Englewood STEM High School

Englewood STEM High School
Location
6835 South Normal Boulevard Chicago , Illinois 60621 United States
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Motto	Temet Nosce
Opened	September 3, 2019
School district	Chicago Public Schools
Principal	Christopher Shelton
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	781 (2022–2023)
Campus type	Urban
Colors	Columbia Blue   White   Black
Athletics conference	Chicago Public League
Team name	Panthers
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	englewoodstemhs.cps.edu

Englewood STEM High School (ESHS) is a public four-year high school located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened on September 3, 2019, ^{[1] [2] [3]} Englewood STEM is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district and serves students in both the Englewood and West Englewood community areas. ^[4]

History

Planning for Englewood STEM began in 2017 when the Chicago Board of Education decided to close Robeson High School due to declining enrollment and poor academic performance. ^{[5] [6]} Construction of Englewood STEM, an $85 million high school began in July 2018, after the closure of Robeson the previous month. Englewood STEM was completed in August 2019, opening its doors on September 3, 2019. ^{[7] [8]}

In addition to replacing Robeson, Englewood STEM also served as a replacement for Harper High School, Hope College Prep and Team Englewood, which were also deemed as under enrolled and poor academic performing schools by the school district. ^[9] The school began serving grades 9–12, beginning in the 2022–2023 school year.

Other information

On April 25, 2022, Four people, a parent and three students were arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery along with criminal trespassing after a fight inside the school. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "New Englewood STEM High School Opens, Replacing Four Older Neighborhood Schools". September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
2. "Englewood's New STEM School Welcomes Its First Panthers Tuesday — Giving Students The Neighborhood School They Deserve, CPS Says". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
3. Issa, Nader (September 1, 2019). "Englewood's 1st new school since 1970s welcomes students this week". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved September 24, 2019.
4. ”Chicago Public Schools - High School Attendance Boundaries SY2223 - Map” (high school zones). Chicago Public Schools. December 8, 2022. Retrieved on December 14, 2024.
5. "$75 Million New Englewood High School Will Merge 4 Schools At Robeson". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
6. says, Daryl Allen (February 28, 2017). "A New High School for Englewood". South Side Weekly . Retrieved September 24, 2019.
7. "New $85 million Englewood high school to focus on STEM, careers". Chalkbeat . November 5, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
8. "'Game-Changer' Englewood STEM High School Is Attracting Students From Outside The Neighborhood, Principal Says". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
9. "CPS Unveils Englewood STEM High School After Controversial Closures". WTTW News. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
10. Block Club Chicago, Englewood STEM High School Boosts Security After 3 Students Hurt In Fight Involving Parent, The South Side high school is upgrading safety protocols after an April 25 fight, saying they need to create a safe environment for students. Parents say school leaders are unnecessarily locking them out of the building, 2 May 2022
11. CHICAGO POLICE, At Least 3 Students Hurt in Fight with Parent at Chicago High School, By Vi Nguyen • Published April 26, 2022

External links

• Official website

• Chicago portal
• Schools portal

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