Englewood STEM High School

Englewood STEM High School (ESHS) is a public 4–year high school located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened on September 3, 2019,[3][4][5] Englewood STEM is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district.

Englewood STEM High School
Address
6835 South Normal Boulevard

Chicago
,
Illinois
60621

United States
Information
School type
OpenedSeptember 3, 2019
School districtChicago Public Schools
PrincipalConrad E. Timbers-Ausar[1][2]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment781 (2022–2023)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Columbia Blue
  White
  Black
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League
Team namePanthers
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Websiteenglewoodstemhs.cps.edu

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.[6][7] Construction of Englewood STEM, an $85 million high school began in July 2018, after the demolition of Robeson the previous month. Englewood STEM was completed in August 2019, opening its doors for ninth graders on September 3, 2019.[8][9]

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.[10] 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.[11][12]

Athletics

References
  1. ESHS, Principal's Message
  2. IRC - Englewood Stem HS
  3. "New Englewood STEM High School Opens, Replacing Four Older Neighborhood Schools". 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. "Englewood's New STEM School Welcomes Its First Panthers Tuesday — Giving Students The Neighborhood School They Deserve, CPS Says". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. Issa, Nader (2019-09-01). "Englewood's 1st new school since 1970s welcomes students this week". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  6. "$75 Million New Englewood High School Will Merge 4 Schools At Robeson". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  7. says, Daryl Allen (2017-02-28). "A New High School for Englewood". South Side Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  8. "New $85 million Englewood high school to focus on STEM, careers". Chalkbeat. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  9. "'Game-Changer' Englewood STEM High School Is Attracting Students From Outside The Neighborhood, Principal Says". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  10. "CPS Unveils Englewood STEM High School After Controversial Closures". WTTW News. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  11. 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
  12. CHICAGO POLICE, At Least 3 Students Hurt in Fight with Parent at Chicago High School, By Vi Nguyen • Published April 26, 2022

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