Tilden High School (Chicago)
| Tilden High School | |
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| Address | |
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4747 S. Union Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60609 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′27″N 87°38′33″W / 41.8075°N 87.6425°WCoordinates: 41°48′27″N 87°38′33″W / 41.8075°N 87.6425°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1881 |
| Opened | 1905 (present location) |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 141320[1] |
| Principal | Maurice Swinney |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 281 (2016–17)[2] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Blue Gold[3] |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[3] |
| Team name | Blue Devils[3] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website |
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Edward Tilden Career Community Academy High School (formerly known as Tilden Technical High School) is a public 4–year high school bordered between the Canaryville and Fuller Park neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in Chicago as Lake High School in 1889, Tilden is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district.
History
The school was founded as Lake High School; located in the township of Lake county in Illinois in 1881. The school then moved to Chicago in 1889 due to the township being annexed to the city, becoming part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. Several years after being added to the district, The Chicago Board of Education decided that a new building was need for the school; approving a 7–million dollar budget for construction of the new school in 1901. The new school located on south Union Avenue and west 47th Place at was designed by Dwight H. Perkins[4] and constructed between March 1904 to August 1905. The school was re–named Edward Tilden High School in honor of president of the Chicago Board of Education in 1915. In 1919, the school board decided that Tilden would no longer serve as a regular high school and would become an all–boys "technical" high school, causing female students and male students who didn't want a technical education to transfer to other schools such as Lindblom and Englewood high schools.[5] In 1960, the school was changed into a co–educational neighborhood high school.
Athletics
Tilden competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Tilden sport teams are nicknamed Blue Devils. The boys' basketball team were public league champions three times (1945–46, 1948–49, 1949–50) and regional champions three times (2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16). The boys' wrestling team placed first in the state in the 1945–46 and 1951–52 seasons and were public league champions thirteen times (1938–39, 1939-40, 1961–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1984–85); ranking Class AA three times (1975, 1981 and 1985).[6] The boys' track and field team were Class AA two times (1978–79, 1982–83).
Other Information
Racial Incidents/Gang Violence
In September 1968, An violent clash between black and white students occurred when black students walked out of classes after a school pep rally was cancelled. Black and white members of neighborhood street gangs gathered in front of the school and began fighting; which resulted in a 16–year old white student being shot.[7] On April 25, 1969, a 17–year-old student was shot during a racially motivated brawl erupted involving white and black students at the school. The brawl began in the school's auditorium and continued outside the school building. Eight Chicago police officers were injured and six students were charged with disorderly conduct in the incident.[8] Black students staged a 2–week walkout charging white racism at the school from the April 25th incident until May 8th.[9] On November 20, 1992, 15–year-old freshmen student DeLondyn Lawson was shot to death in a gang–related shooting on the school's second floor shortly after 10 a.m. by another student; 16–year-old gang member Joseph White. White wounded two other students in the shooting.[10]
Notable alumni
- Mose Bashaw, (Class of 1906) – American NFL football player.
- Johnny "Red" Kerr, (Class of 1951) – American NBA basketball player with the University of Illinois and Syracuse Nationals; later coached the Chicago Bulls and served as a color commentator on the Bulls' television broadcasts[11]
- Nick Kladis, (Class of 1949) – basketball player with Loyola University (1949–52) and the Syracuse Nationals, part-owner of baseball's St. Louis Cardinals, member of Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
- Ralph McGehee, (Class of 1946), Notre Dame football player and Central Intelligence Agency case officer known for his autobiographical indictment of the CIA, Deadly Deceits.
- Ralph Metcalfe, (Class of 1930) – sprinter at Marquette University and four-time Olympic medalist; Chicago alderman and four-term U.S. Congressman.
- Ed Mieszkowski, (Class of 1941) – American NFL football player.
- Johnny Ostrowski, (Class of 1936) – American MLB player (Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators).
- Bob Ryland, (Class of 1938) – African American professional tennis player[12]
- Mike Swistowicz, (Class of 1945) – American NFL player (New York Yanks).
- Chico Walker, (Class of 1977) – American MLB baseball player; (Chicago Cubs), (Boston Red Sox), California Angels and (New York Mets). Walker played on the baseball team which played for the city public league championship at Comiskey Park during the 1974–75 season.
References
- ↑ K-12 School Code Search - Tilden Community Academy
- ↑ Chicago Public Schools: Tilden
- 1 2 3 "Chicago (Tilden)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ Tilden Career Community Academy - History
- ↑ Chicago Tribune – $7,000,000 For New Schools Wins Approval – June 12, 1919
- ↑ IHSA Chicago (Tilden)
- ↑ Chicago Tribune –Tilden School Student Shot in Teens Clash – September 28, 1968
- ↑ Chicago Tribune – Pupil Shot As Teens Clash At Tilden High – April 26, 1969
- ↑ Chicago Tribune – Tilden Blacks End Walkout Over Racism – May 8, 1969
- ↑ "Teen Guilty Of Slaying In Tilden High Hallway". Chicago Tribune. 22 January 1994. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ "Illinois legend Johnny 'Red' Kerr dies". Big Ten Network. Associated Press. February 27, 2009. Retrieved on April 18, 2010.
- ↑ Kenny Lucas. First black pro makes a racket". New York Daily News. March 7, 2000. Retrieved on November 29, 2010.