Wells Community Academy High School
| Wells Community Academy HS | |
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| Address | |
| 936 N. Ashland Avenue Chicago, Illinois, 60622 USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′17″N 87°37′30″W / 41.8047°N 87.6251°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1935 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools 299 |
| CEEB Code | 140790[1] |
| Principal | Mr. Ernesto Matias |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 665 (2010) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue Silver |
| Fight song | Wells Loyalty Song
Wells High, we raise our voice to thee. Wells High, you have our loyalty, fighting and always striving, to bring to you a victory. So we'll say… Wells High, to you we pledge our hearts, to you we will be true. Fight on and keep our colors flying, silver and royal blue. |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Website | http://www.wellshighschoolchicago.org/ |
Coordinates: 41°53′57″N 87°40′05″W / 41.899247°N 87.667919°W
Wells Community Academy High School is a 4-year public high school located in the West Town neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Wells serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. Wells is named after William Harvey Wells (1812-1885), Superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools from 1856-1864, and President of the Chicago Board of Education.
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[edit] History
Wells was established in William Harvey Wells's honor approximately a year after his death in 1886. The current building opened in 1935 on the site of the original school with extra ground at the north. Originally, the city of Chicago planned for Wells to open as a junior high school in 1930; construction of the school was delayed.[2]
[edit] Wells Academies
Wells is divided into 5 Smaller Learning Communities:
- Freshmen Academy
- Law & Public Safety Academy (LPSA)
- Logistics Academy
- Chicago Urban Teachers Academy
- TeraU Program
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Curtis Mayfield, (attended), R&B singer
- Jerry Butler , singer, politician
[edit] References
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_code/codeSearchHighschool.jsp. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ [1]
