DuSable High School
| DuSable High School (Campus) | |
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"Peace if possible, but justice at any rate."
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4934 S. Wabash Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60615 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′17″N 87°37′30″W / 41.80472°N 87.62500°WCoordinates: 41°48′17″N 87°37′30″W / 41.80472°N 87.62500°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1935 2005 (DuSable Leadership) 2005 (Bronzeville) 2005 (Williams Prep) |
| Closed | 2016 (DuSable Leadership) |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 140981 (Bronzeville) 141109 (Williams Prep) |
| Principal | Stephanie K. Glover–Douglas (Bronzeville) Jullanar N. Naselli (Williams Prep) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 369 (Bronzeville; 2016–17) 229 (Williams Prep; 2016–17) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Red Black |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Panthers |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | Red and Black |
| Website |
bronzevillescholastic dhwprepmed |
Jean Baptiste Point DuSable High School was a public 4–year high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. DuSable was operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. The school was named after Chicago's first permanent non-native settler, Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable. Constructed between 1931–34, DuSable opened in February 1935. Since 2005, The school building serves as home to two smaller schools; the Bronzeville Scholastic Institute and the Daniel Hale Williams Preparatory School of Medicine. Both of the schools use the DuSable name in an athletics context. The DuSable Leadership Academy was housed at the location until it closed after the 2015–16 school year.The school building was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 1, 2013.
Work on the school began in February 1931, and was specifically constructed to accommodate the increasing population of Phillips High School. Construction was delayed for financial reasons, and was completed with a public works grant. The school opened on February 4, 1935, and was called New Wendell Phillips High School. New Phillips was a part of a five high school expansion that included Lane Tech High School, Steinmetz High School, Senn High School, and Wells High School. The building was designed by Paul Gerhardt, Sr., an architect for the Chicago Board of Education. On April 25, 1936, the school's name was changed to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the first non-native to settle the area; however there was a delay in implementing the name, as the exact spelling was in dispute. During the 1940s on thru the 1960s, DuSable enrollment was more than 4,000 which prompted two graduation ceremonies (spring and summer). DuSable's initial fame was in its music program. Captain Walter Dyett was the longtime music instructor at the school during the , who created a music program that turned out a number of notable and eminent musical artists, particularly in the genre of jazz. The school's alumni and staff include individuals who hold unique historic positions, particularly in the area of African-American history. By the late 1950s, DuSable became surrounded by the Robert Taylor Homes, a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project where 80% of the student population were residents. It was the largest housing project in the US, but has been demolished because its design did not work for residents.
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