Providence St. Mel School

Providence St. Mel School (PSM) is a private, coeducational preschool – grade 12 school in East Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Providence St. Mel
Address
119 South Central Park Avenue

Chicago
,
Illinois
60624

United States
Coordinates41°52′43.6″N 87°42′55.2″W
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational
FounderPaul J. Adams III
PrincipalTimothy Ervin
GradesPreschool–12
Color(s)Purple and gold         
SloganWork Plan Build Dream
Team nameKnights
Websitepsmnow.com

History

The school was created in 1969 with the merger of two schools, Providence High School and St. Mel High School. In 1978 the Archdiocese of Chicago decided to close it. The principal, Paul J. Adams III, and administrators of the school chose instead to operate it as an independent school, after the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, owners of the school building, agreed to sell it to them for a low price.[2]

In 1982 and 1983, President Ronald Reagan visited the school. In 1993, Oprah Winfrey donated $1,000,000.[3]

The October 2006 issue of Chicago magazine ranked Providence St. Mel as one of the most outstanding elementary schools in the metropolitan area. The school earned a place on the magazine's "A+ Team", the list of select 115 public and 25 private elementary and middle schools.

Alumni
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See also

References
  1. "Contact Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine." Providence St. Mel School. Retrieved on April 16, 2011. "Providence St. Mel 119 South Central Park Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60624"
  2. Hendryx, William M. "A School That Wouldn't Die" (PDF). Readers Digest. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  3. History Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine psm.k12.il.us
  4. "Linton Johnson". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  5. "BERNIE LEAHY". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
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