Fenger Academy High School (Chicago) Explained

Fenger High School
Streetaddress:11220 S. Wallace Street
City:Chicago
State:Illinois
Zipcode:60628
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.6897°N -87.6386°W
Schooltype:Public Secondary
Opened:1893
Ceeb:140745[1]
Principal1:Mescha Lammy[2]
Grades:9–12
Gender:Coed
Enrollment:265[3]
Enrollment As Of:2015–16
Campus Type:Urban
Colors: Red
Green[4]
Conference:Chicago Public League
Team Name:Titans
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
Yearbook:Courier[6]

Fenger Academy High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Roseland neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Fenger is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for Danish surgeon Christian Fenger. Fenger opened in 1893. Fenger, along with its former principal Elizabeth Dozier and numerous staff and students was featured prominently in the 2014 CNN documentary series Chicagoland.[7]

History

When it opened in 1893, Fenger was known as Curtis School. The Chicago Board of Education renamed the school in 1915 in honor of a well-known Danish surgeon, Christian Fenger. The current Fenger building was constructed between 1924 and completed in 1926.[8]

Academics

Fenger Academy High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [9] 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.

Athletics

Fenger competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The school sport teams are stylized as the Titans. The boys' baseball team won an Illinois state title and placed first in 1945–46 and were public league champions four times; 1945–46, 1951–52, 1970, 1985–86. Fenger football team won Chicago prep bowls titles four times; 1937–38, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1953–54.[8] The boys' golf team were public league champions two times; 1970–71, 1972–73. Fenger girls' basketball team were regional champions in 2012–13.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: High School Code Search. College Board. 24 May 2015. 30 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090830044201/http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_code/codeSearchHighschool.jsp. dead.
  2. Web site: Administration. Directory. Fenger HS. 2010. 10 December 2010 .
  3. Web site: Chicago Public Schools: Fenger. Chicago Public Schools. 23 May 2014.
  4. Web site: IHSA Chicago (Fenger). Illinois High School Association. 28 August 2012.
  5. Web site: Institution Summary for Fenger High School. AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. 24 May 2015.
  6. http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Fenger-High-School--Fenger-Academy-High-School/64877?hitwiseSegment=free&checkCookie=1432490141038 1976 Fenger Academy High School Yearbook
  7. News: Brown. Mark. Show of strength no act for Fenger principal. 29 June 2014. Chicago Sun-Times. 14 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140620091651/http://www.suntimes.com/26213336-452/show-of-strength-no-act-for-fenger-principal-brown.html#.U7CTkbFhsTA. 20 June 2014. dead.
  8. David Southwell. "Championship Spirit Alive, Well". Chicago Sun-Times. September 9, 1992. 83.
  9. Web site: Best High Schools in Chicago, IL GreatSchools . 2024-07-25 . GreatSchools.org.
  10. https://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/60211?page=27 '1940 Fenger High School (Chicago) Yearbook
  11. "Fenger at a glance". Chicago Sun-Times. September 9, 1992. 83.
  12. Web site: Caruso's theme— austerity . Newspapers.com . Chicago Tribune . 13 August 2021 . en . subscription . 14 Dec 1979.
  13. Web site: Larry Flash Jenkins ("The White Shadow").
  14. "Ex-Saluki Swimmer Named Coach", Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, 8 July 1973, pg. 12
  15. Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball. McFarland & Co., 2006. 87.

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