Curie Metropolitan High School
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We strive for Excellence!
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| 4959 S. Archer Avenue Chicago, Illinois, 60632 USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′09″N 87°43′17″W / 41.8025°N 87.7213°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary Magnet |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools 299 |
| CEEB Code | 141016[1] |
| Principal | Phillip Craig Perry[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 3,578 (2010) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red White Blue[3] |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[3] |
| Team name | Condors[3] |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
| Yearbook | 'Odyssey[5] |
| Website | http://www.curiehs.com/ |
Curie Metropolitan High School is a public 4-year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. 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.
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[edit] 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.[6]
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.[7]
[edit] Athletics
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 four consecutive Chicago Public League titles in recent years.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Victor Adeyanju has played in the NFL as a defensive end for the St. Louis Rams.[8][9]
- Yung Berg is a rap artist (Sexy Lady).[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_code/codeSearchHighschool.jsp. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "CPS Website". http://www.cps.edu/Schools/Pages/school.aspx?unit=1820. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Chicago (Curie)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/2713.htm. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Institution Summary for Curie High School". AdvacedED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=10427. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Clubs and Activities". Directory. Curie High School. http://www.curiehs.com/clubs_and_activities.jsp?rn=8327091. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Curie Metropolitan High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ The College Board website: Jan 23, 2007-Expansion of EXCELerator Schools Project to Denver, CO, and Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa), School Districts
- ^ "Victor Adeyanju". statistics and biographic inforamtion. National Football League. http://www.nfl.com/players/victoradeyanju/profile?id=ADE771256. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Bannon, Terry (26 April), "From Nigeria to shot at NFL: Ex-Curie standout Adeyanju could go in 1st 3 rounds", Chicago Tribune, http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-144989776.html, 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."
- ^ Whitehorne, Jelani (4 February 2008). "Yung Berg on Sexy Ladies and what he has in store for them this year". interview. Chicago Flame-Inferno. http://media.www.chicagoflame-inferno.com/media/storage/paper535/news/2008/02/04/Music/Yung-Berg.On.Sexy.Ladies.And.What.He.Has.In.Store.For.Them.This.Year-3186120.shtml. 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."
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