Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public four-year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Curie is operated by Chicago Public Schools district. The school has a Technical, Performing Arts, and International Baccalaureate Programme.
| Curie Metropolitan High School | |
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4959 S. Archer Avenue , 60632 | |
| Coordinates | 41°48′09″N 87°43′17″W / 41.8025°N 87.7213°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary Magnet |
| Motto | "We strive for Excellence!" |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 141016[2] |
| Principal | Homero Peñuelas [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 2,990 (2020–21)[6] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red White Blue[3] |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[3] |
| Team name | Condors[3] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
| Yearbook | Odyssey[5] |
| Website | curiehs |
Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace. Curie Metro High School is accessible via the Chicago L's nearby Pulaski Orange Line station.
Academics
editCurie Metropolitan High School has been an International Baccalaureate Organization World School since January 1999, and offers both the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme.[7] Curie Metro was one of sixteen schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[8] As of 2014 Curie Metropolitan High School has been on Chicago Public Schools academic probation for 5 years.[9]
Curie Metropolitan High School is rated a 2 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [10] 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.
International Baccalaureate
editCurie offers a rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme to help academically qualified students gain a valuable competitive edge for admission to college. Offered in grades 11 and 12, this comprehensive, two-year college preparatory curriculum helps students develop the critical thinking skills and knowledge needed to excel academically after graduation. At the end of grades 11 and 12, students sit for world-wide IB examinations. Based on their exam and other assessment scores, students may be awarded university credit for their IB course work at Curie. Each university has its own policy regarding credit awarded for IB scores. Students also take several AP courses during their four years at Curie.
Demographics
editIn the 2022-2023 school year, there were 3,178 students enrolled at the school. In the same year, 87% of students identified as Hispanic or Latino, 10% were black or African-American, 2% were Asian, and 1% were non-Hispanic white. 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches. The school has a student to teacher ratio of 16.4.[11]
Athletics
editCurie competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Curie High School is a school with a wide variety of sports. With twelve varsity sports, Curie students have a wide selection to choose from. The most notable sport recently is the varsity water polo team, which has won eight consecutive Chicago Public League titles in recent years. In 2015, the basketball team won its first class 4A Illinois State Championship.[12] Curie recently won back-to-back CPS Championships in football and played in back-to-back Prep Bowls (City Champ vs. Catholic League champ). On February 17, 2019, the basketball team won its first Chicago Public Schools Tournament Championship.
Notable alumni
edit- Victor Adeyanju, former NFL defensive end for the St. Louis Rams[13][14]
- Alfonzo McKinnie, former NBA player for the Chicago Bulls
- Cliff Alexander, former McDonald's All-American basketball player for the Kansas Jayhawks
- Yung Berg, rap artist (Sexy Lady)[15]
- Samuray del Sol, professional wrestler under the ring names Kalisto and Octagón Jr.; former two-time WWE United States Champion & former WWE Cruiserweight Champion[16]
- Matt Cole, former NFL player
- Mike Wengren, founding member and drummer for the metal band Disturbed[17]
- Dewayne Perkins, comedian[18] and writer[19][20] who appeared on Season 9 of MTV's Wild N' Out;[21] one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch for 2020[22]
- Stanley Glover, professional dancer/actor, Winner of the Princess Grace Award Dance Fellowship BalletX (2019), actor for The Big Leap (2021) So You Think You Can Dance (2005) and Digging for Life (2021)
- Candice Savage, professional dancer, has performed with Janelle Monae, Ciara, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Savion Glover, and Saweetie, among others
- Justin Harmon, college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini
References
edit- ^ "CurieHS Website". Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Chicago (Curie)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Institution Summary for Curie High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Clubs and Activities". Directory. Curie High School. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Curie Metropolitan High School - Illinois Report Card". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Curie Metropolitan High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ "The College Board website: Jan 23, 2007-Expansion of EXCELerator Schools Project to Denver, CO, and Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa), School Districts". Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "CPS : Find a school : Find a School". Cps.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- ^ "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Curie Metropolitan High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ "Chicago Curie Metropolitan High, No. 2 in nation, forfeits season over academics". Espn.go.com. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
- ^ "Victor Adeyanju". statistics and biographic information. National Football League. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Bannon, Terry (26 April 2006), "From Nigeria to shot at NFL: Ex-Curie standout Adeyanju could go in 1st 3 rounds", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 2 January 2010,
When Victor Adeyanju was finishing up at Curie five years ago, there wasn't a long line of schools eager for his services.
- ^ Whitehorne, Jelani (4 February 2008). "Yung Berg on Sexy Ladies and what he has in store for them this year". interview. Chicago Flame-Inferno. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
JW: You represent Chicago in your "Sexy Lady Remix." What part of Chicago are you from? YB: I'm from the Southside of Chicago. I attended CVCA and Curie for high school.
[permanent dead link] - ^ Pratt, Gregory. "From Chicago to Mexico City, a luchador makes good". VivaLoHoy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Sweet Home Cook County". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Metz, Nina. "Chicago's Dewayne Perkins on writing for 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and his new solo stand-up show 'How Being Black and Gay Made Me Better Than You'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Metz, Nina. "Why you should keep an eye on rising comedian/writer Dewayne Perkins". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Wright, Megh (2020-09-17). "Here's the Writing Staff of The Amber Ruffin Show". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "LGBTQ POC comedians we're obsessed with right now". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Riley, Jenelle (2020-08-12). "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2020". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-07.