Argo Community High School
| Argo Community High School | |
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| Address | |
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7239 W. 63rd Street ,, 60501 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°46′34″N87°48′17″W/ 41.776°N 87.8046°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | "We inspire, educate, and empower students to envision and achieve a positive future for themselves and their community" |
| Opened | 1920 |
| School district | Argo Community High School District 217 |
| Superintendent | Dr. William Toulios |
| Dean | Denise Ghaowi, Chris Kelly, Vince Loizzo |
| Principal | Dr. Brandon Cotter |
| Staff | 128.80 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,924 (2022-2023)[1] |
| •Grade 9 | 493 |
| •Grade 10 | 500 |
| •Grade 11 | 434 |
| •Grade 12 | 497 |
| Average class size | 22.2[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.94[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon White |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Argonauts |
| Accreditation | Illinois State Board of Education |
| Newspaper | The Maroon |
| Yearbook | Argolite |
| Website | www |
Argo Community High Schoolis a public four-yearhigh schoollocated inSummit, Illinois,a western suburb ofChicago.The district draws students from the communities of Summit,Bedford Park,Bridgeview,Justice,Willow Springs,and a portion ofHickory Hills.The school was named for the area surrounding the large corn processing plant located near the school, which manufactured Argo corn starch and is currently owned byIngredion.In 2014 and 2016, Argo was awarded a bronze medal byU.S. News & World Reportfor outstanding academic performance, the only school in theSouth Suburban Conferenceto receive such recognition.[4]
On March 11, 2016,Democraticpresidential candidateBernie Sandersheld a campaign rally at Argo that was attended by several thousand people.[5]
On September 6, 1968, Argo had a Race Riot. Yolande Robbins was key to mending the relationship between African American students and the school itself. She was fired later for no cause.[1]
Activities
[edit]| Activity |
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| A-Club |
| Art Club |
| Chess Club |
| Choir |
| Culinary Club |
| Drama Club / Thespians |
| Environmental Club |
| French/Spanish Honor Society |
| Freshman Class Board |
| Golden Fleece Play |
| Instrumental Music |
| International Club |
| Junior Class Board |
| Mathletes |
| National Hispanic Institute (NHI) |
| National Honor Society |
| Newspaper (Maroon) |
| Radio (WARG) |
| Scholastic Bowl |
| Senior Class Board |
| Sophomore Class Board |
| Special Olympics |
| Speech Team |
| Spring Musical Theater Director |
| Spring Musical Vocal Director |
| Spring Musical Instrumental Director |
| Student Council |
| STRIIVE |
| Winter Guard |
| Winter Percussion |
| Yearbook (Argolite) |
Athletics
[edit]Argo competes as a member of theSouth Suburban Conference.It also competes in state championship series sponsored by theIllinois High School Association(IHSA). School colors areMaroonandWhite.Teams are called the Argonauts. Argo sponsors interscholastic teams for men and women inbasketball,bowling,cross country,golf,soccer,swimminganddiving,tennis,track and field,volleyball,water poloandwrestling.There are men's teams inbaseballandfootballand women's teams inbadmintonandsoftball.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Bob Bercich,a formerNFLsafetyfor theDallas Cowboys.
- Bill Damaschke,an animator and producer who was formerly an executive atDreamWorks.
- Kyle Hill,a former professionalbasketballplayer in Europe. He was the second-round draft pick of theDallas Mavericksin the2001 NBA draft.[7]
- Johnny Karras,a halfback for theIllinoisteam that won the1952 Rose Bowl.He was the second-round choice of theChicago Cardinalsin the1952 NFL draft.
- Ted Kluszewski,anMLBfirst baseman(1947–61) who played most of his career with theCincinnati Reds.In 1998 theCincinnati Redsretired his number. 1954 He hit three home runs for theChicago White Soxin the1959 World Series.[8][9]
- Damon R. Leichty(Class of 1990), district judge
- Sheldon Mallory,a formerMLBoutfielderfor theOakland Athletics.
- Milan Mrksich(class of 1985), Vice President of Research and Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Biomedical Engineering atNorthwestern University
- Dick Portillo(class of 1957), a restaurateur and founder of the Portillo Restaurant Group, the most notable business of which isPortillo's.[9][10]
- Mamie Till,the fourth black graduate of Argo and mother ofEmmett Till,whose murder served as a catalyst in theCivil Rights Movement.
- Louis Till,estranged ex-husband ofMamie Tilland father ofEmmett Till.While serving in the Italian Campaign inWorld War IIhe was arrested and later convicted of one count of murder and two counts of rape inItaly.He was executed by hanging for his crimes.
- Saul White Jr.,a professional basketball player who is currently a member of theHarlem Globetrotters.
- Mike York(class of 1982), a formerMLBpitcherfor thePittsburgh Piratesand theCleveland Indians.[9][11]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Argo Community High School".National Center for Education Statistics.RetrievedSeptember 7,2024.
- ^Class of 2021 school report card
- ^Class of 2008 school report card
- ^"Argo Community High School in Summit, IL - US News Best High Schools".U.S. News & World Report.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-09-23.
- ^Chicago Sun-Times
- ^Argo Athletics:List of sports teams; accessed 28 March 2009
- ^NBA Draft Profile for Kyle Hill; accessed 28 March 2009
- ^"Erardi, John;Fans still cherish Big Klu;16 July 1998; Cincinnati Enquirer; accessed 28 March 2009 ".Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2012.Retrieved28 March2009.
- ^abcClark, Mike (17 November 2009)."Argo".Chicago Sun-Times.Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2009.Retrieved18 November2009.
- ^History of the Portillo Restaurant Group,accessed 28 March 2009
- ^Hertzel, Bob;Argo grad defeats big-league problem;15 September 1990;Chicago Tribune;accessed 28 March 2009
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