South Shore High School (Chicago)
South Shore International College Prep High School | |
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Chicago Public League | |
Team name | Tars |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | Shore Line |
Yearbook | The Tide[2] |
Website | southshoreinternational |
South Shore International College Preparatory High School (commonly known as South Shore) is a
History
The school opened in 1940 as South Shore High School at 7626 South Constance Avenue.
Demographics
As of the 2021–2022 school year, 95.5% of South Shore's student body was African American, 3.3% Latino, 1.0% other and 0.2% Asian. Low-income students made up 76.5% of South Shore's student body.
Small schools (2001–2011)
Beginning in 2001, the expanded school campus, located at 7527–7627 South Constance Avenue was divided into four small specialized high schools: the School of Entrepreneurship, the School of the Arts, the School of Leadership, and the School of Technology. The small school concept continued until 2009, when the Chicago Board of Education decided to phase out the four schools; this was completed at the end of the 2010–11 school year.[5][6][7]
School of Leadership
After the small schools were phased out, the extension building was demolished in early 2012. The remaining students were moved into the South Shore High School of Leadership, which was housed in the original campus at 7627 South Constance Avenue beginning with the 2011–2012 school year. At the same time, the district had opened a new high school at 1955 East 75th Street. The latter was a selective enrollment magnet school designed to attract students from all areas of the city. The School of Leadership on Constance Avenue was closed at the end of the 2013–2014 school year, having been replaced by the new magnet high school on 75th Street.
Other information
The school's newspaper The Shore Line won a first-place ranking in the American Scholastic Press Association annual review in 1983. The newspaper was the first to win a first-place ranking in the city of Chicago. South Shore students won first place two consecutive times in an annual essay contest sponsored by the citizen school's committee in 1981 and 1982.
South Shore International College Prep High School
South Shore International College Prep High School, at 1955 East 75th Street, opened for the 2011–2012 school year two blocks northeast of the original South Shore High School campus and adjacent to Rosenblum Park. South Shore International College Prep is a selective enrollment magnet school that accepts students from throughout the city of Chicago. The school uses the same team name (Tars) and colors (kelly green and royal blue) as the former South Shore High School
Athletics
South Shore competes in the
Notable alumni
- Doe Boyland – Professional baseball player[11]
- Cynthia Plaster Caster (1965) – Artist[12]
- Frank Donald Drake (1948) – Astronomer and astrophysicist. Co-founder of the SETI Institute.[13]
- Stanley Elkin – Novelist and short story writer[14]
- Larry Ellison (1962) – CEO and co-founder of Oracle Corporation[15]
- Jake Fendley (1947) – Professional basketball player[16]
- Carla Hayden (1969) – 14th Librarian of Congress[17]
- Trent Hubbard (1982) – Professional baseball outfielder[15]
- Marv Levy (1943) – NFL coach and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame[15]
- Marc May (1974) – NFL tight end (1987)
- Karalyn Patterson (1961) – Psychologist[20]
- Reggie Smith (1990) – College basketball player[21]
- Walter Stanley (1981) – Former NFL wide receiver (1985–92)[15]
- Jerald Walker (1981) - Writer and professor; Guggenheim fellow, National Book Award finalist
References
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ 1950 South Shore High School Yearbook Chicago, IL.
- ^ "South Shore at a glance". November 3, 1993. 95.
- ^ Chicago Tribune – South Shore High: Flaws Mar 'Architect's Jewel' – July 20, 1969
- ^ Ana Beatriz Cholo. "City names 3 schools for next step in reform". Chicago Tribune. April 6, 2002. 1.
- ^ Diane Friedlander. "Windows on Conversions: Case Study: School of the Arts, Chicago, IL". School Redesign Network. Retrieved on January 3, 2009.
- ^ January 26, 2011 Board Reports Archived September 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chicago Tribune – Good Things At South Shore – September 22, 1984
- ^ When South Shore’s grades went south Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IHSA Chicago (South Shore)
- The Oshkosh Northwestern. p. 13. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Cynthia Plaster Caster runs for Chicago mayor". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 2010.
- ^ name=alumni> "http://www.seti.org"
- New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "High school spotlight: South Shore". Chicago Sun-Times. December 19, 2007. 60.
- ^ "Jake Fendley". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History with Carla Hayden" (Finding aid). The HistoryMakers. 16 July 2010.
- ^ Cook County Clerk - Suze Orman
- ^ Calumet 412 - Suze Orman Senior At South Shore High School
- ^ "South Shore High School 1961". sshs61.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- Chicago, Illinois. p. 66. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James Watson Biography. The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on January 3, 2009.