Curie Metropolitan High School

Curie Metropolitan High School
"We strive for Excellence!"
Address
4959 S. Archer Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60632 United States
Coordinates	41°48′09″N 87°43′17″W / 41.8025°N 87.7213°W
Information
School type	Public Secondary Magnet
School district	Chicago Public Schools
CEEB Code	141016[1]
Principal	Allison C. Tingwall[2]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	3,043 (2015–16)[3]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Red      White      Blue[4]
Athletics conference	Chicago Public League[4]
Team name	Condors[4]
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
Yearbook	Odyssey[6]
Website	curiehs.com

Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public 4–year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the south west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Curie is operated by Chicago Public Schools district. The school has a Technical, Performing Arts, and International Baccalaureate Programme. Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Maria Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace. Curie Metro High School is accessible via the Chicago L's nearby Pulaski Orange Line station.

Academics

Curie Metropolitan High School has been an International Baccalaureate Organization World School since January 1999, and offers both the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme.^[7] Curie Metro was one of sixteen schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.^[8] As of 2014 Curie Metropolitan High School has been on Chicago Public Schools academic probation for 5 years. ^[9]

Athletics

Curie competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Curie High School is a school with a wide variety of sports. With twelve varsity sports, Curie students have a wide selection to choose from. Most notable sport recently is the varsity water polo team, which has won eight consecutive Chicago Public League titles in recent years. In 2014, the basketball team had to forfeit its season for playing with academically ineligible players.^[10] Curie recently won back to back CPS Championships in football and played in back to back Prep Bowls(City Champ vs. Catholic League champ).

Notable alumni

• Victor Adeyanju has played in the NFL as a defensive end for the St. Louis Rams^[11][12]
• Cliff Alexander was a basketball player for the Kansas Jayhawks
• Yung Berg is a rap artist (Sexy Lady)^[13]
• Samuray del Sol is a professional wrestler^[14]

References

1. "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
2. "CPS Website". Retrieved 20 June 2010.
3. "Chicago Public Schools: Curie". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
4. "Chicago (Curie)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
5. "Institution Summary for Curie High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
6. "Clubs and Activities". Directory. Curie High School. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
7. Curie Metropolitan High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 17, 2007.
8. The College Board website: Jan 23, 2007-Expansion of EXCELerator Schools Project to Denver, CO, and Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa), School Districts
9. "CPS : Find a school : Find a School". Cps.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
10. "Chicago Curie Metropolitan High, No. 2 in nation, forfeits season over academics". Espn.go.com. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
11. "Victor Adeyanju". statistics and biographic information. National Football League. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
12. Bannon, Terry (26 April 2006), "From Nigeria to shot at NFL: Ex-Curie standout Adeyanju could go in 1st 3 rounds", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 2 January 2010, When Victor Adeyanju was finishing up at Curie five years ago, there wasn't a long line of schools eager for his services.
13. Whitehorne, Jelani (4 February 2008). "Yung Berg on Sexy Ladies and what he has in store for them this year". interview. Chicago Flame-Inferno. Retrieved 2 January 2009. JW: You represent Chicago in your "Sexy Lady Remix." What part of Chicago are you from? YB: I'm from the Southside of Chicago. I attended CVCA and Curie for high school.
14. Pratt, Gregory. "From Chicago to Mexico City, a luchador makes good". VivaLoHoy. Retrieved 24 June 2013.