Fenger Academy High School (Chicago)

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Fenger High School
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Fenger Academy High School (Chicago)
11220 S. Wallace Street

Chicago
,
Illinois
60628

United States
Coordinates 41°41′23″N87°38′19″W / 41.6897°N 87.6386°W / 41.6897; -87.6386
Information
School type Public Secondary
Opened1893
CEEB code 140745 [1]
PrincipalMescha Lammy [2]
Grades 9–12
Gender Coed
Enrollment265 [3]  (2015–16)
Campus type Urban
Color(s)  Red
  Green [4]
Athletics conference Chicago Public League
Team nameTitans
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [5]
YearbookCourier [6]
Website fengerhighschool.org

Fenger Academy High School is a public four-year high school located in the Roseland neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Fenger is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for Danish surgeon Christian Fenger. Fenger opened in 1893. Fenger, along with its former principal Elizabeth Dozier and numerous staff and students was featured prominently in the 2014 CNN documentary series Chicagoland . [7]

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History

When it opened in 1893, Fenger was known as Curtis School. The Chicago Board of Education renamed the school in 1915 in honor of a well-known Danish surgeon, Christian Fenger. The current Fenger building was constructed between 1924 and completed in 1926. [8]

Academics

Fenger Academy High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [9] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.

Athletics

Fenger competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The school sport teams are stylized as the Titans. The boys' baseball team won an Illinois state title and placed first in 1945–46 and were public league champions four times; 1945–46, 1951–52, 1970, 1985–86. Fenger football team won Chicago prep bowls titles four times; 1937–38, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1953–54. [8] The boys' golf team were public league champions two times; 1970–71, 1972–73. Fenger girls' basketball team were regional champions in 2012–13.

Notable alumni

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