DuSable High School
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| Established | 1934 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public secondary |
| Students | 116 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Oversight | Chicago Public Schools |
| Colors | Red and black |
| Mascot | Panthers |
DuSable High School is a Bronzeville high school opened in 1934. It is named after Chicago's first non-native inhabitant and trader, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable. DuSable was built to accommodate the growing Phillips High School in the 1930's. The campus was renamed.
DuSable High School is one of the most famous schools in Chicago, due to its traditionally high academic standards, the achievements of its graduates and influence of music teacher Walter Dyett during the 1930s and 40s. Famous DuSable attendees/graduates include: Harold Washington, Redd Foxx, Maurice Cheeks, Gene Ammons, Johnny Griffin, Nat Cole, Ronnie Boykins and Don Cornelius. Dr. Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, a prominent African-American artist and writer, taught at the school for 23 years. Together with her husband, she was co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African-American History.
DuSable High became surrounded by the Robert Taylor Homes, a housing project built in 1962. It was the largest project in the US, but has been almost completely demolished because its design did not work for residents. As the school primarily serves students from the Bronzeville area, its student enrollment is 99% African American.
The school is now divided into three smaller schools that operate within DuSable. They are the Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, the Betty Shabazz International Charter School, and the Williams Prep School of Medicine.
[edit] Other Information
- The school's colors are red and black and their mascot is the Panthers.
- The school was named Wendell Phillips High School until 1934.
- The school motto is "Peace if possible, but justice at any rate." It is written in the schools' main auditorium above the stage.
- The school once held an inner sanctuary that had many different animals, including peacocks, a goat, snakes, pigeons, chickens, and various other species.
- Under the leadership of Physics teacher Bennett Brown, and with funding from a NASA education grant, in 1994 DuSable became the first public high school in Chicago to get connected to the Internet.[1]
- The school was the host of the Battle of the Books competition 2006-2007. It will host again for the 2007-2008 competition.
[edit] References
- ^ D. G. York, M.-M. Mac Low, B. Brown, L. M. Franco, L. M. Rebull, C. Graziani, J. Lauroesch. "DuSable High School Internet Project and its influence in connecting Chicago Public Schools to the Internet". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society: 27.05.
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