South Shore High School (Chicago)

South Shore International College Prep
Address
1955 E. 75th Street Chicago, Illinois 60649 United States
Coordinates	41°45′22″N 87°34′46″W / 41.7561°N 87.5794°WCoordinates: 41°45′22″N 87°34′46″W / 41.7561°N 87.5794°W
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Opened	1940 2003 (as School of Leadership)
Closed	2014
School district	Chicago Public Schools
CEEB Code	141295[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Royal Blue      Kelly Green
Athletics conference	Chicago Public League
Team name	Tars/Tarettes
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Yearbook	The Tide[2]
Website	schoolofleadershiphs.org

South Shore High School (commonly known as South Shore) was a public 4–year high school located in the South Shore neighborhood on the south–east side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. South Shore was a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. South Shore opened in 1940.^[3] The school was a part of a CBS documentary about the city's public school system in 1984.^[4] From 2001–11, the school was made up of four schools: School of Entrepreneurship, School of the Arts, School of Leadership, and School of Technology. In September 2011, the four small schools were consolidated into one school, the School of Leadership; which closed at the end of the 2013–14 school year.^[5]

Small Schools

Due to South Shore's history of poor academic performance, Chicago Public Schools decided to divide the school into four smaller schools beginning in 2001. The 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.^[6][7]

Athletics

South Shore competed in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and was a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The boys' basketball team were Public League champions in 1944 and 1947. The school girls' track and field team placed first in the state in Class AA in 1981.^[8]

Notable Alumni

• Larry Ellison – CEO and co-founder of Oracle Corporation.^[9]
• Terry Hardy – CEO and founder of World of Soul Motorcycle Community and Ride for CHANGE Ride for HOPE Foundation.
• Jake Fendley – was a basketball player for the Fort Wayne Pistons of the NBA.^[10]
• Trent Hubbard – former Major League Baseball outfielder (1994–2003).^[9]
• Marv Levy – former NFL coach and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, best remembered for his years as head coach of the Buffalo Bills, where he led the team to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances.^[9]
• Marc May – former NFL tight end (1987).
• Suze Orman – author, financial advisor, television producer, and television host.^[9]
• Mandy Patinkin – Tony Award winning actor (Evita), also known for his work on television (Homeland) and film (The Princess Bride).^[9]
• Donald J. Pliner – Designer and founder of Left Bank Clothing Company and Donald J. Pliner Shoes. .^[9]
• Cynthia Plaster Caster – artist.^[11]
• Walter Stanley – former NFL wide receiver (1985–92).^[9]
• James D. Watson – biochemist. He was a co–recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the double helical structure of DNA. He later played a role in the Human Genome Project.^[12]

South Shore International College Prep
Address
1955 E. 75th Street Chicago, Illinois 60649 United States
Information
School type	Public Secondary Selective Enrollment
Opened	2011
School district	Chicago Public Schools
Principal	Janice Elaine Wells
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	579 (2015–16)[13]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Royal Blue      Kelly Green
Athletics conference	Chicago Public League
Team name	Tars/Tarettes
Website	SouthShoreInternational.org

South Shore International College Preparatory High School

South Shore International College Preparatory High School is a public 4-year selective enrollment high school located in the South Shore neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its building sits just east of the former South Shore High School campus at 1955 E. 75th street, Intersection of 75th Street and Jeffery Blvd. The school opened for the 2011–12 school year.^[14] It is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district.

Background

South Shore International College Prep is a selective enrollment school and accepts students from throughout the city of Chicago.^[15]

The school uses the same team name (Tars/Tarettes) and colors (Kelly Green and Royal Blue) as the former South Shore High School. South Shore High School alumni recognize South Shore International College Prep as South Shore High School, no different than its time as South Shore Community Academy.

Demographics

South Shore International College Prep student demographic is made up of: 96.3% African-American, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.2 White and 0.7% Other. 89.6% of the student body are classified as low–income.

References

1. "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
2. 1950 South Shore High School Yearbook Chicago, IL.
3. "South Shore at a glance". November 3, 1993. 95.
4. When South Shore’s grades went south
5. January 26, 2011 Board Reports
6. Ana Beatriz Cholo. "City names 3 schools for next step in reform". Chicago Tribune. April 6, 2002. 1.
7. Diane Friedlander. "Windows on Conversions: Case Study: School of the Arts, Chicago, IL". School Redesign Network. Retrieved on January 3, 2009.
8. IHSA Chicago (South Shore)
9. "High school spotlight: South Shore". Chicago Sun-Times. December 19, 2007. 60.
10. "Jake Fendley". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
11. "Cynthia Plaster Caster runs for Chicago mayor". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 2010.
12. James Watson Biography. The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved on January 3, 2009.
13. School Of Leadership
14. Mayor Daley Dedicates South Shore International College Prep High School, The 48th New School Since 1995. City of Chicago. May 12, 2011. Retrieved on September 19, 2011.
15. Admissions. Retrieved on December 26, 2012.