Marshall Metropolitan High School Explained

Marshall Metropolitan High School
Streetaddress:3250 W. Adams Street
City:Chicago
State:Illinois
Zipcode:60624
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.879°N -87.7073°W
District:Chicago Public Schools
Principal:Falilat O. Shokunbi
Ceeb:141020[1]
Gender:Coed
Schooltype:Public Secondary
Grades:9–12
Campus Type:Urban
Conference:Chicago Public League[2]
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Team Name:Commandos
Colors: Maroon
Gold
Yearbook:The Review[4]
Opened:1895
Enrollment:354 (2016–17)[5]

John Marshall Metropolitan High School (commonly known as simply Marshall) is a public 4–year high school located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.[6] Opened in 1895, Marshall is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Marshall is named in honor of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall serves the students of the East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale and Humboldt Park neighborhoods.

Background

The student body is approximately 98% African American.[5] Marshall High school is a Title I high school as determined by U.S. Department of Education standards, meaning that 40% or more of the students come from families that qualify as low income under United States Census definitions. The school is perhaps best known for its association with the sport of basketball. Both its boys' and girls' teams have shown success at the state level. John Marshall has a history of excelling in other sports and academics as well: Baseball, football, fencing, track and field, Liberal Arts Major, Honors Math and Science courses.

Academics

Marshall Metropolitan is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [7] 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

Marshall 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 Commandos. The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:[8] The boys' track and field placed in 3rd in 1960–61. Marshall has won eight state championships, has finished in the top four in state 18 times, and has made 24 appearances in the state final tournament; all of which are records for the state of Illinois.[9]

Basketball

The boys' basketball team has won the state championship three times (1957–58, 1959–60, 2007–08), has four times placed 3rd (1960–61, 1990–91, 2005–06, 2006–07), and twice finished 4th (1981–82, 1982–83). Courtney Hargrays, the head coach of the 07 championship team, is the only coach to win the Chicago city title and state title in his first year. The school's team figures prominently in the 1994 documentary film Hoop Dreams.[10] The Marshall girls' basketball team has been state champions ten times (1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2007–08, 2017–18, 2018–19) and runners-up three times (1979–80, 1985–86, 1993–94) in addition to placing 3rd six times (1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2008–09) and 4th in 1983–84.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

Notes and References

  1. Web site: High School Code Search. College Board. 21 January 2010.
  2. Web site: Chicago (Marshall). Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 19 January 2010. 21 January 2010.
  3. Web site: Institution Summary for Marshall Metropolitan High School . North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. 21 January 2010.
  4. Web site: Marshall High School - Review Yearbook (Chicago, IL), Class of 1956, Pages 18 - 28. e-yearbook.com. (tm). July 10, 2016.
  5. Web site: Chicago Public Schools: Marshall. Chicago Public Schools.
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=MCN1aBcr3d0C&dq=marshall+metropolitan+high+school&pg=PA196 The Chicago High Schools Report Card: A Guide to Finding the Right School - Marshall HS
  7. Web site: Best High Schools in Chicago, IL GreatSchools . 2024-07-25 . GreatSchools.org.
  8. Web site: IHSA Season Summaries. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 16 November 2009. 23 January 2010.
  9. Web site: Table of Titles - Girls Basketball. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 16 November 2009. 23 January 2010.
  10. Roger Ebert, Review of Hoop Dreams. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  11. https://books.google.com/books?id=7RowAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=%22roger+dekoven%22 "Heard From the Schools: John Marshall High School"
  12. Web site: John Marshall Metropolitan High School. Honor Roll of Alumni. CPSalumni.org. 21 January 2010.
  13. Devaux D, Dreyfus A (January 2011). "An insurer adds a new twist to an old idea". Health Aff (Millwood) 30 (1): 62.
  14. Web site: Investing, Advice, Retirement and Banking | TIAA.
  15. News: . 7 west district high schools to give diplomas . Chicago Tribune . Chicago . 27 January 1946 . 148.
  16. Web site: Nicholson. Andrew. Rutgers coach Stringer: Pondexter is a champion. PhoenixMercury.com. 13 April 2006. 21 January 2010. When Pondexter was recruited out of John Marshall High School in Chicago, she could basically choose whatever college she wanted to go to. She choose [sic] Rutgers ....
  17. Hedgpeth, Joel W. (1978). "The Outer Shores", part 1. Mad River Press, Eureka CA.
  18. Web site: de Vries. Lloyd. Paralyzed NFL Player Darryl Stingley Dies: Cause Of Death Not Known; His Neck Was Broken In 1978 By Hard Hit During Exhibition Game. CBS News. 5 April 2007. 21 January 2010. Stingley was born and raised in Chicago. He was a star running back at John Marshall High School. He attended Purdue on a football scholarship..
  19. Web site: Keifer Sykes College Stats . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  20. Web site: Carleton W. Washburne | Winnetka Historical Society.
  21. Bach. John. George Wilson helps USA basketball stay perfect in '64. UC Magazine. University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH, USA. January 2009. 21 January 2010. That's about the same year that Jif, the player, first leaped onto the basketball scene to lead Marshall High School, an all-black team from Chicago, to the first of two Illinois state championships. Recruited by many colleges, Big George chose UC because of his admiration for his hero, Oscar Robertson..
  22. Web site: George Wilson. statistics & biographic information . Basketball-Reference.com. 21 January 2010.
  23. Web site: Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2009. 23 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101206101658/http://www.hoophall.com/morgan-wootten-lifetime-achiev. 6 December 2010.
  24. https://books.google.com/books?id=IzsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=marshall+metropolitan+high+school&pg=PA50 JET Magazine - Coach Dorothy Gaters Builds Winning Tradition At Chicago's John Marshall High School - April 26, 1999

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Marshall Metropolitan High School".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.