Corliss High School
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| Corliss High School | |
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| Address | |
| 821 East 103rd Street Chicago, Illinois, 60628 USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′23″N 87°36′09″W / 41.7064°N 87.6026°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | In Pursuit Of Excellence. |
| Opened | 1974 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools 299 |
| CEEB Code | 140763[1] |
| Principal | Anthony Spivey[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black Gold[3] |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[3] |
| Team name | Trojans[3] |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
| Yearbook | Epoch |
| Website | http://www.corliss.cps.k12.il.us/ |
George Henry Corliss High School is a public 4-year high school located in Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school is named in the honor of engineer George Henry Corliss. The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Trojans. Corliss is divided into three sub-units of approximately 690 students.
- House A - Walter Payton Academy
- House B - Nathaniel Douglas Academy
- House C - R.I.S.E Academy.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Darrell Walker , former NBA guard (1983–93)[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_code/codeSearchHighschool.jsp. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Administration". Corliss High School. http://www.corliss.cps.k12.il.us/PEOPLE/ADMINISTRATION/administration.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Chicago (Corliss)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/2711.htm. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Institution Summary for Corliss High School". AdvacedED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=29695. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Darrell Walker". statistics and biographic information. Basketball-Reference.com. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkeda01.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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