Harrison Technical High School

Carter H. Harrison Technical High School was a high school in South Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was a part of Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

It opened in 1912 and was named after Chicago mayor Carter H. Harrison; the school's building was completed in 1914.[2][3]

For a period Harrison had a branch school, Froebel, which served grades 9 through 10 and drew students from Hispanic neighborhoods. Students from Froebel moved onto the main campus for grades 11 and 12.[1]

In the 1960s gangs in the area began to adopt a racial identity, and the Mexican student population at the main campus, while still small relative to the overall population, was increasing; at the time racial tension between black and Mexican students increased.[1] In 1972 most of the students at Froebel were of Mexican origin and 75% of the students were Spanish-speaking. During March 1972 protests from the Mexican-American community demanding better conditions from CPS,[4] 45% of the students at Froebel did not attend.[5]

The high school closed in 1983.[2] Its building now houses the Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy.[2]

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Alvarez, p. 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Chicago Carter Harrison Technical High School". Illinois HS Glory Days. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Shine, James E (1933). The Development of Technical Education in the Chicago High Schools (Masters). Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ Alvarez, p. 89.
  5. ↑ Alvarez, p. 90.
  6. ↑ "JOHN JOSEPH KARWALES, 84". Chicago Tribune. January 5, 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Goldsborough, Bob (March 3, 2010). "George J. Cisar, 1910–2010: Believed to be the second-oldest former major-league baseball player". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rudy Lozano". Chicago Tribute. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kendall, Peter (July 6, 1990). "Ex-illinois Rep. Walter Mcavoy, 85". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Voge, Richard George". Navy Department Library. June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

References

  • Alvarez, René Luis. "A Community that Would Not Take 'No' for an Answer: Mexican Americans, the Chicago Public Schools, and the Founding of Benito Juarez High School," Journal of Illinois History (2014) 17:1 pp 78-98.

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