Evergreen Park Community High School District 231

Evergreen Park High School
Location
9901 South Kedzie Avenue
Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805
United States
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1954
School district Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
Superintendent M. Elizabeth Hart
Principal Bill Sanderson
Faculty 58.3 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 929[1]  (2005-06)
Student to teacher ratio 15.9[1]
Campus size 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Color(s) Green and Gray[2]         
Athletics conference IHSA South Suburban Conference[3] [2]
Mascot Mustangs[2]
Accreditation(s) Illinois State Board of Education
North Central Association[4]
Newspaper 'Mustang Monitor'
Feeder schools Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124
Website www.evergreenpark.org

The Evergreen Park High School District 231, also called Evergreen Park High School, is a public high school located in Evergreen Park, Illinois southwest of Chicago. The high school has about 950 students in grades 9-12.

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History

On 6 April 1962, the school hosted a talk on genetics by Nobel Laureate and President of the University of Chicago, George W. Beadle.[5] The Unabomber is also a graduate of Evergreen Park high School.

Athletics

Evergreen Park competes in the South Suburban Conference (SSC), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the body which governs most athletics and competitive activities in the state. Teams are stylized as the Mustangs.

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

Prior to being sponsored by the IHSA, the girls' water polo team won the state championship from 1980—85, finishing second in 1986.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Evergreen Park High School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=171458001810&ID=171458001810. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  2. ^ a b c "IHSA Evergreen Park". Illinois High School Association. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0532.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  3. ^ "IHSA Coop Teams". Illinois High School Association. http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  4. ^ "NCA-CSI Network - Evergreen Park High School". North Central Association. http://www.ncacasi.org/school-search/search?school_id=04114&profasn=&city=&state=IL&type=&distance%5fed%5fp=&postal=&zip%5fcode=&zip%5fdistance=&expired%5fdate=&name=Evergreen+Park&district%5fid=&status=&territory=&country=&public%5fp=1. Retrieved 2008-02-15. 
  5. ^ "MATH, SCIENCE FAIR TO HEAR U. C. PRESIDENT". Chicago Tribune. 25 March 1962. pp. SW6. http://www.nileslibrary.org:2065/pqdweb?index=306&did=573834132&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1250305464&clientId=68442. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  6. ^ Season summaries for Evergreen Park HS; ihsa.org; accessed 2 January 2009
  7. ^ 2007 Illinois Water Polo All-State Banquet Program, p. 8; accessed 2 January 2009

Girls Cross Country placed 3rd in conference (2009, 2010) and Placed 1st in Regionals (2010)

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