Corliss High School
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821 E. 103rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60628 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′23″N 87°36′09″W / 41.7064°N 87.6026°WCoordinates: 41°42′23″N 87°36′09″W / 41.7064°N 87.6026°W |
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| School type | Public secondary |
| Motto | In Pursuit Of Excellence. |
| Opened | 1974 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 140763 |
| Principal | Leonard Harris |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 373 (2016–17) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Black Gold |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Trojanaire |
| Yearbook | Epoch |
| Website | www |
George Henry Corliss High School (commonly known as Corliss High School) is a public 4–year high school located in the Pullman neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Corliss is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named in the honor of American engineer George Henry Corliss. Corliss opened in September 1974. The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Trojans. Corliss shares its campus with Butler College Preparatory High School, a public charter school which is a part of the Noble Network of Charter Schools.
Corliss High School was founded in 1971 as a result of overcrowding at two neighborhood high schools, Harlan and Fenger. The school opened to freshman and sophomore classes, totaling 800 students, in September 1974. The following year, an additional 1,100 students enrolled. Corliss' first senior class graduation occurred in June 1977. In 2012, the school joined the Chicago Public Schools' STEM Program.
In honor of the African-American heritage, Corliss has named different facilities within the school after famous African-Americans. The school auditorium was named in honor of the composer/pianist Duke Ellington, which is called "Ellington Hall". The physical education building was named for the baseball player Jackie Robinson. The library media center named for the Harlem Renaissance poet Arna Bontemps.
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