Amundsen High School
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| Established | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public secondary |
| Students | 1,600 (approx) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Oversight | Chicago Public Schools |
| Colors | Red and gray |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Website | www.amundsenhs.org |
Roald Amundsen High School, is a public high school located at the corner of Damen and Foster Avenue in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is a part of Chicago Public Schools and has approximately 1,500 students. It is a neighborhood high school without selective enrollment. It is notable for being a CPS school with a non-selective International Baccalaureate program.
The school is located at the north-east corner of Winnemac Park in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. It shares the park with Eliza Chappell Elementary School and Amundsen's sports stadium, Jorndt Field.
It was named after Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole. His expedition reached the pole on December 14, 1911.
In 1956, the school was the first site of a two-year college program that later grew to become present-day Harry S Truman College.
Above the main entrance is inscribed the quote:
"A brave man may fall but cannot yield."
Amundsen is one of few schools in the region to have a school song.
To Amundsen We Pledge,
To Amundsen we pledge,
our loyalty and love.
We sing thy praise and banners raise
all other schools above.
All hail to thee thrice hail,
our Courage never fails.
Victorious heart's will er' prevail
for Amundsen.
Jorndt Field
The sports stadium was renovated in 2004 and renamed Jorndt Field after Louis C. Jorndt. Lou Jorndt taught and coached at Amundsen from 1930 until 1953. His son Dan Jorndt, and his wife Pat Jorndt donated $1 million for the renovation. [1] Football scenes for the movie "The Express" (2008), about the life of Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, were filmed in Jorndt Field in April and May of 2007.
Notable Graduates:
Bob Fosse: Academy Award winning Director and choreographer.[2] [3]
Dan Jorndt: Former CEO of Walgreens.
Roy Thinnes: American TV and Film Actor.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Amundsen High School Alumnus and Spouse Announce $1 Million Dollar Donation - Alderman Schulter's Ward 47 web site provides access to City of Chicago services as well as breaking ward news and information on local issues such as the Asian Long Horned Beetle
- ^ Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Collection: Finding Aids (Performing Arts Reading Room, Music Division,Library of Congress)
- ^ Bob Fosse Trivia - Bob Fosse Facts - Bob Fosse Notes
- ^ The Amundsen Log, Vol.37 No.1 October, 1969
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