Latin School of Chicago
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| Latin School of Chicago | |
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| Location | |
| Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Coordinates | 41°54′39″N 87°37′53″W / 41.9108°N 87.6313°WCoordinates: 41°54′39″N 87°37′53″W / 41.9108°N 87.6313°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Fidelitas (Loyalty) |
| Established | 1888 |
| Grades | JK–12 |
| Enrollment | 447 Lower 226 Middle 437 Upper |
| Colour(s) | Orange & Blue |
| Athletics conference | ISL |
| Mascot | Romans |
| Newspaper | The Forum |
| Yearbook | The Roman |
| Website | www.latinschool.org |
The Latin School of Chicago is a private elementary, middle and high school in the Gold Coast neighborhood in Chicago. The school was founded in 1888 by Mabel Slade Vickery.
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[edit] History
The Latin School of Chicago was founded in 1888 by a group of Chicago citizens interested in providing better education for their children. Miss Mabel Slade Vickery, a New England teacher, was asked to come to Chicago, and the school was opened with a small class of boys. The first classes were held in private homes on the Near North Side. The parent-owned institution, which soon became known as "Miss Vickery's School," flourished, and, in 1896, Miss Vickery, with Robert Peck Bates, her new associate, was invited to expand the school, which at that time numbered 125 boys. In 1899, the school moved to a brand new building owned by Miss Vickery and Mr. Bates and became the first Chicago Latin School. In 1913 a girls' section was incorporated by Miss Vickery as the Chicago Latin School for Girls, with its own building at 59 East Scott Street. The Boys' School and the Girls' Latin School of Chicago merged in 1953 to form the present school. Thus, The Latin School of Chicago has grown from 10 boys to more than 1000 boys and girls in junior kindergarten through twelfth grade and from a small library in a LaSalle Street home to a three-building campus alongside Lincoln Park.
[edit] Approach
The Latin School has always had the tradition of being an academically conservative school with a strong grounding in the Humanities and the Classics. High school curriculum requires four years of English and a minimum of three years of other subjects. Latin also offers the highest number of AP classes per capita and has a thriving system of Independent Studies.
[edit] Campus
The current campus has three buildings. The Lower School (Junior Kindergarten to grade 4) building is the oldest structure dating to 1926 and is located at 1531 N. Dearborn. The Upper School (grades 9-12) building at 59 W. North was completed in 1969. The Middle School (grades 5-8) building located at 45 W. North was completed in the fall of 2007. There is a connecting bridge from the second floor of the Middle School building to the second floor of the Upper School building, going over an alley. It allows students to walk between both schools without going outside. The Upper School building was designed by internationally acclaimed architect Harry Weese.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Bob Balaban - actor and producer
- Ike Barinholtz - comedian
- Bradley Bell - television writer and producer
- Lauralee Bell - actress
- Matt Brandstein - writer/actor
- Roe Conn - Radio Talkshow Host
- Grant DePorter - Restaurateur
- Filligar - Casey Gibson, Johnny, Teddy, and Peter Mathias -Band
- Cassidy Freeman - Actor
- Crispin Freeman - Voice Actor
- John Fritchey - Illinois State Representative
- Kenny George - college basketball player, the tallest athlete in the history of the NCAA
- Alexi Giannoulias - Illinois State Treasurer and 2010 Senate candidate
- Douglas H. Ginsburg - Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, US Supreme Court nominee
- Nina Gordon - singer and songwriter, founding member of the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, daughter of former Chairman of the Board of Monsanto Company, Robert Shapiro
- Laura Granville - professional tennis player
- John Marshall Harlan II - US Supreme Court Justice[1]
- Rick Kogan - Chicago newspaperman, radio personality and author
- Lisa Madigan - Illinois Attorney General
- Johanes Maliza - professional soccer player
- Brooks McCormick - International Harvest Company CEO and philanthropist
- Roger McGuinn - singer and songwriter, founding member of the Byrds
- Carol Mendelsohn - television producer and writer
- Claes Oldenburg - sculptor
- Nancy Reagan - former First Lady
- Jim Shapiro - Drummer for Veruca Salt, brother of Nina Gordon, son of former Chairman of the Board of Monsanto Company Robert Shapiro
- Adlai Stevenson III - U.S. Senator, candidate for governor of Illinois, son of presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson
- Neil Strauss - journalist and author
- J. Keith van Straaten - actor, comedian
- Bill Wirtz - former businessman and Chicago Blackhawks owner
- William Wrigley, Jr. II - business executive
- Billy Dec - Rockit Ranch Productions CEO/Founder, actor
[edit] References
- Latin School of Chicago Mission Statement [1]
[edit] External links
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