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George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School (formerly known as Westinghouse Area Vocational High School) is a public 4–year college preparatory selective enrollment high school located in the Humboldt Park[3] neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.[4] Operated by the Chicago Public Schools district, Westinghouse is named for American entrepreneur and engineer George Westinghouse. Westinghouse opened as a vocational school in 1960.
History
Opening in August 1932, Westinghouse was originally housed in a former Bunte Brothers candy factory. The building was designed by Schmidt, Garden and Martin in 1920 and was one of the largest examples of the Chicago School architectural style. The factory was converted to a high school building in 1965, opening as a neighborhood vocational high school for the 1965 school year. The first graduating class was in 1968 with 24 senior class students and 23 actually graduating.[5] A new, $106.5 million facility was built at 3223 West Franklin Boulevard in 2009.[6][7] The former building was demolished and now is the site of the school's football field.
Academics
George Westinghouse College Prep is rated a 9 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [8] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.
Athletics
Westinghouse competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[9] The school sport teams are nicknamed Warriors. For many years an area basketball powerhouse,[10] The school's boys basketball team won the Illinois Class AA Boys' Basketball Championship in 2001–02 [11] and were Class AA fifteen times (1976–79, 1980–81, 1989–94, 1995–96, 1998–2000, 2003–06). The basketball team were Public league champions seven times (1977–78, 1980–81, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02). The girls' basketball team were Regional champions in 2013–14. In 2014-15 the boys basketball team won a conference championship and a Regional Championship in 2016–17 season for the first time since the building reopened.[12][13]
Notable alumni
- Mark Aguirre – 1978, basketball player who played for DePaul University and in the NBA from 1981 to 1994; first player selected in 1981 NBA draft.[14]
- Eddie Johnson – 1977, sports broadcaster and former Illinois and NBA basketball player.[15]
- Hersey Hawkins – 1984, former professional basketball player who played for Bradley University and in the NBA for 13 seasons (1988–2001).[16]
- Kiwane Garris – 1993, former professional basketball player who played in the NBA and the Italian League.[17]
Notes
- ^ a b c "Westinghouse High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Home". George Westinghouse College Prep. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
3223 W. Franklin Blvd., Chicago, IL 60624
- Compare to Map of the community area - ^ Westinghouse High School Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
- ^ Westinghouse High School. Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
- ^ Rosalind Rossi. "Westinghouse High to cost $103 million". Chicago Sun-Times. 29 March 2007.
- ^ "New Chicago schools Archived 2009-09-10 at the Wayback Machine". Chicago Sun-Times. 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ IHSA Chicago (Westinghouse)
- ^ Patrick Z. McGavin. "House (of blues) fades to black". Chicago Sun-Times. 14 February 2007.
- ^ IHSA
- ^ "Farragut holds strong in Red-West with win over North Lawndale". 28 January 2015.
- ^ "3A Fenwick Sectional semifinal preview: No. 1 Fenwick (26-4) vs. No. 4 Westinghouse (13-14) – the Public League". Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ Mark Aguirre at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- ^ Eddie Johnson at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- ^ Hersey Hawkins at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- ^ Kiwane Garris at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
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