Steinmetz College Prep

Steinmetz College Prep
Steinmetz College Prep
Address
	3030 N. Mobile Avenue; Chicago Public League
Team name	Streaks
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	steinmetzcp.org

Steinmetz College Prep (also known as Steinmetz High School or Steinmetz Academic Centre) is a

German-American mathematician and electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz. The school opened in 1934. Steinmetz is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme school. The school has an active Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

(JROTC).

History

In 1995 the school had 2,237 students, with around equal numbers of black, Hispanic/Latino, and white students, making it the sixth-largest high school in Chicago.[2]

In 2016, 22 Steinmetz students participated in the Kakehashi Cultural Exchange Program trip to

Academic Decathlon scandal that involved the school. Parts of the movie were filmed (without permission) at Steinmetz.^[3]

Chicago Public League and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Steinmetz sport teams are nicknamed the Silver Streaks.^[4] The boys' baseball team were Public League champions during the 1974 –75 season. The boys' cross country team were Public League champions in the 1949–50 and 1991–92 seasons.^[5]

Notable alumni

Justin Anderson, college football player
Lisa Boyle, photographer, model for Playboy
Hannibal Buress, stand-up comedian, actor and television writer
Nicholas Calabrese, the first made man ever to testify against the Chicago Outfit.^[6]
NFL
football player
Tiny Croft, NFL football player
mobster
Ralph Frese, canoe maker and conservationist
Bob Grant, radio broadcaster
Robert E. Griswold, author
Playboy Enterprises.^[7]

Joanna Krupa, model
Fred Marsh, MLB player
Robert Muczynski, composer
Lou Possehl, MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Chuck Schaden, broadcaster
Danny Seraphine, musician; former drummer and founding member of the band Chicago (attended)
Italian-American mobster and enforcer

Michael Spilotro, mobster (younger brother of Anthony Spilotro and Victor Spilotro)
Victor Spilotro, mobster (older brother of Michael and Anthony Spilotro)
Ray Soden, state senator and national commander of the VFW^[8]

More notable alumni are featured each month on the Steinmetz Alumni Association website's^[9] Alumni Spotlight feature.^[10]

References

^ Chicago Public Schools: Steinmetz
^ Hanson, Cynthia. "The Big Cheat." Chicago. September 1995. p. 74-77, 117-122. Cited: p. 78-79.
^ Phil Rosenthal. "Cheaters' tale". Chicago Sun-Times. 26 January 2000.
^ "School Directory | IHSA".
^ IHSA Chicago (Steinmetz)
^ Warmbir, Steve; Robert C. Herguth (September 19, 2004). "Payback Time // Outfit insider is talking, potentially closing the book on 18 hits". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 20.
^ "Hugh Hefner's Chicago: The Neighborhoods That Helped Make The Man". DNAinfo. September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
^ "Ray Soden, 1924-2012 – Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
^ Steinmetz Alumni Association website
^ Alumni Spotlight

External links

School website
Steinmetz Alumni Association website
Hanson, Cynthia. "The Big Cheat." Chicago. September 1995. p. 74-77, 117–122.

[1] Chicago Public Schools: Steinmetz

[Hansonp78-2] Hanson, Cynthia. "The Big Cheat." Chicago. September 1995. p. 74-77, 117-122. Cited: p. 78-79.

[3] Phil Rosenthal. "Cheaters' tale". Chicago Sun-Times. 26 January 2000.

[4] "School Directory | IHSA".

[5] IHSA Chicago (Steinmetz)

[6] Warmbir, Steve; Robert C. Herguth (September 19, 2004). "Payback Time // Outfit insider is talking, potentially closing the book on 18 hits". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 20.

[7] "Hugh Hefner's Chicago: The Neighborhoods That Helped Make The Man". DNAinfo. September 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.

[8] "Ray Soden, 1924-2012 – Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.

[9] Steinmetz Alumni Association website

[10] Alumni Spotlight

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