Dunbar Vocational High School

Dunbar Vocational High School
Address
3000 S. King Drive.
Chicago, Illinois, 60616
USA
Information
School type Public Secondary Vocational
Opened 1942
School district Chicago Public Schools 299
CEEB Code 140785[1]
Principal Camilla Covington
Grades 912
Gender Coed
Campus type Urban
Color(s)      Blue
     Gold[2]
Athletics conference Chicago Public League[2]
Team name MightyMen/MightyWomen[2]
Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Newspaper 'Craftsman[4]
Website

Dunbar Vocational High School is a public 4-year vocational high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is named in honor of the African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.[5] Dunbar opened in 1942, and it is located on a 12 acre campus in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood. It became the first predominately black vocational high school in Chicago.

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Athletics

Dunbar compete in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments.[6]

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_code/codeSearchHighschool.jsp. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c "Chicago (Dunbar)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/2714.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "Institution Summary for Dunbar High School". AdvacedED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=21439. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "School Clubs". Directory. Dunbar High School. http://www.dunbar.cps.k12.il.us/school_website_template/SClubs.html. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c d e "Dunbar at a glance". Chicago Sun-Times. December 29, 1993. 76.
  6. ^ "IHSA Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 16 November 2009. http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum2714.htm. Retrieved 5 January 2010. 
  7. ^ Bill Zwecker. "Sweet home Hudson - Holiday special brings the singer back to familiar sites". Chicago Sun-Times. December 9, 2009. 31.

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