Von Steuben Metropolitan High School

Von Steuben Metropolitan High School
Address
5039 N. Kimball Avenue Chicago , Illinois 60625 United States
Coordinates	41°58′24″N 87°42′48″W / 41.9732°N 87.7132°W / 41.9732; -87.7132
Information
School type	Public Secondary Magnet
Motto	"Together, we are Von strong."
Opened	1930; 94 years ago (1930)
School district	Chicago Public Schools
Principal	Jennifer Sutton
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	1,648 (2015–16)[2]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Red  Black
Song	Let’s wave on high the banner of our school, Let’s cheer to make the rafters ring. Ever be faithful to her golden rule, And of her glories we will carry on, All sons and daughters brave and true. In friendships linking arms, In mem’ries of her charms. Von Steuben High School Here’s to you. Written by Carol Herron, Class of 1938; Music by Ray Turner, Class of 1936
Athletics conference	Chicago Public League
Mascot	Panther
Team name	Panthers
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper	The Panther Press
Yearbook	Visions
Website	vonsteuben.org

Von Steuben Metropolitan High School (also known as Von Steuben Metropolitan Science High School) is a public 4–year magnet high school located on the border of the North Park and Albany Park neighborhoods on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1930, Von Steuben is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district and is named for military officer Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.

Achievements

Von Steuben was named an Outstanding American High School by U.S. News & World Report in 1999 and mentioned in Newsweek's America's Best High Schools list in 2003. According to the U.S. News & World Report in 2012, Von Steuben ranks at #49 at the state level and #1273 at the national level.

Athletics

Von Steuben competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Von Steuben sport teams are nicknamed Panthers. In the 2002–03 season, The boys’ sophomore basketball team won the Chicago Class AA city title. In 2004–05 and 2005–06, The boys' varsity water polo team won the city title. In the 2011–12 season, the boys' sophomore volleyball team were named city champions. In the 2014–2015 season the boys' freshman, JV, and varsity teams all were named city champions. ^[3] In the 2022 season the Boys' Varsity Baseball team won their Conference. Also in 2022 the Boys Varsity Basketball team won the Consolation City Playoffs.

Fall

• Boys' Football

Winter

Spring

Notable alumni

• Charlene Barshefsky – former United States Trade Representative
• Neil Bluhm - American billionaire real estate and casino magnate
• Rosalyn Bryant – 1976 Olympic silver medalist in the 4x400 meter relay
• Howie Carl – basketball player, played for Ray Meyer at DePaul University and played pro basketball for the NBA's Chicago Packers
• Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty – director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
• Albert Goldbarth – poet and author
• Mike Nussbaum – actor and director
• Ash-har Quraishi – broadcast journalist; formerly CNN's bureau chief in Islamabad
• Marv Rotblatt – former MLB player (Chicago White Sox)
• Lynn Sweet – Chicago Sun-Times Washington DC bureau chief
• Israel Sanchez - former MLB player (Kansas City Royals)

References

External links

• Official website
• U.S. News & World Report 1999 article

This page was last edited on 3 October 2023, at 06:18