Englewood Technical Prep Academy (Chicago) or sometimes referred to as simply Englewood High School (Chicago), part of the Chicago Public School

Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...

 system, served the Englewood

Englewood, Chicago

Englewood, once known as "Junction Grove" , is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago. At its height, over 97,000 people lived in its approximately 3 square miles , but the neighborhood's population has since dropped dramatically...

 community on the South Side

South Side (Chicago)

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 of Chicago, Illinois.
The school graduated its last class of 151 students in June 2008. The school was closed as an action in the CPS Renaissance 2010 program. There are two new schools currently using the same building: Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men

Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men

Urban Prep Academies is a nonprofit organization that operates a network of free open-enrollment public all-male college-preparatory high schools in Chicago. Founded in 2002, and receiving its first Charter approval from Chicago Public Schools in 2005, it operates the nation's first all-male public...

 and Team Englewood. The exact location of the campus is +41° 46' 52.61", -87° 38' 4.38

Many reasons were put behind closing this school. This was one of the worst performing Public Schools in the US for end of 2008. List for Reference. They also had a shooting back in 2002. Fox News Coverage

Before closing, this school was a participant in one of the oldest rivalries in the United States against Hyde Park Career Academy

Hyde Park Career Academy

Hyde Park Career Academy is a public 4-year high school located in the Woodlawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.-Notable alumni:...

.

Notable alumni

• The Barrett Sisters
  The Barrett Sisters
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   - legendary gospel trio
• Robert W. ("Bob" or "Tiny") Maxwell (1883-1922) – football player, coach, and official; sports editor; namesake of the Maxwell Football Club and the Maxwell Trophy
• Oscar Brown, Jr.
  Oscar Brown
  Oscar Brown, Jr was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor.He ran for office in the Illinois state legislature and U.S...
  
   (1926-2005) – singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, and civil rights activist
• Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr.
  Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr.
  Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut.-Early years:...
  
   (1935-1967) - Air Force pilot and first African American astronaut.
• Merri Dee
  Merri Dee
  Merri Dee is an American philanthropist and former television journalist. From 1972 to 2008, Dee worked at Chicago television station and national cable superstation WGN-TV , as an anchor/reporter and later as the director of community relations...
  
   (1936-) – WGN-TV anchor/reporter, television personality, victims' rights advocate and philanthropist
• Carl Nicks
  Carl Nicks (basketball)
  Orlando Carl Nicks is a retired American American NBA player. At 6'1" 175 lb, Nicks played guard during his career.-Basketball career:...
  
   - NBA player; Star player at Indiana State University
  Indiana State University
  Indiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...
  
  ; selected as member of Centennial Team - Missouri Valley Conference

External links

• Alumni website
• Chicago Reporter website gives a brief history of Englewood
• Profile from the Illinois High School Association