Crane High School (Chicago)

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Crane Medical Prep High School
Address
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2245 W. Jackson Blvd

Chicago
,
Illinois
60612

United States
Coordinates41°52′36″N 87°41′00″W / 41.8768°N 87.6832°W / 41.8768; -87.6832Coordinates: 41°52′36″N 87°41′00″W / 41.8768°N 87.6832°W / 41.8768; -87.6832
Information
School typePublic Secondary Medical Prep
MottoScientia Ac Labore
Opened1890
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code140760[1]
PrincipalToya Murray
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment481 (2015–16)[4]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Red
  Blue
  White[2]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League[2]
NicknameCougars[2]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
YearbookScience & Craft
Websitenewcranemedicalprep.org

Richard T. Crane Medical Prep High School (formerly known as Crane Tech Prep or Crane Tech High School) is a public 4–year medical prep high school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Crane is named for businessman Richard T. Crane. For the 2012–13 school year, the school became a medical preparatory high school; Partnering with Rush Hospital, City Colleges Of Chicago, and University of Illinois at Chicago.

History[]

Crane was founded as a males-only school at 12th Street and Michigan Avenue in 1890. It was originally known as the English High and Manual Training School.[5] In 1903, the school moved to its present location and was renamed in honor of businessman Richard T. Crane.[6] When the school went co-ed in 1954, it began to de-emphasize its "technical" label, though it continued to offer courses like auto shop and drafting.[5] Between 1911 and 1969, the school shared its building with Crane College, the first junior college in Chicago. The college moved out in 1969 and is now known as Malcolm X College.[7] On November 30, 2011, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard announced that Crane, along with several other schools, would either be closed or phased out. Under this plan, Crane would remain open but no longer accept freshman students, who would be routed instead to either Wells, Manley, Marshall, or Farragut.[8] In April 2012, however, Brizard announced that Crane would be retained and redeveloped into a health sciences high school.[9] Crane High School previously housed Chicago Talent Development Charter High School during the 2012-13 academic year, prior to Chicago Talent's closure the following year.

Athletics[]

Crane became a charter member of the Chicago Public League in 1913.[5] Since then, it has won eleven city titles in boys' basketball (1921, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1957, 1964, 1968, 1972, 2003).[10][11] The school has produced a number of professional basketball players (see below).

Notable alumni[]

  • Berle Adams was a music executive and founder of Mercury Records
  • Harry Aleman was a mobster and feared enforcer for the Chicago Outfit
  • Tony Allen is an NBA player[12]
  • Cory Blackwell is a former NBA player (1984–85), who played for the Seattle SuperSonics[13]
  • Milt Bocek was an MLB player (Chicago White Sox)[14]
  • Will Bynum (born 1983) was an NBA player and 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP[15]
  • Lou Chirban (1930–2008) was an MLB pitcher, one of the first five white players to join the Negro American League[16]
  • Sherron Collins played basketball for the University of Kansas[17]
  • Martin Cooper invented the handheld cell phone and made the first portable cellular phone call on April 3, 1973 [18]
  • Chaz Ebert attorney and businesswoman. 1969 Crane High School graduate
  • Milt Galatzer was an MLB player (Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds)[19]
  • Robert F. "Ace" Gruenig (1913-1958) was a basketball player during the 1930s and 1940s. On August 11, 1963, Gruenig was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
  • George Halas was a professional football player, professional baseball player, coach, executive, and pioneer of the NFL. He led the Chicago Bears to six NFL championships, and was a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.[20]
  • Richard Hamming (1915-1998), who graduated from Crane in 1933 was a computer pioneer in error correction code, mathematician on the Manhattan Project, and winner of Turing Award.
  • J. Allen Hynek was a professor of astronomy at Northwestern University. He was considered an expert on the subject of UFO phenomena. A former investigator for Project Blue Book, he invented the close encounter scale (first kind, second kind, third kind).[21]
  • Shirley M. Jones (1939-2016), Illinois state legislator[22]
  • John Kenerson was a professional football player
  • Carol D. Lee is a professor, educational researcher, school director and author.
  • LeRoy Martin, Chicago police officer who served as the second African-American superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (1987-1992).[citation needed]
  • Edward Nedza, Illinois state legislator and businessman[23]
  • Ken Norman is a former NBA forward (1987–97) who starred for the University of Illinois. He played most of his career with the Los Angeles Clippers, who drafted him in the first round of the 1987 NBA Draft.[20]
  • Chris Pelekoudas was a Major League Baseball umpire
  • Joe Reiff was a three-time All-American basketball player at Northwestern[24]
  • Wally Ris was a swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  • William "Bill" Shaw, politician, noted as the first African-American to serve as mayor of Dolton, Illinois
  • Robert Shaw, politician
  • Sam Sibert was a basketball player and second-round pick in 1972 NBA draft
  • Lou Skizas is a former MLB player (New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox)
  • Andre Wakefield is a former NBA player (1978–80)[25]
  • Verdine White of Earth Wind and Fire group. 1969 Crane High School graduate

References[]

  1. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Chicago (Crane)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Institution Summary for Crane High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Chicago Public Schools". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c David Southwell. "Crane polishes tarnished image". Chicago Sun-Times. December 4, 1991.
  6. ^ "Children back to the schools". Chicago Tribune. September 8, 1903. 10.
  7. ^ "Top floor work starts on Malcolm X building". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1969. W4.
  8. ^ Rossi, Rosalind (2011-11-30). "Crane, Dyett high schools to be phased out in CPS shake-up". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  9. ^ Monica Staton. "CPS changes mind on Crane, wants health sciences school". Gazette Chicago. April 5, 2012. Retrieved on July 6, 2012.
  10. ^ IHSA CPL Boys Basketball Champions. 2008. Retrieved on September 9, 2008.
  11. ^ "City crown belongs to Crane - Cougars overpower Julian at United Center". Chicago Sun-Times. February 23, 2008.
  12. ^ "Tony Allen". statistics and biographic information. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  13. ^ "Cory Blackwell". statistics and biographic information. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  14. ^ "Milt Bocek Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  15. ^ "Will Bynum". statistics and biographic information. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  16. ^ Tribune staff (July 18, 1950). "Monarchs Face Chicago Giants". South Bend Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  17. ^ Powers, Scott (13 June 2005), "It's academic for Crane's Collins", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 101
  18. ^ Wikipedia - Martin Cooper
  19. ^ "Milt Galatzer Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "Crane Facts", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 94, 4 December 1991
  21. ^ "Biography - J. Allen Hynek (1910-1986)", J. Allen Hynek Papers at Northwestern University Archives, series 11/3/5/6 (Box 1): 1, 2002, retrieved 5 September 2010, Josef Allen Hynek was born May 1, 1910 in Chicago to Czechoslovakian parents. He graduated from Crane Technical High School in 1927 and went on to the University of Chicago ...
  22. ^ Shirley Jones, former State Rep, passes away
  23. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1985-1986,' Biographical Sketch of Edward Nedza, pg. 68
  24. ^ Porter, David L. (2005). Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 0-313-30952-3.p. 391
  25. ^ "Andre Wakefield". statistics and biographic information. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 September 2008.

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