George Westinghouse College Prep

Westinghouse College Prep
Address
3223 W. Franklin Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois, 60624
USA
Information
School type Public Secondary
Opened 1960-1961
School district Chicago Public Schools 299
Principal Janice K. Jackson
Grades 9–12
Gender Coed
Campus type Urban
Athletics conference Chicago Public League
Website http://www.newwestinghouse.org/

Westinghouse College Prep (also known as Westinghouse High School) is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois. It has recently become a selective college preparatory school with a college to careers program.[1]

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History

Westinghouse was originally housed in a former candy factory. That building was designed by Schmidt, Garden and Martin in 1920 and was one of the largest examples of the Chicago School architectural style. It was converted to a high school building in the 1960s.[2]

Westinghouse College Prep (2009-Present)

A new, $106.5 million facility was built at 3223 West Franklin Boulevard in 2009.[3][4]

Athletics

For many years an area basketball powerhouse,[5] Westinghouse has produced four NBA players: Mark Aguirre,[6] Eddie Johnson,[7] Hersey Hawkins,[8] and Kiwane Garris.[9] The school won the Illinois Class AA Boys' Basketball Championship in 2002 and reached the 2000 title game before losing to West Aurora High School.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Westinghouse High School. Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  2. ^ Westinghouse High School. Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  3. ^ Rosalind Rossi. "Westinghouse High to cost $103 million". Chicago Sun-Times. 29 March 2007.
  4. ^ "New Chicago schools". Chicago Sun-Times. 7 September 2009.
  5. ^ a b Patrick Z. McGavin. "House (of blues) fades to black". Chicago Sun-Times. 14 February 2007.
  6. ^ Mark Aguirre at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  7. ^ Eddie Johnson at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  8. ^ Hersey Hawkins at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  9. ^ Kiwane Garris at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.

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