Highland Park High School (HPHS) is a public four-year high school located in Highland Park, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois. It is part of Township High School District 113. From 1900 to 1904, the school was known as Deerfield High School. The high school served both Deerfield (renamed Moraine in 1998) and Shields townships from 1904 until 1936 and was Deerfield-Shields High School. The building of Lake Forest High School in 1936 provided a school to serve Shields Township students. This led to the return of the name Highland Park High School. A new, separate Deerfield High School opened 20 years later to serve the growing population.
| Highland Park High School | |
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| Address | |
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433 Vine Avenue , 60035 | |
| Coordinates | 42°11′36″N 87°48′06″W / 42.19343°N 87.80158°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Dream—Believe—Achieve |
| Opened | 1889 |
| School district | Township High School District 113 |
| Superintendent | Chala Holland |
| CEEB code | 142275 |
| Principal | Deborah Finn |
| Teaching staff | 142.70 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[2] |
| Gender | all |
| Enrollment | 1,739 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.19[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Blue White |
| Athletics conference | Central Suburban League |
| Team name | Giants |
| Publication | Sojourn |
| Newspaper | Shoreline |
| Yearbook | Little Giant |
| Website | HPHS |
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History
editFor a period of approximately fourteen years following Highland Park High School's establishment in 1886, classes were held in the rooms over the Brand Brothers paint shop in downtown Highland Park. It has occupied the present site on Vine Avenue since 1900. Over the course of time, however, several additions have been constructed. In 2000, HPHS and its sister school, Deerfield High School underwent a two-year, $75 million renovation and expansion project. HPHS received several new additions and renovations with 130,000 square feet (12,000 m2) renovated and 77,000 square feet (7,200 m2) added. The additions and renovations were designed by Legat Architects and executed by VACALA Construction, Inc.[11]
Academics
editIn 2013, Highland Park had an average composite ACT score of 25.2, and graduated 90.5% of its senior class. Highland Park has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[12]
Highland Park High School has non native-English speaking students and a student population of 80% white, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian and 2% African American.[13]
Student life
editAthletics
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Highland Park competes in the Central Suburban League and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) which governs most of the sports and competitive activities in the state. Its mascot is the Giants.
The school sponsors interscholastic sports teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and water polo. Young men may also compete in baseball, golf, football, and Scholastic wrestling. Women may compete in softball and field hockey. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams for men and women in lacrosse in addition to an ice hockey team for men. Highland Park also sponsors a joint fencing team with Deerfield High School for men and women.[14]
The following teams have won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:[15]
- Cross country (Boys): State Champions (1961–62)
- Golf (Boys): State Champions (1939–40, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1958–59)
- Tennis (Boys): State Champions (1972–73)
Activities
editHighland Park offers 64 clubs, activities, and intramurals for students.[16] Among these activities are chapters or affiliates of several nationally notable organizations: Amnesty International, Congressional Debate, DECA, FIRST Tech Challenge, Key Club, and Model UN.[17]
The following competitive teams have won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:[15]
- Drama: State Champions (1977–78)
- Group Interpretation: State Champions (1979–80)
The following clubs have scored championships in non-IHSA sanctioned events:
- Congressional Debate: 1st Place Harvard National Congress (2006, 2009)[18]
- Wind Symphony: Gold Medal Young Prague International Music Festival (2012)[19]
Philanthropy
editSince 1994, students at HPHS annually mobilize to support a charity during February.[20] This month-long event is known as "Charity Drive" and is orchestrated by the Charity Drive Committee, one of the subdivisions of the school-wide political Student Senate.[21] Students choose the charity in a school vote.[22] The school regularly raises six-figure amounts and is courted by charities.[21] Fundraising activities last the whole month and include raffles, themed events, and a battle of the bands. As of 2016[update] students have raised more than $3 million.[20]
Notable people
editAcademia and letters
edit- Eric J. Engberg (class of 1959) [23] is a former correspondent for CBS News (1976 to 2003).
- Stephen Glass (class of 1990) is a former reporter at The New Republic disgraced in a scandal dramatized in Shattered Glass.[24]
- William Goldman (class of 1948) was an Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Butch Cassidy and All the President's Men), and author of The Princess Bride.[25]
- John M. Grunsfeld is an astronaut at NASA.[26]
- Brent Neiman is an economics professor at University of Chicago and assistant secretary of Treasury.
- David R. Palmer (class of 1959) is a science fiction author.[23][27]
- Francis G. Pease was an astronomer.[28]
- Mike Resnick (class of 1959) is a science fiction author.[23][29]
- Brian Ross (class of 1966) is a broadcast journalist.[25]
- Maria Tatar (class of 1963) is the John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages & Literatures, and Chair of the Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University.
- Peter Suber (class of 1969) is Director of the Office for Scholarly Communication at Harvard University and a leader in the movement for open access to research.
- Stephen Wizner is a law professor at Yale University.[25]
Arts
edit- Paul Brickman (class of 1967) is a screen writer and director. Wrote and directed Risky Business (1983).
- Rachel Brosnahan (class of 2008) is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning actress in the Netflix series House of Cards and the Amazon Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.[30]
- Suzanne Rand Eckmann (class of 1967) was the co-star of the two person comedy team of Monteith and Rand. They appeared on Broadway in 1979.
- Brett Gelman (class of 1995) is an actor and comedian.[31]
- Brian Levant is a producer, director, and writer of family movies such as Jingle All the Way or TV shows like Mork & Mindy.[32]
- Jeff Perry (class of 1973) is an actor who co–founded the Steppenwolf Theater.[25]
- David Rudman (class of 1981) is an actor, writer, director, and puppeteer well-known for his work on Sesame Street and various Muppet projects.
- Gary Sinise (class of 1974) is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning actor.[25]
- Rosalind Fox Solomon (class of 1947), photographer
- D. B. Weiss, co-creator and producer of Game of Thrones[33]
- Lauren Tom, (class of 1977), actress best-known for her roles on Futurama, Codename: Kids Next Door, Batman Beyond and Andi Mack
Business
editSports
edit- Jason Brown is a US Olympic figure skater and 2015 national champion.
- Tony Cogan was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Tunch Ilkin was a sports broadcaster and a former NFL Pro Football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers
- Josh Bartelstein CEO of the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and Footprint Center
Military
edit- Stansfield Turner (class of 1941) was a U.S. Navy Admiral and later CIA Director.[25]
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (class of 1901) was an Army Lieutenant General. He is a Medal of Honor recipient.[25]
Politics
edit- David Berry Knapp, follower of Rajneesh and mayor of Rajneeshpuram
- Anthony Saliba, businessman, entrepreneur, and board of trustees member, The Heritage Foundation
- Jill Stein (class of 1968), an American physician, activist, and politician affiliated with the Green Party of the United States[35]
- Paul Soglin (class of 1962) was the 51st, 54th, and 57th mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
Staff
edit- Paul Adams briefly taught at HPHS after leaving the military, before transferring to Deerfield High School in 1966 and becoming that school's head football coach.[36]
- Jerry Wainwright was the school's head boys basketball coach (1978—83). He was later men's head coach at DePaul University.[15][37][38]
References
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- ^ "2013 Illinois School Report Card for HPHS; accessed December 21, 2013" (PDF). isbe.net. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Student Teacher Ratio Highland Park High School - Highland Park, Illinois - IL". greatschools.net. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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- ^ Harvard Debate Tournament Archived 2009-11-25 at the Wayback Machine; accessed January 1, 2010
- ^ Gibson, Gloria (April 12, 2012). "HPHS Band Awarded Gold". TribLocal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ a b Berkowitz, Karen. "Highland Park HS Charity Drive pulls in $201,000". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ a b Merrick, Amy (2008-03-04). "These Benefactors Do Homework As Charities Fawn". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Berkowitz, Karen. "Highland Park HS picks charity for 2018 drive". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ a b c Henkle, Doug. "Highland Park High School (IL), Class of 1959". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ Matulich, Serge; Currie, David M. (2016-04-19). Handbook of Frauds, Scams, and Swindles: Failures of Ethics in Leadership. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420072860.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Distinguished Alumni - All Items". dist113.org. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Astronaut Bio: John Grunsfeld (02/2012)". Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ Michael Addison. "Highland Park High School (IL), Class of 1959 (Official Website)". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ^ "1938PASP...50..119A Page 119". adsabs.harvard.edu. Bibcode:1938PASP...50..119A. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ Wilson, James J.J. (August 31, 2012). "Sci-fi group honors Highland Park High alum". Highland Park News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "From Highland Park to 'House of Cards'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
- ^ "Brett Gelman, Writer, Comedian, and Actor". Gothamist. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016.
- ^ "Brian Levant". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ Bendersky, Ari. "How This Highland Park Geek Became a Game of Thrones Writer". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "Sam Zell on WTTW". www.richsamuels.com. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "From Highland Park to Washington". Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Sadin, Steve (March 17, 2019). "Paul Adams, legendary Deerfield football coach, dies at 82". Deerfield Review. Pioneer Press. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Jerry Wainwright biography; depaulbluedemons.com; accessed July 16, 2009". Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - DePaul hires Richmond coach Jerry Wainwright". usatoday.com. Retrieved March 20, 2015.