Hirsch Metropolitan High School
| Hirsch Metropolitan High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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7740 S. Ingleside Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60619 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°45′14″N 87°36′07″W / 41.7539°N 87.6019°WCoordinates: 41°45′14″N 87°36′07″W / 41.7539°N 87.6019°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1926[1] |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 140800[2] |
| Principal | Larry D. Varn[3] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 155 (2015–16) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Maroon White[4] |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Huskies |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5] |
| Yearbook | The Maroon |
| Website |
hirschmetro |
Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School (formerly known as Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School of Communications) is a public 4–year high school located in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Hirsch is part of the Chicago Public Schools system. The school is named for reform movement rabbi Emil Gustav Hirsch. Hirsch opened in 1926.
History
Planned and constructed by Chicago school superintendent William A. McAndrew and architect Edgar D. Martin between 1924–26, Hirsch opened as a junior high school in 1926. Hirsch was planned under the Chicago Board of Education new junior high school system which included north side school Sullivan High School, which was interior and exterior is designed identical to Hirsch. The school only served seventh, eighth and ninth grades until the school board voted to close all junior high schools in 1933. The school was named Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School of Communications from 1982 until 2004.
Athletics
Hirsch competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The school sports teams are nicknamed the Huskies. Hirsch boys' basketball team became Public League champions and state champions in 1972–73.[6]
Notable alumni
- Rickey Green (1973) — NBA basketball player, selected in the first round 1977 draft (Golden State Warriors).
- Jennifer Jackson (1963) — Model, first African–American Playboy playmate of the month (March, 1965).
- Marvell Wynne (1977) — MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs).
- Jayson "Mick" Jenkins (2009) — hip-hop recording artist[7]
- James Singleton (born 1981) - basketball player for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
- ↑ Chicago Historic Schools: Hirsch
- ↑ High School Codes
- ↑ Hirsch. Chicago Public Schools.
- ↑ IHSA Chicago (Hirsch)
- ↑ "Institution Summary for Hirsch Metro". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ IHSA Chicago (Hirsch)
- ↑ "Mick Jenkins Is the Reluctant Voice of Conscious Rap". Complex Magazine. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
External links
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