Alexander Graham Bell School (Chicago)

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Coordinates: 41°56′58″N 87°41′12″W / 41.9494444°N 87.6866667°W / 41.9494444; -87.6866667
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Bell School
Elementary
Established1917
School district299
PrincipalKathleen Miller [1]
Faculty50+
GradesK-8
Enrollment960
CampusCity
Color(s)Red, White and Black    
MascotBlaze
Websitehttp://bell.cps.edu/
A part of Alexander Graham Bell School featuring a y-shape in the architecture, common in Chicago architecture

Alexander Graham Bell School, also known as Bell School

deaf
department for students in preschool through grade eight and additionally a Regional Gifted Center (Options) for students in grades kindergarten through eight.

The elementary school was founded in 1917 with 24 classrooms for hearing students and 15 classrooms for deaf students, after the Chicago School Board allocated US$285,000 for it in 1915 (approximately $8,580,000 in current dollars).[3][4][5]

The school, one of the largest built in the Chicago Public School system at the time, was dedicated on April 1, 1918, by its name source

education for deaf students.[6]

Sports

Bell School offers a variety of sports, including

soccer, softball, track and field and volleyball
.

Special events

Since 2003, Martyrs', a music venue on Lincoln Avenue, has hosted "Bands for Bell" where Bell parent bands play as a

fundraiser
for Bell.

See also

References

  1. ^ A.G. Bell School. A.G. Bell School -Administrators Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, A.G. Bell School website, retrieved May 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "About us". Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016. Bell School values the professionalism ...
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Chicago Tribune. School Board Decides To Hold All Vacant Land, Chicago Tribune, October 1, 1915, pg.11 (subscription).
  5. ^ Bell, Alexander G., Elementary School, retrieved from CPSAlumni.org website May 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Electrical Review. Electrical Review -Volume 72, International Trade Press, 1918, pg.704.

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