DePaul College Prep

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DePaul College Prep
Address
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3300 N Campbell Ave

Chicago
,
Illinois
60618

USA
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational, secondary, parochial
Religious affiliation(s)Vincentian Catholic
Established2014
CEEB code140-850
PresidentMary A. Dempsey
PrincipalDr. Megan Stanton-Anderson
Board ChairJoe Haugh GT'84
Staff110
Teaching staff67
Grades9–12
Enrollment723 (2020)
Average class size20
Student to teacher ratio13:1
Campus typeurban
Color(s)Navy, White, Lake Blue, Star Red
Fight songWe Are DePaul College Prep
Athletics conferenceChicago Catholic League (m)
(f)
MascotRam
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
TuitionUS$14,900[1]
AffiliationCongregation of the Mission
Websitehttp://www.depaulprep.org

DePaul College Prep, is a Vincentian Catholic high school located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located on the north side of Chicago on its brand new 17-acre campus at 3300 N Campbell Ave. DePaul College Prep is sponsored by the Congregation of the Mission, Western Province, also known as the Vincentians. In 2012, a group of trustees and administrators of DePaul University was asked by the Archdiocese of Chicago and the priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Resurrection to assist Gordon Tech High School. As the academic partnership with DePaul University progressed, the school became DePaul College Prep in 2014.

School history[]

In July 2019, in response to growing enrollment, the DePaul College Prep Board of Directors acquired a new 17-acre campus and modern school buildings at 3300 N. Campbell, Chicago, Illinois. DePaul College Prep moved operations to the new campus in August 2020. The religious sponsorship of the school transferred from the Resurrectionists to the Vincentians in September 2019. In August 2020, DePaul College Prep began the school year on the new campus.

On August 1, 2019, the Board of Directors & Administration announced the purchase of a 17-acre campus at 3300 N. Campbell Ave from Adtalem Global Education, formerly known as DeVry Institute. The school moved to its new location on July 17, 2020, effective with the 2020-2021 school year.[3]

From 1898 to 1968, the Vincentian fathers also sponsored DePaul Academy, a Vincentian high school located on the University's Lincoln Park campus.

Gordon Technical High School opened in 1952 as an all-male school at the corner of Division Street and Greenview Avenue on Chicago's Northwest Side with an initial enrollment of 325 students. The school was originally named in honor of the Very Reverend Francis Gordon, an influential and high-ranking member of the Congregation of the Resurrection. Its first principal was the Rev. John Dzielski C.R. The school was built in the wake of the relocation of another high school run by the Congregation of the Resurrection, Archbishop Weber High School, which closed in 1999.[4] The school was founded at the request of Cardinal Samuel Stritch, who envisioned a new type of Catholic high school, one that had both a college preparatory curriculum and a technical curriculum. The school moved to its second campus in 1961. By the early 1980s, the school reached a peak enrollment of 2,300 students. Its first website was launched in January 1998, at www.gordontech.org. The school formally shortened its name to Gordon Tech in 1999. In 2001, the new school motto was adopted, replacing the old motto Ad Viros Faciendos (For the Making of Men). The school was all-male until declining enrollments and regional gentrification during the 1990s (including the closure of all-female Madonna High School in June 2001[5]) prompted the school to begin admitting girls in August 2002.[6][7]

The Board of Directors announced on March 12, 2014 that the names of the high school and its campus would be changed to DePaul College Prep and the Father Gordon Campus, respectively, as early as summer of that year. New namesake DePaul University has been an academic partner since 2012.[8] The school changed the URL of its website to the present www.depaulprep.org beginning with the 2014-15 school year.


Academics[]

DePaul College Prep is a co-ed college prep high school. DePaul Prep offers college prep, AP, Honors and International Baccalaureate classes on campus and dual enrollment classes at DePaul University, all of which can be found here: https://www.depaulprep.org/academics/departments-programs

Co-curricular activities[]

DePaul Prep has over 35 co-curriculars, clubs and academic teams on campus for students. All can be found here: https://www.depaulprep.org/student-life/clubs-organizations

Athletics[]

The DePaul College Prep Rams compete in two conferences. The men's teams compete in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL) while the women compete in the (GCAC). The school competes in state championship series sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The current school colors are orange and blue, though they were originally orange and blue and formerly orange and gray.

The school sponsors athletic teams for men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, golf, track & field, volleyball, baseball, softballfootball, wrestling, lacrosse, and cheer. [9]

The following teams have placed in the top four of their respective state tournaments sponsored by the IHSA:[10]

  • basketball (boys') •• 2nd place (1989–90)
  • football •• State Champions (1980–81)
  • football •• State Semi-Finalist (1985–86)

The school also claims two Chicago Prep Bowl championships in football (1982, 1987).

The school used to support an interscholastic fencing team, and competed as a founding member of the Great Lakes High School Fencing Conference (which represents teams from Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana). The team won the Midwest Boys' Title in 1981, 1984, 1985 and 1988. The boys' fencing team won the Illinois state championship (IHSA) in 1977 and 1980.[11]

Notable alumni[]

  • Louis Antonelli (class of 1981) – independent filmmaker and director.
  • Gregg Bingham (class of 1969) – former Houston Oilers linebacker.
  • Chris Bourjos - former MLB player for the San Francisco Giants.[12]
  • Jason Gedrick (born Jason Gedroic) (class of 1982) - actor from stage, film, and television (Iron Eagle, Murder One, Luck, Dexter).[13]
  • Tom Kleinschmidt (class of 1991) – former DePaul University and professional basketball player; men's head coach at Gordon Tech.[14]
  • Lawrence Langowski (class of 2003) - wrestler who represented Mexico in the 120 kilogram weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • Theodore Matlak (class of 1983) - former 32nd ward Chicago alderman.
  • Robert Meschbach (class of 1976) - professional soccer player who set a national high school record with 71 goals in one season.[15]
  • Dennis Tufano (class of 1967) - original lead singer of The Buckinghams, a 1960s Chicago rock and roll group.
  • Ken Warzynski (Class of 1966) - basketball player at DePaul University, was a 2nd Round draft pick of the Detroit Pistons and played professionally.
  • Raequan Williams (class of 2015) - professional football player on the Philadelphia Eagles; college football player at Michigan State University.
  • Jitim Young (class of 2000) - basketball player at Northwestern University and the Phoenix Suns (summer league), Chicago Bulls (preseason) and San Antonio Spurs (free agent camp); also played in Europe, the Dominican Republic and Israel.[16]

Archbishop Weber High School[]

Like Gordon Tech, Archbishop Weber High School was administered by the Congregation of the Resurrection. It served Chicago's Catholic community for 109 years, but closed in 1999 due to low enrollment.[4] The heritage of Weber is kept alive through the Weber High School Alumni Association. Alumni records are held in the DePaul College Prep's Records Office.

References[]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Tuition". depaulprep.org. Retrieved 21 Feb 2021.
  2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. ^ Marek, Lynn "DePaul College Prep acquires new campus", "Crain's Chicago Business", 01 August 2019. Retrieved 01 August 2019.,
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Quintanilla, Ray & Kloehn, Steve "Weber High To Close After 109 Years", "Chicago Tribune", 01 April 1999. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. ^ Bowean, Lolly. "Gordon Tech gets a name change". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  6. ^ Lieblich, Julia & Donato, Marlo "Gordon Tech will admit girls in 2002", "Chicago Tribune", 23 May 2001. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. ^ Bosch, H. Jose "Switching from single-sex to coed school has proponents, opponents" Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, "Medill Reports Chicago", 19 February 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  8. ^ Sfondeles, Tina. "It's official: Gordon Tech to become DePaul College Prep," Chicago Sun-Times, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "DePaul College Prep Athletics Department". depaulprep.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ IHSA record page for Gordon Tech HS. Ihsa.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
  11. ^ IHSA. "Illinois High School Association". www.ihsa.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Chris Bourjos Bio".
  13. ^ Jason Gedrick bio @tv.com. Tv.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
  14. ^ Smith, Harold. "Tom Kleinschmidt Hired As New GT Basketball Coach".
  15. ^ IHSA individual all-time boys soccer records. Ihsa.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
  16. ^ Jitim Young bio @nba.com (dleague) Archived 2007-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. Nba.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.

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