Sullivan High School (Chicago) Explained

Sullivan High School
Streetaddress:6631 N. Bosworth Avenue
City:Chicago
State:Illinois
Zipcode:60626
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.0028°N -87.6689°W
District:Chicago Public Schools
Principal:Chad H. Adams
Ceeb:141310 [1]
Gender:Coed
Schooltype:Public secondary
Campus Type:Urban
Conference:Chicago Public League[2]
Accreditation:North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Team Name:Tigers
Colors: Navy Blue
Gold
Yearbook:Navillus[4]
Newspaper:Sentinel
Opened:1923
Enrollment:731 (2017-18)[5]

Sullivan High School is a public four-year high school located in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sullivan is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Opened in 1926, the school is named for businessman and Illinois politician Roger Charles Sullivan.

History

Sullivan opened in 1926 as a junior high school under the Chicago Board of Education's plan creation of junior high schools in Chicago.[6] The school begin serving as a traditional high school when junior high schools in the city were phased out in 1933.

In the 2010s, Sullivan High School has served a large number of refugee students.[7] [8] As of 2017, 45% of students were foreign-born and came from 38 different countries. That same year, the school was designated a "newcomer center" by Chicago Public Schools for its programming for refugee and immigrant students.

Academics

Sullivan High School is rated a 2 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

Sullivan competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The schools sport teams are nicknamed the Tigers. Sullivan boys' soccer team were regional champions and sectional finalists in 2016 and 2017. Sullivan girls' basketball team were regional champions in 2008–09. The boys' track and field became public league champions in 1938–39.[10] In 1977–78, the school's football team won the Public League championship.[11]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-code-search CollegeBoard: High School Search
  2. Web site: Chicago (Sullivan). Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 10 November 2009. 11 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Institution Summary for Sullivan High School. AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. 3 September 2012.
  4. Web site: Clubs. directory. Roger C. Sullivan High School. 11 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716162011/http://www.sullivanhs.org/clubs.jsp?rn=6081050. 16 July 2011.
  5. http://www.cps.edu/Schools/Pages/school.aspx?id=609733 Chicago Public Schools: Sullivan
  6. News: Sullivan High School: an interim report on Chicago's local school councils. Baron. Dan. 1990. Illinois Issues. 2019-04-18.
  7. Web site: Welcome to Refugee High. Schukar. Alyssa. Chicago magazine. en. 2019-04-18.
  8. Web site: New documentary highlights refugees' soccer triumph at Chicago's Sullivan High. Keilman. John. chicagotribune.com. en-US. 2019-04-18.
  9. Web site: Best High Schools in Chicago, IL GreatSchools . 2024-07-25 . GreatSchools.org.
  10. http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum2756.htm IHSA Chicago (Sullivan)
  11. Fred Mitchell. "Sullivan saves best for last in title drive". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1978. C3.
  12. http://www.cpsalumni.org/school/sullivan%2C-roger-c.-sullivan-high-school "Sullivan, Roger C. Sullivan High School Honor Roll"
  13. News: Meyer-Abbott. Ben. Sullivan. Chicago Sun-Times. 10 November 2009. 11 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091112131107/http://yourseason.suntimes.com/schooloftheweek/1876547,111009-school-of-week-sullivan.article. November 12, 2009.
  14. Wead, Doug (2003). All the Presidents' Children: Triumph and Tragedy in the Lives of America's First Families. New York: Atria Books. p. 355. .
  15. News: Meyer-Abbott. Ben. Sullivan. Chicago Sun-Times. 10 November 2009. 11 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091112131107/http://yourseason.suntimes.com/schooloftheweek/1876547,111009-school-of-week-sullivan.article. November 12, 2009.
  16. News: Goldsborough. Bob. Richard Greenberg, title designer for major Hollywood films, dies at 71. July 23, 2018. Chicago Tribune. December 5, 2021.
  17. News: Chicago Man Named Shimer College Head. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026142322/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/598201582.html?dids=598201582:598201582&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI. dead. October 26, 2012. Chicago Tribune. A9. 1970-06-04.
  18. Web site: Dick Marx, "Chicago's Jingle King". biography. Dick Marx & Associates. 11 November 2009. Dick Marx graduated from Sullivan High School whose alumni includes jingle composer Marty Rubenstein.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091116184757/http://www.john-gates.com/popups/dick-marx1.html. 16 November 2009.
  19. News: Isaacs. Deanna. Hello, Newman: Legendary publicist Danny Newman has published a star-studded memoir. Chicago Reader. 21 December 2006. 11 November 2009. By the time he graduated from Sullivan High School he was working as a publicist anywhere he could, from Bishop Bernard J. Sheil's Catholic Youth Organization to movie houses that featured the "double whammy" of vaudeville and flicks..
  20. News: CLIFF NORTON, 84 ; Veteran character actor known for comic touch: [North Sports Final Edition]. Webber, Brad. January 28, 2003. Chicago Tribune. II-8. Mr. Norton, 84, died of lung cancer Saturday, Jan. 25, in his Studio City, Calif., home. [..] Born in Chicago, Mr. Norton graduated from Sullivan High School in 1935. By the end of that decade, he was a disc jockey with a morning show on WAAF-AM 1000.. .
  21. http://www.iit.edu/magazine/spring_2009/article_2.shtml Faye, Marcia, "Art Paul: The art of designing Playboy", iitmagazine (Spring 2009)
  22. Web site: Pearson. Rick. Former U.S. Sen. Charles Percy dies. Chicago Tribune. 17 September 2011. 17 September 2011. Percy attended Sullivan High School in Rogers Park for the first two years and New Trier High School for the last two years. The family had moved to Wilmette in 1935 after the father found temporary employment..

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