students' high college acceptance rates, ACT scores higher than Chicago Public Schools, and high enrollment. [31] The president of the Noble Network, in an email to staff, stated parts of the article were “exaggerated or plainly false. [22] ” Teachers also defend the charter system by stating there is ...