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Orr Academy High School
Public secondary school in Chicago, Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rezin Orr Academy High School is a public four-year high school bordered between the neighborhoods of West Garfield and Humboldt Park located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district and is managed by the Academy for Urban School Leadership. The school is named after labor leader Rezin Orr.
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History
Orr traces its origins to 1918, when it was opened as an elementary school in a building, which is currently the Brian Piccolo Specialty School located at 1040 N. Keeler. Orr began hosting high school students in the 1920s, when it became a branch of Austin High School. From the 1940s to the 1950s, Orr was used a vocational school for seventh and eighth grade boys, and for a short period it served as a temporary home for Our Lady of the Angels School after that school was ravaged by a fire in 1958. Orr was then used as a branch of Marshall High School before becoming an independent high school in 1963.[2]
Rezin Orr High School moved into a new building in 1973 under the leadership of principal, Kenneth Van Spankeren. [3] The old Orr school building then became the Brian Piccolo Specialty School.
The current high school building was designed by the firm of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.[4]
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Athletics
Orr competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[5] The boys' basketball team were state champions in 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.[6]
Notable alumni
- Jay Davis (class of 1989), professional baseball player[7]
- Myke Henry (class of 2011), professional basketball player[8]
References
External links
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