Prosser Career Academy is a public vocational high school located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood

Belmont Cragin, Chicago

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 of Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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. It was opened in September 1959 for males only, adding females decades later. Prior to the summer of 1998 the school's name was Prosser Vocational High School. The school is named for Charles Allen Prosser

Charles Allen Prosser

Charles Allen Prosser was the Father of Vocational Education in the United States and the architect of the 1917 Smith-Hughes Act. His mission in life was to help improve the education of American children.- Biography :...

, an educator who pioneered vocational education.

During their first year, students enroll in the Freshman Academy which eases the transition into high school. After freshman year, students enroll in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme or Career and Technical Education (CTE) clusters.

School Activities

• Advance Technology Group through Research & Development
• Academic Decathlon
• African American Club
• After School Matters
• ASPIRA
• Cheerleading
• Drama
• Ecology Club
• Falcon Newspaper
• French Club
• GSA
• Key Club
• National Honor Society
• Polish Club
• Rube Goldberg
• Snowball
• Student Council
• Tutoring
• Yearbook
• Yu-Gi-Oh Club
• JROTC

Athletics

• Baseball (M) (V,JV)
• Football(M)
• Soccer (V,JV) (F/M)
• Softball (V)(F)
• Track and Field (M,F)
• Volleyball (M,F) (V,JV)
• Wrestling (M)
• Swimming (M,F) (JV,V)

Notable alumni

Wally Kozielski better known as "Freak

Freak (Wally Kozielski)

"Freak" , is a radio personality in Chicago, Illinois. Kozielski was a cohort of the Chicago-based, nationally syndicated morning radio talk show, Mancow's Morning Madhouse, hosted by Erich "Mancow" Muller for 9 years....

" is a well known radio DJ in Chicago. He was a part of Mancow's Morning Madhouse

Mancow's Morning Madhouse

Mancow’s Morning Madhouse is an American radio show hosted by Erich “Mancow” Muller. The show is broadcast to a number of markets of mainly FM radio stations throughout the United States....

 for many years. Before that he was a rodie for the rock band Metallica

Metallica

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. Currently he is the program director and DJ for WRXQ100.7 FM

WRXQ

WRXQ is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Coal City, Illinois, USA, it serves Will Grundy County, Illinois, and Kankakee County, Illinois counties as well as Southwest Suburban Chicago. The station is currently owned by NM Licensing LLC and features programming from...

(The Southland's Classic Rock) in Chicago.

External links

• School's Official website