Evergreen Park Community High School District 231
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The Evergreen Park High School District 231, also called Evergreen Park High School, is a public high school
located in Evergreen Park
, Illinois
southwest of Chicago
. The high school has about 950 students in grades 9-12.
by Nobel Laureate and President of the University of Chicago
, George W. Beadle.
The Unabomber is also a graduate of Evergreen Park high School.
(SSC), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association
(IHSA), the body which governs most athletics and competitive activities in the state. Teams are stylized as the Mustangs.
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament.
Prior to being sponsored by the IHSA, the girls' water polo team won the state championship from 1980—85, finishing second in 1986.
High school
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located in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park, Illinois
Evergreen Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 25,044 at the 2009 census.-Geography:Evergreen Park is located at . The suburb is surrounded by the city of Chicago on three of its sides, while Oak Lawn and Hometown border it on the west...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
southwest of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. The high school has about 950 students in grades 9-12.
History
On 6 April 1962, the school hosted a talk on geneticsGenetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
by Nobel Laureate and President of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, George W. Beadle.
The Unabomber is also a graduate of Evergreen Park high School.
Athletics
Evergreen Park competes in the South Suburban ConferenceSouth Suburban Conference (Illinois)
The South Suburban Conference is a high school athletic and activity conference which comprises fourteen schools located in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois....
(SSC), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
(IHSA), the body which governs most athletics and competitive activities in the state. Teams are stylized as the Mustangs.
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament.
- Bowling (girls): 3rd place (1976—77, 77—78, 80—81); 4th place (78—79)
- Softball: 4th place (1985—86)
Prior to being sponsored by the IHSA, the girls' water polo team won the state championship from 1980—85, finishing second in 1986.