Leo Catholic High School

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Leo Catholic High School is an all-male Catholic high school in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and home to a predominantly African-American student body.

Leo High School
Established 1926
Type Private secondary
Students approx 250-300
Grades 9–12
Location Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oversight Archdiocese of Chicago
Mascot Lions
Newspaper ''The Oriole
Website www.leohighschool.org

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[edit] History

Established in 1926 by the Christian Brothers of Ireland, their first school in Chicago, Leo Catholic High School has educated thousands of boys from Chicago's South Side and suburbs.

[edit] School Colors

The colors are black and orange. Since Leo, the Christian Brothers of Ireland have established two more boys schools, Brother Rice High School and St. Laurence High School. As a sign of respect for Leo, Brother Rice took the orange in addition to maroon for its school colors, and St. Laurence took black in addition to gold for their schools. Brother Rice and St. Laurence are often called "Sons of Leo."

[edit] Campus

The Leo campus is located at South Sangamon on East 79th Street in Chicago, IL.

[edit] Athletics

Since its founding in 1926, Leo has competed in the Chicago Catholic League. The school was first known for its football team, which made 8 appearances in Chicago's legendary Prep Bowl from 1934 to 1956. The 1941, '42 and '56 teams won Prep Bowl city championships atSoldier Field.

In more recent times, Leo has built a rich tradition of success in basketball and track & field. Leo's basketball team won the 2004 Class A basketball title by defeating Winnebago 65 to 57. The Track & Field team has won Class A titles in 1981, 1995, 1998, 2002 and 2003.

[edit] Notable alumni

  • James Joyce, former Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department.
  • Corey Rogers, football running back, Chicago Sun Times player of the year (1990) and Big Ten Freshman of the year (1991).
  • Chris Watson, former Denver Bronco
  • Harold Blackmon, former Seattle Seahawk
  • Jason Jefferson, former Buffalo Bill
  • Andre Brown, forward for NBA's Memphis Grizzlies
  • Stafford Hood, Dean of Research - Arizona State University





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