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'''Edward Tilden Career Community Academy High School''' (known as '''Tilden High School''') is a [[state school|public]] 4-year [[high school]] at 4747 S. Union Avenue in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Chicago Public Schools]]. The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
[[File:Tilden High School (Chicago).jpg|thumb|248x248px|Tilden High School (2016)]]
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'''Edward Tilden Career Community Academy High School''' (formerly known as '''Tilden Technical High School''') is a [[state school|public]] four-year [[high school]] bordered between the [[Canaryville]] and [[Fuller Park, Chicago|Fuller Park]] neighborhoods on the south side of [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States]]. Opened in Chicago as '''Lake High School''' in 1889, Tilden is operated by the [[Chicago Public Schools]] district.


==History==
==History==
The school was founded as '''Lake High School'''; located in [[Lake Township, Cook County, Illinois|Lake Township]], [[Cook County]], in 1881. In 1889, Lake Township was annexed to the City of [[Chicago]], and the school became part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. Several years after being added to the district, The [[Chicago Board of Education]] decided that a new building was need for the school; approving a 7 million dollar budget for construction of the new school in 1901. The new school, located on South Union Avenue and West 47th Place, was designed by [[Dwight H. Perkins (architect)|Dwight H. Perkins]] and constructed between March 1904 and August 1905.<ref>[http://tilden.cps.edu/our-history.html Tilden Career Community Academy - History]</ref> In 1915, the school was renamed Edward Tilden High School, honoring the recently deceased banker and former [[president of the Chicago Board of Education]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=FitzPatrick |first1=Lauren |title=Who is your Chicago public school named for? |url=https://graphics.suntimes.com/education/school-names/ |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=19 March 2023 |language=en |date=December 30, 2020}}</ref> In 1919, the school board decided that Tilden would no longer serve as a regular high school and would become an all–boys "technical" high school, forcing students who didn't want a technical education to transfer to other schools such as [[Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy|Lindblom]] and [[Englewood Technical Prep Academy|Englewood]] high schools.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1919/06/12/page/9/article/7-000-000-for-new-schools-ins-approval Chicago Tribune – $7,000,000 For New Schools Wins Approval – June 12, 1919]</ref> In 1960, the school was changed into a co–educational neighborhood high school.
The school traces its origins to 1881. It was originally known as Lake High School, since the school served students in the Township of Lake. That township was annexed to Chicago in 1889, and the school became part of the [[Chicago Public Schools]] system. Lake High was rebuilt in 1905,<ref>"Tilden Tech is next school on citizen's hour". ''Chicago Tribune''. March 29, 1942. S10.</ref> and in 1915, the school was renamed in honor of Edward Tilden, a former banker and president of the Chicago Board of Education. In 1917, the school became an all-boys' technical school, and it remained so until the 1960s, when it became a general, co-educational high school.<ref name=tilden>Linda Klein. "Tilden School honors banker". ''Chicago Tribune''. December 2, 1965. S1.</ref> The current Tilden building was designed by [[Dwight H. Perkins (architect)|Dwight H. Perkins]]. The school features over fifty murals of famous engineers, architects, scientists, and writers.<ref>Mary Lackritz Gray. ''A Guide to Chicago's Murals''. University of Chicago press. 2001. 176.</ref>

==Academics ==
Tilden High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by [[GreatSchools|GreatSchools.org]], a national school quality information site. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Best High Schools in Chicago, IL {{!}} GreatSchools |url=http://www.greatschools.org/illinois/chicago/1406-Tilden-Career-Communty-Academy-High-School/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=GreatSchools.org}}</ref> GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Tilden competes in the [[Chicago Public League]] (CPL) and is a member of the [[Illinois High School Association]] (IHSA). The boys' [[wrestling]] team placed first in the state in the 1945-46 and 1951-52 seasons and were Public League champions in the 1984-85 season.<ref>[http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum2758.htm IHSA Chicago (Tilden)]</ref>
Tilden competes in the [[Chicago Public League]] (CPL) and is a member of the [[Illinois High School Association]] (IHSA). Tilden sport teams are nicknamed Blue Devils. The boys' basketball team were public league champions three times (1945–46, 1948–49, 1949–50) and regional champions three times (2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16). The boys' [[wrestling]] team placed first in the state in the 1945–46 and 1951–52 seasons and were public league champions thirteen times (1938–39, 1939–40, 1961–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1984–85); ranking Class AA three times (1975, 1981 and 1985).<ref>[http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum2758.htm IHSA Chicago (Tilden)]</ref> The boys' track and field team were Class AA two times (1978–79, 1982–83).
in the 1999-2000 [[the football team]] lost the championship 21 to 18 but was still a year that some one made school history [[Andrew Mcgee]] [[Although he only played one year he had the best seasos as a runningback in school history 2,168 rushing and 17 touchdowns]]


==Notable Alumni==
==Other Information==
===Racial Incidents/Gang Violence===
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*[[Johnny "Red" Kerr]], basketball player with the [[University of Illinois]] and [[Syracuse Nationals]]; later coached the [[Chicago Bulls]] and served as a color commentator on the Bulls' television broadcasts<ref>"[http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/mbasketball/story.asp?list_id=22&story_id=3188887 Illinois legend Johnny 'Red' Kerr dies]". Big Ten Network. Associated Press. February 27, 2009. Retrieved on April 18, 2010.</ref>
On September 28, 1968, A violent clash between black and white students occurred when black students walked out of classes after a school pep rally was cancelled. Black and white members of neighborhood street gangs gathered in front of the school and began fighting; which resulted in a 16 year old white student being shot.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/image/376558128/?terms=tilden%2Bhigh%2Bschool | title=Chicago Tribune 28 Sep 1968, page 8 }}</ref> On April 25, 1969, a 17-year-old student was shot when a racially motivated brawl erupted involving white and black students at the school. The brawl began in the school's auditorium and continued outside the school building. Eight Chicago police officers were injured and six students were charged with disorderly conduct in the incident.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/04/26/page/18/article/pupil-shot-as-teens-clash-at-tilden-high Chicago Tribune – Pupil Shot As Teens Clash At Tilden High – April 26, 1969]</ref> Black students staged a 2–week walkout charging white racism at the school from the April 25th incident until May 8.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1969/05/08/page/2/article/tilden-blacks-end-walkout-over-racism Chicago Tribune – Tilden Blacks End Walkout Over Racism – May 8, 1969]</ref> On November 20, 1992, 15 year old freshmen student DeLondyn Lawson was shot to death in a [[gang]]–related shooting on the school's second floor shortly after 10 a.m. by another student; 16 year old gang member Joseph White. White wounded two other students in the shooting.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Teen Guilty Of Slaying In Tilden High Hallway| work=Chicago Tribune| date = 22 January 1994| url =https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/01/22/teen-guilty-of-slaying-in-tilden-high-hallway/ | access-date = 18 March 2014}}</ref> Joseph White was sentenced to 45 years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/241017970/?terms=tilden%20high%20school%20joseph%20white%20sentencing&match=1|title=Joseph White sentenced|website=newspapers|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=March 15, 1994}}</ref>
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*[[Johnny Ostrowski]], [[MLB]] player ([[Chicago Cubs]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Chicago White Sox]], [[Washington Senators (1901-1960)|Washington Senators]])

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*[[Bob Ryland]], early African American professional tennis player<ref>Kenny Lucas. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2000/03/07/2000-03-07_first_black_pro_makes_a_rack.html First black pro makes a racket]". ''New York Daily News''. March 7, 2000. Retrieved on November 29, 2010.</ref>
==Notable alumni==
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*[[Chico Walker]], professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and New York Mets from 1980 through 1993. Walker was a star at Tilden and played on the 1975 Blue Devils team which played for the Chicago Public League Championship at Comiskey Park, but lost to Steinmetz.
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*[[Bill Pinkney (sailor)]], (Class of 1954) – First African-American to solo circumnavigate the Earth in a sail boat.
*[[Mose Bashaw]], (Class of 1906) – American [[NFL]] football player.
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*[[Johnny "Red" Kerr]], (Class of 1950) – American [[NBA]] basketball player with the [[University of Illinois]] and [[Syracuse Nationals]]; later coached the [[Chicago Bulls]] and served as a color commentator on the Bulls' television broadcasts<ref>"[http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/mbasketball/story.asp?list_id=22&story_id=3188887 Illinois legend Johnny 'Red' Kerr dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303143748/http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/mbasketball/story.asp?list_id=22&story_id=3188887 |date=2009-03-03 }}". Big Ten Network. Associated Press. February 27, 2009. Retrieved on April 18, 2010.</ref>
*[[Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame|Nick Kladis]], (Class of 1949) – basketball player with [[Loyola Ramblers men's basketball|Loyola University]] (1949–52) and the [[Syracuse Nationals]], part-owner of baseball's [[St. Louis Cardinals]], member of [[Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame]]
*[[Ralph McGehee]], (Class of 1946), [[Notre Dame football]] player and [[Central Intelligence Agency]] case officer known for his autobiographical indictment of the CIA, Deadly Deceits.
*[[Ralph Metcalfe]], (Class of 1930) – [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] at [[Marquette Golden Eagles|Marquette University]] and four-time Olympic medalist; Chicago [[Chicago City Council|alderman]] and four-term [[United States Congress|U.S. Congressman]].
*[[Ed Mieszkowski]], (Class of 1941) – American [[NFL]] football player.
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*[[Johnny Ostrowski]], (Class of 1936) – American [[MLB]] player (''[[Chicago Cubs]]'', ''[[Boston Red Sox]]'', ''[[Chicago White Sox]]'', ''[[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]'').
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*[[Bob Ryland]], (Class of 1940) – African American professional tennis player<ref>Kenny Lucas. [https://archive.today/20110815080546/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2000/03/07/2000-03-07_first_black_pro_makes_a_rack.html First black pro makes a racket]". ''New York Daily News''. March 7, 2000. Retrieved on November 29, 2010.</ref>
*[[Mike Swistowicz]], (Class of 1945) – American NFL player (''[[New York Yanks]]'').
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*[[Chico Walker]], (Class of 1977) – American [[MLB]] baseball player; (''[[Chicago Cubs]]''), (''[[Boston Red Sox]]''), California Angels and (''[[New York Mets]]''). Walker played on the baseball team which played for the city public league championship at Comiskey Park during the 1974–75 season.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.tilden.cps.k12.il.us/ School website]
*[https://tilden.cps.edu/ School website]
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Tilden High School
School illustration by A. F. Hussander
Address
Map
4747 S. Union Avenue

Chicago
,
Illinois
60609

United States
Coordinates41°48′27″N 87°38′33″W / 41.8075°N 87.6425°W / 41.8075; -87.6425
Information
Former nameLake High School
School typePublic Secondary
Established1881
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code141320[1]
PrincipalDawn Ramos
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment281 (2016–17)[3]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League[2]
NicknameBlue Devils[2]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Websitetilden.cps.edu
Building details
General information
Year(s) built1904–1905
Cost7 million dollars
Design and construction
Architect(s)Dwight H. Perkins
Tilden High School (2016)

Edward Tilden Career Community Academy High School (formerly known as Tilden Technical High School) is a public four-year high school bordered between the Canaryville and Fuller Park neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in Chicago as Lake High School in 1889, Tilden is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district.

History

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The school was founded as Lake High School; located in Lake Township, Cook County, in 1881. In 1889, Lake Township was annexed to the City of Chicago, and the school became part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. Several years after being added to the district, The Chicago Board of Education decided that a new building was need for the school; approving a 7 million dollar budget for construction of the new school in 1901. The new school, located on South Union Avenue and West 47th Place, was designed by Dwight H. Perkins and constructed between March 1904 and August 1905.[4] In 1915, the school was renamed Edward Tilden High School, honoring the recently deceased banker and former president of the Chicago Board of Education.[5] In 1919, the school board decided that Tilden would no longer serve as a regular high school and would become an all–boys "technical" high school, forcing students who didn't want a technical education to transfer to other schools such as Lindblom and Englewood high schools.[6] In 1960, the school was changed into a co–educational neighborhood high school.

Academics

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Tilden High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national school quality information site. [7] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.

Athletics

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Tilden competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Tilden sport teams are nicknamed Blue Devils. The boys' basketball team were public league champions three times (1945–46, 1948–49, 1949–50) and regional champions three times (2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16). The boys' wrestling team placed first in the state in the 1945–46 and 1951–52 seasons and were public league champions thirteen times (1938–39, 1939–40, 1961–69, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1984–85); ranking Class AA three times (1975, 1981 and 1985).[8] The boys' track and field team were Class AA two times (1978–79, 1982–83).

Other Information

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Racial Incidents/Gang Violence

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On September 28, 1968, A violent clash between black and white students occurred when black students walked out of classes after a school pep rally was cancelled. Black and white members of neighborhood street gangs gathered in front of the school and began fighting; which resulted in a 16 year old white student being shot.[9] On April 25, 1969, a 17-year-old student was shot when a racially motivated brawl erupted involving white and black students at the school. The brawl began in the school's auditorium and continued outside the school building. Eight Chicago police officers were injured and six students were charged with disorderly conduct in the incident.[10] Black students staged a 2–week walkout charging white racism at the school from the April 25th incident until May 8.[11] On November 20, 1992, 15 year old freshmen student DeLondyn Lawson was shot to death in a gang–related shooting on the school's second floor shortly after 10 a.m. by another student; 16 year old gang member Joseph White. White wounded two other students in the shooting.[12] Joseph White was sentenced to 45 years in prison.[13]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ K-12 School Code Search - Tilden Community Academy
  2. ^ a b c "Chicago (Tilden)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. ^ Chicago Public Schools: Tilden
  4. ^ Tilden Career Community Academy - History
  5. ^ FitzPatrick, Lauren (December 30, 2020). "Who is your Chicago public school named for?". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ^ Chicago Tribune – $7,000,000 For New Schools Wins Approval – June 12, 1919
  7. ^ "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  8. ^ IHSA Chicago (Tilden)
  9. ^ "Chicago Tribune 28 Sep 1968, page 8".
  10. ^ Chicago Tribune – Pupil Shot As Teens Clash At Tilden High – April 26, 1969
  11. ^ Chicago Tribune – Tilden Blacks End Walkout Over Racism – May 8, 1969
  12. ^ "Teen Guilty Of Slaying In Tilden High Hallway". Chicago Tribune. 22 January 1994. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Joseph White sentenced". newspapers. Chicago Tribune. March 15, 1994.
  14. ^ "Illinois legend Johnny 'Red' Kerr dies Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". Big Ten Network. Associated Press. February 27, 2009. Retrieved on April 18, 2010.
  15. ^ Kenny Lucas. First black pro makes a racket". New York Daily News. March 7, 2000. Retrieved on November 29, 2010.
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