Fenger Academy High School is a public four-year high school located in the Roseland neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Fenger is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for Danish surgeon Christian Fenger. Fenger opened in 1893. Fenger, along with its former principal Elizabeth Dozier and numerous staff and students was featured prominently in the 2014 CNN documentary series Chicagoland.[7]
| Fenger High School | |
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| Address | |
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11220 S. Wallace Street , 60628 | |
| Coordinates | 41°41′23″N 87°38′19″W / 41.6897°N 87.6386°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1893 |
| CEEB code | 140745[1] |
| Principal | Mescha Lammy[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 265[3] (2015–16) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red Green[4] |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Titans |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5] |
| Yearbook | Courier[6] |
| Website | fengerhighschool |
History
editWhen it opened in 1893, Fenger was known as Curtis School. The Chicago Board of Education renamed the school in 1915 in honor of a well-known Danish surgeon, Christian Fenger. The current Fenger building was constructed between 1924 and completed in 1926.[8]
Academics
editFenger Academy High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [9] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.
Athletics
editFenger competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The school sport teams are stylized as the Titans. The boys' baseball team won an Illinois state title and placed first in 1945–46 and were public league champions four times; 1945–46, 1951–52, 1970, 1985–86. Fenger football team won Chicago prep bowls titles four times; 1937–38, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1953–54.[8] The boys' golf team were public league champions two times; 1970–71, 1972–73. Fenger girls' basketball team were regional champions in 2012–13.
Notable alumni
edit- Andre Brown (1984) – NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
- Angeline Caruso (1940) – educator and educator administrator, Noted as the first woman to serve as superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools district[10]
- Eleanor Dapkus (1941) - baseball player
- Sammy Esposito (1949) – baseball player for Chicago White Sox[11][12]
- Montell Griffin (1988) – boxer[8]
- Larry "Flash" Jenkins (1973) - actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter [13]
- Rich Kreitling (1955) - NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears[14]
- Eliot Ness (1921) – Prohibition agent, famed leader of The Untouchables[8]
- Billy Rogell (1922) – MLB player (Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs)
- Bob Steele (1957) - Southern Illinois University (SIU) swimmer, 1962 SIU graduate and Head Swim coach from 1973-1984, and Hall of Fame swim coach for California State Bakersfield from 1997-2004.[15]
- Chuck Ulrich (1948) – football player[11]
- Eleanor Wolf (1942) – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player.[16]
- Robert Zemeckis (1970) – screenwriter, Academy Award-winning director (Forrest Gump)
- Bob Zick (1945) – MLB player, Chicago Cubs (1954)
References
edit- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Administration". Directory. Fenger HS. 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Chicago Public Schools: Fenger". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "IHSA Chicago (Fenger)". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Institution Summary for Fenger High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ 1976 Fenger Academy High School Yearbook
- ^ Brown, Mark (14 March 2014). "Show of strength no act for Fenger principal". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d David Southwell. "Championship Spirit Alive, Well". Chicago Sun-Times. September 9, 1992. 83.
- ^ "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ '1940 Fenger High School (Chicago) Yearbook
- ^ a b "Fenger at a glance". Chicago Sun-Times. September 9, 1992. 83.
- ^ "Caruso's theme— austerity". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 14 Dec 1979. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Larry Flash Jenkins ("The White Shadow")".
- ^ "Richard A. 'Rich' Kreitling" (obituary), Grand Rapids Herald Review, May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Saluki Swimmer Named Coach", Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, 8 July 1973, pg. 12
- ^ Leslie A. Heaphy, Mel Anthony May. Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball. McFarland & Co., 2006. 87.
