Rich Central High School
| Rich Central High School | |
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3600 West 203rd Street Olympia Fields, Illinois USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1961 (9–10) 1963 (9–12) |
| Principal | Todd Whitaker |
| Faculty | 204 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,100 |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue, Red |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Olympian |
| Newspaper | The Torch |
| Yearbook | The Oracle |
| Website | www |
Rich Central High School or RCHS is a public four-year high school located in Olympia Fields, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The Rich Central Campus serves the cities of Matteson, Richton Park, Country Club Hills, Chicago Heights, Tinley Park, and parts of Olympia Fields. It is a part of Rich Township District 227, which also includes Rich East High School and Rich South High School. Although the school is located in Olympia Fields, it does not serve the entire village. Some Olympia Fields students attend high school at Homewood-Flossmoor High School and Bloom High School, depending on the subdivision where the student resides.
High School District #227 serves the residents of Country Club Hills, Matteson, parts of Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Richton Park, a small section of Chicago Heights, and adjoining rural areas in South Cook County. The district was formed from non-high-school territory in 1949. Construction of the East Campus of Rich Township High School, financed by a $1,600,000 bond issue, began in September 1952. Twelve months later, it was operating as a four-year high school. During the 1952–53 school year, a ninth-grade school was operating in the Faith United Protestant Church in Park Forest. Located on a 55-acre (220,000 m2) site donated by American Community Builders, Inc., the original building accommodated approximately 750 students. In 1955, a $450,000 bond issue financed the addition of 12 classrooms and a gymnasium. This increased the capacity of the school to approximately 1,100 students. In 1957, a $1,050,000 bond issue was passed and the money used to increase the size of the East Campus to accommodate 1,500 to 1,600 students. At the same time, 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land for a new high school site was purchased in Olympia Fields.
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