Wendell Phillips High School
| Wendell Phillips Academy High School | |
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| Address | |
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244 E. Pershing Road. Chicago, Illinois 60653 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′28″N 87°37′10″W / 41.82448°N 87.61945°WCoordinates: 41°49′28″N 87°37′10″W / 41.82448°N 87.61945°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | "The premiere south side school of choice." |
| Opened | 1904 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 141375 |
| Principal | Matthew G. Sullivan |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 551 (2016–17) |
| Area | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Blue White |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | Phillipsite |
| Website | phillips |
Wendell Phillips Academy High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Phillips is part of the Chicago Public Schools district and is managed by the Academy for Urban School Leadership. It is named for the noted American abolitionist Wendell Phillips. It was the first predominantly African-American high school in Chicago. The school opened in 1904. In 2010, Phillips became a turnaround school in an effort to lower the school's one–year dropout rate of 66.8 percent. The school received the Spotlight on Technology award from the Chicago Public Schools leadership technology summit in 2013. The school's attendance boundary includes areas of the South Side, Chinatown, and portions of the Chicago Loop.
Phillips is a High School Transformation and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) school and offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses as well as honors courses as part of its academic curriculum. It provides a positive learning environment through an academic curriculum promoting literacy and inquiry-based learning. AP courses are offered in U.S. history, environmental science and English. Honors courses are offered in 15 subjects. Education To Careers (ETC) programs are offered in fashion design, graphic communications, and drafting. Phillips also features a Junior Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (JAFROTC) program and a health clinic to serve the needs of its students. Enrollment is open to students living in its attendance area; if space is available, students outside the area may apply.
In addition to its longstanding sports progran, Phillips offers students the opportunity to participate in Student Council, Air Force (AFJROTC), a school Newspaper Club, the Book Club, the Culture Club, a Music Production Project, an Entrepreneurial Project, Junior Achievement, yearbook, and a debate Team.
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