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Hirsch Metropolitan High School

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Hirsch Metropolitan High School
Address
Map
7740 S. Ingleside Avenue

Chicago
,
Illinois
60619

United States
Coordinates41°45′14″N 87°36′07″W / 41.7539°N 87.6019°W / 41.7539; -87.6019
Information
School type
Opened1926[5]
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code140800[2]
PrincipalDavid Narain[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment114 (2022–2023)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Maroon
  White[4]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League
Team nameHuskies
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
YearbookThe Maroon
Websitehirschmetro.org

Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School (formerly known as Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School of Communications) is a public four-year high school located in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1926, Hirsch is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Hirsch is named for Reform Movement Rabbi Emil Gustav Hirsch.

Academics

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Hirsch Metropolitan High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [6] 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.

History

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Planned and constructed by Chicago School Superintendent William A. McAndrew and architect Edgar D. Martin between August 1925 to Mid–1926, Hirsch opened as Emil G. Hirsch Junior High School, a junior high school serving grades seventh through ninth in 1926. Costing a total of $1,250,000 to construct,[7] Hirsch was planned under the Chicago Board of Education new junior high school system which included north side school Sullivan High School with its interior and exterior designed identical to Hirsch's. The school board voted to close all junior high schools in 1933 and turned Hirsch into a neighborhood high school (also known at the time as a "senior" high school). The school was named Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School of Communications from 1982 until 2004.

Athletics

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Hirsch competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The school sports teams are nicknamed the Huskies. Hirsch boys' basketball team became Public League champions and state champions in 1972–73.[8]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Hirsch. Chicago Public Schools.
  2. ^ High School Codes
  3. ^ "Institution Summary for Hirsch Metro". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ IHSA Chicago (Hirsch)
  5. ^ Chicago Historic Schools: Hirsch
  6. ^ "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. ^ Chicago Tribune – The New Emil G. Hirsch Junior High School – August 17, 1925
  8. ^ IHSA Chicago (Hirsch)
  9. ^ 1961 Hirsch Metropolitan High School (Chicago, Illinois) Yearbook
  10. ^ "Mick Jenkins Is the Reluctant Voice of Conscious Rap". Complex Magazine. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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