Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center

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Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center
Established 1928
Type Public secondary
Principal Pedro Alonso
Students 1800
Grades 9–12
Location 5039 N Kimball Ave, 60625,
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oversight Chicago Public Schools
Colors Red and Grey
Mascot Panthers
Website www.vonsteuben.org

Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, otherwise known as Von Steuben High School, is a high school in Chicago, Illinois. Located on the north branch of the Chicago River, Von Steuben offers a strong curriculum in math and science courses and, though admission is not based on test scores or a separate application, consistently ranks at or near the top in test scores, graduation rate, and college matriculation versus other Chicago public high schools. It has one of the strongest Advanced Placement programs in Illinois. There was a new principal in fall of 2006 named Pedro Alonso. He has become very unpopular with the students of Von Steuben.

The school is named for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.

Von Steuben has been named an Outstanding American High School by US News and World Report in 1999 and named to Newsweek Magazine's America's best High Schools list in 2003.

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[edit] Athletics

Member IHSA.

Fall

  • Soccer (boys)
  • Swimming (girls)
  • Tennis (girls)
  • Volleyball (girls
  • Cross-Country (boys, girls)

Winter

  • Basketball (boys, girls)
  • Swimming (boys)
  • Wrestling

Spring

  • Baseball
  • Softball (girls)
  • Soccer (boys, girls)
  • Tennis (boys)
  • Volleyball (boys)
  • Water Polo (boys, girls)
  • Track & Field (boys, girls)

While extensive discussion has been heard on the matter, a football team has never been present at the school, most likely due to lack of funding.

[edit] Publications

  • School Newspaper: Xpression.
  • Literary Magazine: Orpheus. Published once a year.
  • Yearbook: Visions. Published once a year.

[edit] Alumni

  • Rosalyn Bryant, 1976 Olympic sprinter
  • Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun Times National Washington DC Bureau Chief.
  • Howie Carl, Star Basketball player,played for Rey Meyer at DePaul University.Played pro basketball for the NBA Chicago Packers.
  • Les Grobstein, Sportscaster at WLS,WLUP,WSCR,WMVP Radio,Play by Play Voice of UIC,Northwestern University Basketball,Chicago Sky and more.

Alumni Links

Class of 1996 Reunion information

[edit] External links

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