Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center
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Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center  |
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| Established | 1928 |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Pedro Alonso |
| Students | over 1,900[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 5039 N. Kimball Ave, 60625, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Coordinates | 41°58′24″N 87°42′47″W / 41.9732°N 87.7131°WCoordinates: 41°58′24″N 87°42′47″W / 41.9732°N 87.7131°W |
| Oversight | Chicago Public Schools |
| Colors | Red and Grey |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | www.vonsteuben.org |
Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, formely known as Von Steuben Metropolitan High School, is a high school in Chicago, Illinois, located on the north branch of the Chicago River.
The school is named for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.
Von Steuben was named an Outstanding American High School by US News and World Report in 1999 and mentioned in Newsweek's America's Best High Schools list in 2003.
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[edit] Athletics
Von Steuben High School is a member of the IHSA.
[edit] Fall
- Men’s Soccer
- Women’s Swimming
- Women’s Volleyball
- Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country
[edit] Winter
- Men’s and Women’s Basketball
- Men’s Swimming
- Wrestling
[edit] Spring
- Men’s Baseball
- Women’s Softball
- Men’s and Women’s Soccer
- Men’s Tennis
- Men’s Volleyball
- Men’s and Women’s Volleyball
- Men’s and Women’s Track and Field
- Men's and Women's Water Polo
In the 2002-2003 the men’s sophomore basketball team won the Chicago class AA city title. In 2005 and 2006 the men's varsity water polo team won the city title.
[edit] Publications
- School Newspaper: The Panther Press
- Literary Magazine: Orpheus (Published once a year)
- Yearbook: Visions (Published once a year)
[edit] Alumni
- Rosalyn Bryant, 1976 Olympic silver medalist in the 4x400 meter relay.
- Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun Times National Washington DC Bureau Chief.
- Howie Carl, basketball player, played for Rey Meyer at DePaul University and played pro basketball for the NBA's Chicago Packers
- Les Grobstein, sportscaster at WLS, WLUP, WSCR, WMVP Radio; play-by-play voice of UIC, Northwestern University basketball, the Chicago Sky and more
- Ash-har Quraishi, broadcast journalist; formerly CNN's bureau chief in Islamabad.
[edit] References
- ^ Von Steuben at a glance. cps.edu. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
[edit] External links
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