Rich Township High School

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Rich Township High School
Address
20550 S Cicero Avenue

,
60443

United States
Information
School type public secondary
Opened1952
School districtRich Township High School District 227
SuperintendentDr. Johnnie Thomas
PrincipalCo-Principals (Mr. Lynn Fields - FAC Campus) & (Ms. Janice Wells - STEM Campus)
Staff247
Grades 912
Gender coed
Enrollment2,677 (2019-20) [1]
AreaSouth Suburbs
Campus type suburban
Color(s)  red
  black [2]
Athletics conference Southland Athletic Conference
MascotRaptors
Team name Raptors [2]
Website https://www.rich227.org/

Rich Township High School is a public high school headquartered in the south suburbs of Chicago in Matteson, Illinois. [3] The district enrolls nearly 2,500 students from all or portions of Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Olympia Fields, Matteson, Richton Park, Park Forest, Tinley Park, and University Park. The district operates two campuses, a Fine Arts and Communications Campus in Richton Park, and a STEM Campus in Olympia Fields.

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History

Rich East High School opened in 1952, becoming the first school in the district and located in Park Forest. The second school, Rich Central High School opened in Olympia Fields in 1959. Rich South High School's campus operated out of the Rich East Campus beginning in late 1972, with a separate Rich South Campus opening in Richton Park in January 1973. [4] In 2019, the district announced that the Rich East campus would be closed going into the 2020–2021 school year. [5]

Future Plans

As of December 2019, the Rich Township district plans include consolidation of the remaining two schools, Rich South and Rich Central. Other plans include renovations of the remaining schools. [6] The renovation plan would involve more than 100 million dollars. [7]

Schools

(Our belief - 2 Campuses, but 1 school.)

Fine Arts Campus - formerly known as Rich South - * Rich South High School (Richton Park)

STEM Campus - formerly known as Rich Central - * Rich Central High School (Olympia Fields)


Rich East was closed in 2021. Now, Rich East students attend either the FAC or STEM Campus.

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References

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  3. "Home." Rich Township High School District 227. Retrieved on December 9, 2012. "20550 S. Cicero Avenue | Matteson Illinois
  4. "History of Our District".
  5. Slowik, Ted. "District 227 board votes to close Rich East High School in Park Forest as part of consolidation plan". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  6. "District 227 Approves $105 Million for Construction Projects". 4 December 2019.
  7. "District 227 votes to close Rich East High School". 17 October 2019.