Senn High School
| Nicholas Senn High School |
| Established |
1913 |
| Type |
Public High School |
| Grades |
9-12 |
| Location |
5900 North Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Website |
http://sennhs.org |
Nicholas Senn High School is located on the North Side of Chicago in the Edgewater community. Senn High School was inaugurated in 1913.
Education
Senn offers a variety of educational programs to fulfill the needs of its students. Apart from having Advanced Placement classes, Senn also has a successful International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Senn was granted the International Baccalaureate program in 1999, and since then the IB students of Senn have maintained a high standard of achievement. IB graduates of 2006 in Senn High School obtained the second highest amount of diplomas (9 out of a total of 17 (class of 2009) students who attempted) in the city of Chicago. Senn also has the TESOL/Multilingual Program (an English-as-a-Second Language program for limited-English-proficiency students), the Striving for Excellence Program (for a select group of freshmen identified as struggling or at-risk), and the Education-To-Careers Program (for 10th, 11th and 12th graders that includes job shadowing, apprenticeships, and partnerships with local businesses).
In 2011, it was announced that Senn would be adding a fine and performing arts magnet program.[1]
Service learning and student organizations
One of the mission of this high school is to encourage its students to participate in community service. Senn students are famous for exceeding their minimum service learning hour requirement. The information regarding service learning is provided by the Service Learning Coach.
An assortment of student organizations are present at Senn ranging from the Global Heritage Club to the Red Cross Club.
Rickover Naval Academy
With support from Mayor Richard M. Daley, Senator Dick Durbin, Alderman Mary Ann Smith, and Chicago Public Schools, an entire wing of the school was converted into the Rickover Naval Academy. Dedicated on November 2005, this is the fourth military school in the Chicago Public Schools system.
Notable alumni
- Cliff Aberson was a professional football player with the NFL Green Bay Packers (1946) and a Major League Baseball outfielder (1947–49) with the Chicago Cubs.[2][3]
- Buddy Bregman, musical arranger, record producer and composer[4]
- Joseph Epstein is a writer, essayist, and editor.[3]
- Jimmy Evert is a tennis coach whose students included Jennifer Capriati and his daughter Chris Evert.[3]
- William Friedkin is an Academy Award–winning film director (The French Connection, The Exorcist).[3][4]
- Shecky Greene, comedian[4]
- Barbara Harris is a former actress on stage, television, and screen (Nashville, Freaky Friday). She won a Tony Award in 1967 for Passionella.[3]
- Herblock (Herbert Lawrence Block) was a political cartoonist and 3-time Pullitzer Prize winner, and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree. In 1950, he coined the term "McCarthyism".[2]
- Gene Honda is a media spokesman and public address announcer (Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks) and has worked for the Big 10 Conference and the NCAA.[3]
- John Jakes, first author with 3 books on NY Times Best Seller List[2]
- Harvey Korman was a comedic actor who won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his work on the Carol Burnett Show. He is also remembered for film roles such as in Blazing Saddles and High Anxiety.[3][4]
- Lou Levy, jazz bebop artist[4]
- Allan Katz, writer/producer M*A*S*H
- William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., novelist and editor[5]
- Clayton Moore was an actor best known for his portrayal of The Lone Ranger.[2][3]
- Lois Nettleton was an actress who acted in film and on television for nearly six decades.[3]
- Mike North, Emmy winner, host of television & radio sports shows[2]
- Anita O'Day, jazz singer[4]
- Irna Phillips, creator of the first radio & TV soap operas[6]
- Fritz Pollard, Jr., won a bronze medal in the 110 meter hurdles at the 1936 Olympics.[2][3]
- Harold Ramis is a comedy writer, director, and actor (Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Analyze This).[3][7]
- Annette Rogers won gold medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Olympics and 1936 Olympics[2][3]
- William Russo (musician), jazz arranger and composer[4]
- Sidney Sheldon was an Academy Award & Tony Award winning playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He also helped create television series such as The Patty Duke Show, Hart to Hart, and I Dream of Jeannie.[2][3]
- Scott Simon is an Emmy & Peabody Award winning writer.[2][3]
- Lee Stern is a trader at the Chicago Board of Trade best known as a minority owner of the Chicago White Sox and president of Chicago's former NASL soccer team, the Chicago Sting.[3]
- Stanley Tigerman, architect & designer[2]
- Burr Tillstrom is an Emmy & Peabody Award winning puppeteer. He created the Kukla, Fran and Ollie show.[2][3]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Senn, Nicholas Senn High School Honor Roll"
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Bell, Taylor (13 May), "Senn Bulldogs", Chicago Sun-Times, http://yourseason.suntimes.com/schools/senn/1572890,051309-senn-high-school-of-the-week.article, retrieved 1 January 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g Bregman Entertainment
- ^ William Maxwell: A Literary Life by Barbara A. Burkhardt. University of Illinois Press, 2005 ISBN 0252030184, 9780252030185
- ^ Nicholas Senn High School at CPSalumni.org
- ^ Chicago Public Schools Alumni: "Senn, Nicolas Senn High School"
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