Dyett Academic Center
| Dyett Academic Center | |
|---|---|
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Dyett High School, Doing Good in the Neighborhood! | |
| Address | |
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555 E. 51st Street Chicago, Illinois, 60615 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′04″N 87°36′44″W / 41.8012°N 87.6123°WCoordinates: 41°48′04″N 87°36′44″W / 41.8012°N 87.6123°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Closed | 2015[1] |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB Code | 140726 [2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Black Gold |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website |
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Walter Henri Dyett Academic Center (commonly known as Dyett High School) was a public 4–year high school located in the Washington Park neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1972, Dyett was apart of the Chicago Public Schools system. It was named for American violinist and music educator Walter Henri Dyett.
History
Dyett opened in September 1972 as a neighborhood middle school before becoming a high school in 1999. In 2011, the Chicago Public Schools decided that the school would no longer accept freshmen and would be phased out due to its low–attendance rate and poor academic performance. Dyett closed after the 2014–15 school year, with a graduating class of 13 seniors.[3]
In August-September 2015, a group of education activists went on a hunger strike for over 19 days in an attempt to save the school, which was the only remaining open-access school serving Bronzeville.[4] In September of 2016 it was said that the school would open again. In the upcoming 2016-17 school year, Dyett will be an arts-focused school.[5]
Athletics
Dyett competed in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and was a member of Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The school's sport teams were known as the Eagles. The boys' basketball were regional champions in 2006–07.[6]
Notable alumni
- Chief Keef (attended) – rapper
References
- ↑ IB Times: Chicago Hunger Strike to save Dyett High School goes nationwide
- ↑ Vanderbilt Unoversity: High School Code
- ↑ "Crane, Dyett high schools to be phased out in CPS shake-up". Chicago Sun-times. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Chicago Hunger Strikers Enter Day 19 Challenging Rahm Emanuel’s Push to Privatize Public Schools". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Tribune, Chicago. "CPS says Dyett to reopen as arts school; hunger strikers not appeased". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ↑ "Chicago (Dyett)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.