Englewood Technical Prep Academy
| Englewood High School (Chicago) | |
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| Address | |
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6201 S. Stewart Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60621 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1873 1979 (new building) |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Oversight | Chicago Public Schools |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Number of students | 151 (2007–08; the last class of Seniors) |
| Color(s) | Purple White |
| Fight song | "Our Englewood" |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | 'Purple And White' |
Englewood Technical Prep Academy High School or sometimes referred to as simply Englewood High School, was a public 4-year high school located in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, United States. It was a part of the Chicago Public Schools system. The school graduated its last class of 151 students in June 2008. Englewood was closed as an action in the CPS Renaissance 2010 program.
Englewood competed in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and was a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Their team name were the Eagle's. The boys' track team were state champions four times (1895, 1897, 1901, 1905); and were Public league champions in 1976. The boys' cross country team were Public league champions (1933, 1934; 1936–37, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1957 and 1968). The boys' football team were Public league champions six times (1914–16, 1918–1920). The boys' basketball team were Public league champions two times (1917–18, 1926–27) and Regional champions in 2007–08.
Prior to the 1933 season, the National Football League team with the best record in the standings at the end of the season, was named the season's NFL Champions. In 1925, with the Chicago Cardinals trailing the Pottsville Maroons a half game lead in the standings, two extra games were scheduled by the Cardinals against the inferior Milwaukee Badgers and Hammond Pros, both of which were NFL members at the time, to close the standings gap. Art Folz, an Englewood High School graduate and a substitute quarterback for the Cardinals, convinced four players from Englewood High School into joining the Milwaukee Badgers for the game under assumed names, thereby ensuring that the Cardinals' opponent was not a pro caliber club. The Cardinals later defeated Milwaukee 59-0. NFL President Joseph Carr later learned that high school players had been used and told reporters the 59-0 Cardinals win would be stricken from the record. However, the league had never got around to removing it. The game is still a part of the NFL records. The Cardinals' owner, Chris O'Brien, was also fined $1,000 by Carr for allowing his team play a game against high schoolers, even though he claimed that he was unaware of the players' status. Badgers' owner Ambrose McGuirk was ordered to sell his Milwaukee franchise within 90 days. Art Folz was then barred from football for life.
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