Rich Township High School Explained

Rich Township High School
Streetaddress:20550 S Cicero Avenue
Zipcode:60443
Country:USA
District:Rich Township High School District 227
Superintendent:Dr. Johnnie Thomas
Principal:Co-Principals (Mr. Lynn Fields - FAC Campus) & (Ms. Janice Wells - STEM Campus)
Staff:247
Campus Type:suburban
Area:South Suburbs
Mascot:Raptors
Team Name:Raptors[1]
Opened:1952
Enrollment:2,677 (2019-20)[2]
Homepage:https://www.rich227.org/

Rich Township High School is a public high school headquartered in the south suburbs of Chicago in Matteson, Illinois.[3] The district enrolls nearly 2,500 students from all or portions of Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Olympia Fields, Matteson, Richton Park, Park Forest, Tinley Park, and University Park. The district operates two campuses, a Fine Arts and Communications Campus in Richton Park, and a STEM Campus in Olympia Fields.

History

See main article: Rich East High School.

See main article: Rich South High School.

See main article: Rich Central High School.

Rich East High School opened in 1952, becoming the first school in the district and located in Park Forest. The second school, Rich Central High School opened in Olympia Fields in 1959. Rich South High School's campus operated out of the Rich East Campus beginning in late 1972, with a separate Rich South Campus opening in Richton Park in January 1973.[4] In 2019, the district announced that the Rich East campus would be closed going into the 2020–2021 school year.[5]

Future Plans

As of December 2019, the Rich Township district plans include consolidation of the remaining two schools, Rich South and Rich Central. Other plans include renovations of the remaining schools.[6] The renovation plan would involve more than 100 million dollars.[7]

Schools

According to the district, as of 2019 these campuses are considered to be one school.

Fine Arts Campus - formerly known as Rich South - * Rich South High School (Richton Park)

STEM Campus - formerly known as Rich Central - * Rich Central High School (Olympia Fields)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rich East was closed in 2021. Now, Rich East students attend either the FAC or STEM Campus.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richton Park (Rich Township) . School Directory . Illinois High School Association . 18 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Illinois Report Card.
  3. "Home." Rich Township High School District 227. Retrieved on December 9, 2012. "20550 S. Cicero Avenue | Matteson Illinois
  4. Web site: History of Our District.
  5. Web site: District 227 board votes to close Rich East High School in Park Forest as part of consolidation plan. Slowik. Ted. chicagotribune.com. 2019-12-09.
  6. Web site: District 227 Approves $105 Million for Construction Projects. 4 December 2019.
  7. Web site: District 227 votes to close Rich East High School. 17 October 2019.