Gage Park High School

Gage Park High School
250px “To Reject Making Peace with Mediocrity.”
Address
5630 S. Rockwell Street. Chicago, Illinois 60629 United States
Coordinates
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Opened	1939
School district	Chicago Public Schools
CEEB Code	140835
Principal	Brian L. Metcalf
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	376 (2015–16)
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Maroon      White
Athletics conference	Chicago Public League
Team name	Owls
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	gageparkhs.org

Gage Park High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Gage Park neighborhood on the south–west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Gage Park is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Opened in 1939, Gage Park serves students living within three neighboring communities: Chicago Lawn, New City and West Englewood.

History

Gage Park High School opened in 1939. During the 1972-73 school year, Gage Park was the subject of a 10-week boycott concerning overcrowding from white parents and students. The school's enrollment at the time was 3,109, 800 over capacity for the building. The protesters wanted the Chicago Public Schools board to transfer 650 students, 600 of whom were African-American out of the school to other area schools.

Student Body and graduation rate

Today, the school's student body is made up of: 50.6% Hispanic, 46.8% African-American, 1.3% Other, 0.8% White and 0.2% Asian. Gage Park High School has a 40.3% graduation rate, 25.1% lower than Chicago public schools average of 65.4%.

Athletics

Gage Park competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The boys' baseball team became Chicago Public League champions under the coaching of Paul Stanger in 1946-47. The boys baseball team also became Chicago Public League champions in 1963, defeating Lane Tech H.S.

Extra-curricular activities

Sports

• Football (Boys')
• Soccer (Boys'/Girls')
• Cheerleading (Girls')
• Volleyball (Boys'/Girls')
• Basketball (Boys'/Girls')
• Baseball (Boys')
• Pom-Pom (Girls')
• Softball (Girls')
• Swimming (Boys'/Girls')
• Track & Field (Boys'/Girls')

Academic/Other

• Robotics Team
• National Honor's Society
• JROTC
• No Drama Drama Club
• Pre Law/Youth Summit
• Gamma Pi
• Unity Group
• VOYCE
• Model U.N
• Guitar Club
• Student Council
• Beta Club
• Mentor Moms Group