Steinmetz College Prep
| Steinmetz College Prep | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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3030 N. Mobile Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60634 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°56′08″N 87°47′03″W / 41.9356°N 87.7841°WCoordinates: 41°56′08″N 87°47′03″W / 41.9356°N 87.7841°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1919 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| Principal | Stephen Joseph Ngo |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,509 (2015–16)[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Green Silver |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Streaks |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website |
steinmetzcp |
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Steinmetz College Prep (also known as Steinmetz High School or Steinmetz Academic Centre) is a public 4–year high school located in Montclare,[2] in the Belmont Cragin community area on the Northwest Side of Chicago, Illinois. Steinmetz is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for the German-American mathematician and electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz. The school opened in 1919.
Steinmetz is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme school. The school has an active Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC).
The school is located in a four story building.[2]
History
In 1995 the school had 2,237 students, with around equal numbers of black, Hispanic and Latino, and white students, making it the sixth-largest high school in Chicago.[2]
In 2016, 22 Steinmetz students participated in the Kakehashi Cultural Exchange Program trip to Japan. The award-winning 2010 documentary Louder Than a Bomb (film) features the Steinmetz team competing in and winning the 2008 Louder Than a Bomb poetry slam. The 2000 television movie Cheaters is based on a 1995 Academic Decathlon scandal that involved the school. Parts of the movie were filmed (without permission) at Steinmetz.[3]
Athletics
Steinmetz competes in the Chicago Public League and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Steinmetz sport teams are nicknamed the Streaks. The boys' baseball team were Public League champions during the 1974 –75 season. The boys' cross country team were Public League champions in the 1949–50 and 1991–92 seasons.[4]
Notable alumni
- Justin Anderson, college football player
- Lisa Boyle, photographer, model for Playboy
- Hannibal Buress, stand-up comedian, actor and television writer
- Tony Canadeo, NFL football player
- Frank Cullotta, mobster
- Ralph Frese, canoe maker and conservationist
- Robert E. Griswold, author
- Hugh Hefner, magazine publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises
- Fred Marsh, MLB player
- Robert Muczynski, composer
- Lou Possehl, MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Chuck Schaden, broadcaster
- Danny Seraphine, musician; former drummer and founding member of the band Chicago) (dropped out)
- Anthony Spilotro, Chicago Italian-American mobster and enforcer
- Michael Spilotro, mobster (younger brother of Anthony Spilotto and Victor Spilotro)
- Victor Spilotro, mobster (older brother of Micheal and Anthony Spilotro)
More notable alumni are featured each month on the Steinmetz Alumni Association website's[5] Alumni Spotlight feature.[6]
References
- ↑ Chicago Public Schools: Steinmetz
- 1 2 3 Hanson, Cynthia. "The Big Cheat." Chicago. September 1995. p. 74-77, 117-122. Cited: p. 78-79.
- ↑ Phil Rosenthal. "Cheaters' tale". Chicago Sun-Times. 26 January 2000.
- ↑ IHSA Chicago (Steinmetz)
- ↑ Steinmetz Alumni Association website
- ↑ Alumni Spotlight
External links
- School website
- Steinmetz Alumni Association website
- Hanson, Cynthia. "The Big Cheat." Chicago. September 1995. p. 74-77, 117-122.