Curie Metropolitan High School

Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School is a public 4–year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Curie is operated by Chicago Public Schools district. The school has a Technical, Performing Arts, and International Baccalaureate Programme. Curie Metropolitan High School was named after Nobel Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska–Curie in recognition of the area's historically heavy Polish-American populace. Curie Metro High School is accessible via the Chicago L's nearby Pulaski Orange Line station.

Curie Metropolitan High School
Address
4959 S. Archer Avenue

Chicago
,
Illinois
60632

United States
Coordinates41.8025°N 87.7213°W / 41.8025; -87.7213
Information
School typePublic Secondary Magnet
Motto"We strive for Excellence!"
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code141016[1]
PrincipalAllison C. Tingwall[2]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment3,043 (2015–16)[3]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)     Red
     White
     Blue[4]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League[4]
Team nameCondors[4]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
YearbookOdyssey[6]
Websitecuriehs.org

Academics

Curie Metropolitan High School has been an International Baccalaureate Organization World School since January 1999, and offers both the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme.[7] Curie Metro was one of sixteen schools nationwide selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[8] As of 2014 Curie Metropolitan High School has been on Chicago Public Schools academic probation for 5 years.[9]

International Baccalaureate

Curie offers a rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme to help academically qualified students gain a valuable competitive edge for admission to college. Offered in grades 11 and 12, this comprehensive, two-year college preparatory curriculum helps students develop the critical thinking skills and knowledge needed to excel academically after graduation. At the end of grades 11 and 12, students sit for world-wide IB examinations. Based on their exam and other assessment scores, students may be awarded university credit for their IB course work at Curie. Each university has its own policy regarding credit awarded for IB scores. Students also take several AP courses during their four years at Curie.

Athletics

Curie competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Curie High School is a school with a wide variety of sports. With twelve varsity sports, Curie students have a wide selection to choose from. The most notable sport recently is the varsity water polo team, which has won eight consecutive Chicago Public League titles in recent years. In 2015, the basketball team won its first class 4A Illinois State Championship.[10] Curie recently won back-to-back CPS Championships in football and played in back-to-back Prep Bowls (City Champ vs. Catholic League champ). On February 17, 2019, the basketball team won its first Chicago Public Schools Tournament Championship.

Musicality

Vocal ensemble Musicality under the direction of Curie teacher Michael Gibson were semifinalists on NBC's hit show America's Got Talent Season 11. Musicality received a grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in July 2016 accepted by actress Gina Rodriguez.

Notable alumni

References
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  3. "Chicago Public Schools: Curie". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. "Chicago (Curie)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  5. "Institution Summary for Curie High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  6. "Clubs and Activities". Directory. Curie High School. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  7. Curie Metropolitan High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 17, 2007.
  8. "The College Board website: Jan 23, 2007-Expansion of EXCELerator Schools Project to Denver, CO, and Hillsborough County, FL (Tampa), School Districts". Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  9. "CPS : Find a school : Find a School". Cps.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  10. "Chicago Curie Metropolitan High, No. 2 in nation, forfeits season over academics". Espn.go.com. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  11. "Victor Adeyanju". statistics and biographic information. National Football League. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  12. Bannon, Terry (26 April 2006), "From Nigeria to shot at NFL: Ex-Curie standout Adeyanju could go in 1st 3 rounds", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 2 January 2010, When Victor Adeyanju was finishing up at Curie five years ago, there wasn't a long line of schools eager for his services.
  13. Whitehorne, Jelani (4 February 2008). "Yung Berg on Sexy Ladies and what he has in store for them this year". interview. Chicago Flame-Inferno. Retrieved 2 January 2009. JW: You represent Chicago in your "Sexy Lady Remix." What part of Chicago are you from? YB: I'm from the Southside of Chicago. I attended CVCA and Curie for high school.
  14. Pratt, Gregory. "From Chicago to Mexico City, a luchador makes good". VivaLoHoy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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