Hales Franciscan High School

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Hales Franciscan High School
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Address
Hales Franciscan High School
4930 S. Cottage Grove Avenue

Chicago
,
Illinois
60615

United States
Coordinates 41°48′18″N87°36′25″W / 41.80500°N 87.60694°W / 41.80500; -87.60694
Information
Type Private secondary Catholic
MottoIn Virum Perfectum
((Unto perfect manhood))
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1962[ citation needed ]
Oversight Archdiocese of Chicago
Grades 9–12
Gender Boys
Enrollment110 (2015[ citation needed ])
Student to teacher ratio16:1
Campus type Urban
Color(s)  Red
  Black
  White
Athletics conference Chicago Catholic League
Nickname Spartans
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Website halesfranciscan.org

Hales Franciscan High School (known simply as Hales) was a private Catholic high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. It was part of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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Background

Since its founding, Hales Franciscan High School has celebrated African-American heritage and endeavored to instill cultural pride. Today, the school continues to be the only historically African-American, all-male, Catholic college preparatory high school in the state of Illinois and one of three such institutions in the nation.[ citation needed ]

The school is a non-profit, independent high school, fully accredited by the North Central Association and certified by the Illinois State Board of Education. [2] In the 2013–14 school year, the school became coed, [3] but returned to an all-male student body for the 2015–2016 school year. [4]

On July 27, 2016, the school announced that the 2016–2017 academic school year would be suspended, due to low enrollment and financial struggles. In 2019, the school closed permanently due to declining enrollment and financial struggles. [4]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

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References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. ↑ HFHS. "Identity and History" . Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Hales Franciscan High School welcomes girl students for first time". ABC Chicago. 2013-08-19. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  4. 1 2 "Hales Franciscan High School suspends school year". Hyde Park Herald . 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  5. ↑ John S. Jackson (August 2006). "The Making of a Senator: Barack Obama". Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
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