William Howard Taft High School (Chicago)
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Teaching Academics For Tomorrow
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| 6530 West Bryn Mawr Avenue Chicago, Illinois, 60631 USA |
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| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Arthur Tarvardian |
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2500 |
| Type | Public high school |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue, Silver |
| Homepage | Official website |
William Howard Taft High School is a high school located at 6530 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It is run by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). It is perhaps most famous as being the high school attended by the writer of Grease (musical), which he used as inspiration in writing the musical. Taft offers a gifted program from 7-12 grade in which International Bacculaureate is offered in High School.[citation needed]
[edit] Famous alumni
- Jim Grabowski - college and professional football player
- Robert Hanssen - former FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
- Jim Jacobs - co-writer of the musical Grease (musical)
- Jerry Krause - former Chicago Bulls general manager
- Donna Mills - actress whose best known role was as Abby on the "Knots Landing" tv series
- Lynn Morley Martin - legislator in Illinois and U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1991-1993
- Robert Peroni - Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, Tulane University and Northwestern Law School
- Terry Kath[1] - late musician and founding member/lead guitarist of the band "Chicago"
- Brian Glover - Graduated in 1996. Acclaimed web developer and IT guru. Not to be confused with actor Brian Glover.
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