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| district = [[Community High School District 218|Community H.S. 218]]
| district = [[Community High School District 218|Community H.S. 218]]
| us_nces_district_id = 1706540
| us_nces_district_id = 1706540
| superintendent = Dr.Ty Harting
| superintendent = Josh Barron
| ceeb =
| ceeb =
| us_nces_school_id = 170654000343
| us_nces_school_id = 170654000343
| teaching_staff = 108.40 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| teaching_staff = 113.60 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| principal = Dr. Mike Jacobson
| principal = Dr. Mike Jacobson
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]-[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]-[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Co-Ed]]
| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Co-Ed]]
| enrollment = 1,588 (2020-21)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1706540&ID=170654000343|title=H L Richards High Sch(Campus)|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>
| enrollment = 1,676 (2022-2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1706540&ID=170654000343|title=H L Richards High Sch(Campus)|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref>
| grade9 = 395 students
| grade9 = 383 students
| grade10 = 381 students
| grade10 = 451 students
| grade11 = 414 students
| grade11 = 392 students
| grade12 = 398 students
| grade12 = 450 students
| average_class_size = 23
| average_class_size = 23
| ratio = 14.84<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 14.75<ref name=NCES/>
| campus type = [[Suburb]]an
| campus type = [[Suburb]]an
| colors = {{color box|#C5B358}} Gold<br>{{color box|Black}} Black<br>{{color box|White}} White
| colors = {{color box|#C5B358}} Gold<br>{{color box|Black}} Black<br>{{color box|White}} White
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| newspaper = The Richards Herald
| newspaper = The Richards Herald
| yearbook = The Golden Year
| yearbook = The Golden Year
| website = {{url|http://chsd218.richards.schoolfusion.us/}}
| website = {{url|https://richards.chsd218.org/}}
| footnotes = <ref name="ed.gov">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=170654000343|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for H L Richards High Sch(campus)|work=ed.gov|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = CHSD 218 Administrative Team| work = Directory| publisher = Community High School District 218| year = 2011| url = http://chsd218.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=117753&sessionid=8b9c20c5dee16ef84712d88453a0fcea| access-date = 20 August 2011| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150130032401/http://chsd218.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=117753| archive-date = 30 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="IHSA info">{{Cite web| title = Oak Lawn (Richards)| work = Directory| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 18 August 2011| url = http://www.ihsa.org/Schools/SchoolDirectory.aspx?url=/data/school/o.htm| access-date = 20 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Literary Magazine| publisher = Harold L. Richards High School| year = 2011|url = http://literary-magazine.chsd218.richards.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=910444&sessionid=8b9c20c5dee16ef84712d88453a0fcea| access-date = 20 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Newspaper| publisher = Harold L. Richards High School| year = 2011|url = http://newspaper.chsd218.richards.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=910447&sessionid=8b9c20c5dee16ef84712d88453a0fcea| access-date = 20 August 2011}}</ref>
| footnotes = <ref name="ed.gov">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=170654000343|title=Search for Public Schools - School Detail for H L Richards High Sch(campus)|work=ed.gov|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = CHSD 218 Administrative Team| work = Directory| publisher = Community High School District 218| year = 2011| url = http://chsd218.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=117753&sessionid=8b9c20c5dee16ef84712d88453a0fcea| access-date = 20 August 2011| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150130032401/http://chsd218.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=117753| archive-date = 30 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="IHSA info">{{Cite web| title = Oak Lawn (Richards)| work = Directory| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 18 August 2011| url = http://www.ihsa.org/Schools/SchoolDirectory.aspx?url=/data/school/o.htm| access-date = 20 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Literary Magazine| publisher = Harold L. Richards High School| year = 2011|url = http://literary-magazine.chsd218.richards.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=910444&sessionid=8b9c20c5dee16ef84712d88453a0fcea| access-date = 20 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Newspaper| publisher = Harold L. Richards High School| year = 2011|url = http://newspaper.chsd218.richards.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=910447&sessionid=8b9c20c5dee16ef84712d88453a0fcea| access-date = 20 August 2011}}</ref>
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'''Harold L. Richards High School''' is a co-ed [[Public high school]] located in [[Oak Lawn, Illinois]], a suburb of [[Chicago]], and is a member of Illinois school District 218.
'''Harold L. Richards High School''' is a co-ed public [[high school]] in [[Oak Lawn, Illinois]], a suburb of [[Chicago]], and is a member of Illinois [[Community High School District 218|School District 218]].


The school opened in 1965, named for District Superintendent Dr. Harold Leland Richards who served in that capacity for 33 years from 1935-1968. Dr. Richards served as a private in the army in [[World War I|WWI]], as a Major in the Army Air Corp in [[World War II|WWII]], and eventually rose to Lt. Colonel in the Reserves and called back into active duty during the [[Korean War]]. After graduating from [[Widener University|Pennsylvania Military College]] in 1920, he taught in [[Indiana]], was superintendent of Michigamme, [[Michigan]] schools, and headed the Iowa Military Academy in Epworth, Iowa before coming to District 218. In addition to PMC, he held multiple degrees from the [[University of Chicago]]. Dr. Richards died in January 1988 at the age of 88.
The school opened in 1965, named for District Superintendent Dr. Harold Leland Richards who served in that capacity for 33 years from 1935-1968. Dr. Richards served as a private in the army in [[World War I]], as a major in the Army Air Corp in [[World War II]], and eventually rose to Lt. Colonel in the Reserves and called back into active duty during the [[Korean War]]. After graduating from [[Widener University|Pennsylvania Military College]] in 1920, he taught in [[Indiana]], was superintendent of Michigamme, [[Michigan]] schools, and headed the Iowa Military Academy in Epworth, Iowa before coming to District 218. In addition to PMC, he held multiple degrees from the [[University of Chicago]]. Dr. Richards died in January 1988 at the age of 88.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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*Black - 24.1%
*Black - 24.1%
*Hispanic - 25.1%
*Hispanic - 25.1%
*White - 30 %
*White - 30%
*Multiracial - 3.6%
*Multiracial - 3.6%
*Arabs- 30 %
*Arabs- 30%
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The following Richards teams won or placed top four in their respective state championship tournaments sponsored by the IHSA:
The following Richards teams won or placed top four in their respective state championship tournaments sponsored by the IHSA:
* Basketball (Boys): State Champions (2007-08)
* Basketball (Boys): State Champions (2007–08)
* Basketball (Girls): 4th Place (1985-86)
* Basketball (Girls): 4th Place (1985–86)
* Drama: 2nd Place (2014-15); 3rd Place (1990-91, 2008-09)
* Drama: State Champions (2022-23); 2nd Place (2014–15); 3rd Place (1990–91, 2008–09)
* Football: State Champions (1988-89, 1989-90); 2nd Place (2001-02, 2013-14)
* Football: State Champions (1988–89, 1989–90); 2nd Place (2001–02, 2013–14)
* Softball: 2nd Place (1983-84)
* Softball: 2nd Place (1983–84)
* Track (Girls): 3rd Place (1972-73)
* Track (Girls): 3rd Place (1972–73)
* Volleyball (Boys): State Champions (1991-92)
* Volleyball (Boys): State Champions (1991–92)
* Volleyball (Girls): State Champions (1986-87)
* Volleyball (Girls): State Champions (1986–87)
* Wrestling: State Champions (1974-75, 1976-77); 2nd Place (1975-76); 3rd Place (1977-78)
* Wrestling: State Champions (1974–75, 1976–77); 2nd Place (1975–76); 3rd Place (1977–78)


== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
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* [[John H. Cox|John Cox]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] presidential candidate and [[California gubernatorial election, 2018|2018 California gubernatorial]] candidate.
* [[John H. Cox|John Cox]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] presidential candidate and [[California gubernatorial election, 2018|2018 California gubernatorial]] candidate.
* [[Dave Dombrowski]], President of Baseball Operations for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Dave Dombrowski]], President of Baseball Operations for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Dwayne Goodrich]], former defensive back of the [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref>{{Citation| last = Tribune News Service| title = Shuki Josef of Dallas, injured in a hit-and-run accident...| newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 19 February 2003| url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-02-19/sports/0302190393_1_san-diego-police-officers-accident-best-of-nine| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Shuki Josef of Dallas, injured in a hit-and-run accident involving Cowboys defensive back Dwayne Goodrich, accused Goodrich in a $38 million lawsuit of failing to control his vehicle. Goodrich, a former Richards High School star, has been charged with two counts of manslaughter}}</ref><ref>{{Citation| last = Whitt| first = Richie| title = Cornerback Dwayne Goodrich: "The Cowboy Who Killed Those Kids": Former cornerback Dwayne Goodrich comes to grips with his hit-and-run of three Good Samaritans as he plans for life after prison| newspaper = Dallas Observer| date = 18 December 2008| url = http://www.dallasobserver.com/content/printVersion/1183970/| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Goodrich's mother, Pam, is gathering evidence for these proceedings, recruiting acquaintances—like his former Tennessee teammate, kicker Jeff Hall, and his old Richards High School (Oak Lawn, Illinois) football coach, Jim Bolhuis, to write supportive letters to the Board of Pardon and Paroles.}}</ref>
* [[Dwayne Goodrich]], former defensive back of the [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref>{{Citation| last = Tribune News Service| title = Shuki Josef of Dallas, injured in a hit-and-run accident...| newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 19 February 2003| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/02/19/shuki-josef-of-dallas-injured-in-a/| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Shuki Josef of Dallas, injured in a hit-and-run accident involving Cowboys defensive back Dwayne Goodrich, accused Goodrich in a $38 million lawsuit of failing to control his vehicle. Goodrich, a former Richards High School star, has been charged with two counts of manslaughter}}</ref><ref>{{Citation| last = Whitt| first = Richie| title = Cornerback Dwayne Goodrich: "The Cowboy Who Killed Those Kids": Former cornerback Dwayne Goodrich comes to grips with his hit-and-run of three Good Samaritans as he plans for life after prison| newspaper = Dallas Observer| date = 18 December 2008| url = http://www.dallasobserver.com/content/printVersion/1183970/| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Goodrich's mother, Pam, is gathering evidence for these proceedings, recruiting acquaintances—like his former Tennessee teammate, kicker Jeff Hall, and his old Richards High School (Oak Lawn, Illinois) football coach, Jim Bolhuis, to write supportive letters to the Board of Pardon and Paroles.}}</ref>
* [[Mike Jones (offensive lineman)|Mike Jones]], former offensive lineman of the [[Chicago Bears]]
* [[Mike Jones (offensive lineman)|Mike Jones]], former offensive lineman of the [[Chicago Bears]]
* [[Sean Lewis (American football)|Sean Lewis]], college football coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Paha|first=Jason|title=Let the games begin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88711956/let-the-games-begin/ |newspaper=[[Southtown Star]] |date=2003-08-17 |page=C-1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>
* [[Sean Lewis (American football)|Sean Lewis]], college football coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Paha|first=Jason|title=Let the games begin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88711956/let-the-games-begin/ |newspaper=[[Southtown Star]] |date=2003-08-17 |page=C-1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>
* [[John Kass]] - Chicago Tribune columnist<ref>{{Citation| last = Kass| first = John| title = Coach's imprint isn't measured in wins| newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 6 October 2006| url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-10-06/news/0610060152_1_punt-return-team-college-richards-coaches| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Gary Korhonen, the legendary football coach at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, could make history this week ... "Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen," Korhonen, 66, my old coach, told me Thursday in an interview at the school. "There's all the pageantry and so on, but the focus is going to stay on the kids and the coaches and the game. We're playing Eisenhower. You played in those games. I don't have to tell you."}}</ref>
* [[John Kass]] - Chicago Tribune columnist<ref>{{Citation| last = Kass| first = John| title = Coach's imprint isn't measured in wins| newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 6 October 2006| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/10/06/coachs-imprint-isnt-measured-in-wins/| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Gary Korhonen, the legendary football coach at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, could make history this week ... "Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen," Korhonen, 66, my old coach, told me Thursday in an interview at the school. "There's all the pageantry and so on, but the focus is going to stay on the kids and the coaches and the game. We're playing Eisenhower. You played in those games. I don't have to tell you."}}</ref>
* [[Joe Montgomery]], former NFL football player for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>{{Citation| title = PLUS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL -- OHIO STATE; Tailback Wants Eligibility Extended| newspaper = New York Times| date = 17 December 1998| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/17/sports/plus-college-football-ohio-state-tailback-wants-eligibility-extended.html?src=pm| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Joe Montgomery, the second-leading rusher for third-ranked Ohio State, has petitioned the National Collegiate Athletic Association to return for another season. Montgomery, who has gained 670 yards and scored 6 touchdowns, was declared academically ineligible his freshman season after the N.C.A.A. refused to approve an economics course he took at Oak Lawn Richards High School in Illinois.}}</ref>
* [[Joe Montgomery]], former NFL football player for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>{{Citation| title = PLUS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL -- OHIO STATE; Tailback Wants Eligibility Extended| newspaper = New York Times| date = 17 December 1998| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/17/sports/plus-college-football-ohio-state-tailback-wants-eligibility-extended.html?src=pm| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Joe Montgomery, the second-leading rusher for third-ranked Ohio State, has petitioned the National Collegiate Athletic Association to return for another season. Montgomery, who has gained 670 yards and scored 6 touchdowns, was declared academically ineligible his freshman season after the N.C.A.A. refused to approve an economics course he took at Oak Lawn Richards High School in Illinois.}}</ref>
* [[Dwyane Wade]], Former NBA player for the [[Miami Heat]], co-owner of the [[Utah Jazz]], 3x champion, and Olympic gold medalist<ref>{{Citation|last = Tribune News Service| title = Wade Aid| newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 20 March 2007| url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-03-20/news/0703200671_1_t-mobile-usa-cell-phone-richards-high-school| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Dwyane Wade's fame and fortune in the NBA, coupled with his association with a major cell phone service provider, paid big dividends for his high school alma mater Monday. Wade, in his fourth season with the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, joined T-Mobile USA Inc. representatives in announcing plans to remodel the gymnasium at Richards High School in Oak Lawn.}}</ref><ref>{{Citation| last = Albers| first = Justin| title = Dwyane Wade has come long way| newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times| date = 25 May 2011| url = http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/5593262-419/dwyane-wade-has-come-long-way.html| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Dwyane Wade wasn’t shooting enough. It was 1999, and the Richards High School basketball team was playing in a Christmas tournament. Then-coach Jack Fitzgerald wasn’t pleased with his senior guard.}}</ref>
* [[Dwyane Wade]], Former NBA player for the [[Miami Heat]], co-owner of the [[Utah Jazz]], 3x champion, and Olympic gold medalist<ref>{{Citation|last = Tribune News Service| title = Wade Aid| newspaper = Chicago Tribune| date = 20 March 2007| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/03/20/wade-aid/| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Dwyane Wade's fame and fortune in the NBA, coupled with his association with a major cell phone service provider, paid big dividends for his high school alma mater Monday. Wade, in his fourth season with the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, joined T-Mobile USA Inc. representatives in announcing plans to remodel the gymnasium at Richards High School in Oak Lawn.}}</ref><ref>{{Citation| last = Albers| first = Justin| title = Dwyane Wade has come long way| newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times| date = 25 May 2011| url = http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/5593262-419/dwyane-wade-has-come-long-way.html| access-date =20 August 2011| quote = Dwyane Wade wasn’t shooting enough. It was 1999, and the Richards High School basketball team was playing in a Christmas tournament. Then-coach Jack Fitzgerald wasn’t pleased with his senior guard.}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:54, 15 November 2024

Harold L. Richards High School
Address
Map
10601 S. Central Avenue

Oak Lawn
,
Illinois
60453

United States
Coordinates41°41′59″N 87°45′26″W / 41.6998°N 87.7572°W / 41.6998; -87.7572
Information
TypePublic
Motto"There is Always More To Learn"
School districtCommunity H.S. 218
NCES District ID1706540
SuperintendentJosh Barron
NCES School ID170654000343
PrincipalDr. Mike Jacobson
Teaching staff113.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
GenderCo-Ed
Enrollment1,676 (2022-2023)[1]
 • Grade 9383 students
 • Grade 10451 students
 • Grade 11392 students
 • Grade 12450 students
Average class size23
Student to teacher ratio14.75[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Gold
  Black
  White
Fight songOh, Richards High
Finest in the land
We're Richards High
Named for the finest man.
Let's go, let's fight
For colors Gold and White
So hustle on to victory
Let's fight team fight!
Give it your all, give it your all
We will ever fight for you
Move it along, move it along,
On the ball for Richards High!
Athletics conferenceSouth Suburban
NicknameBulldogs
PublicationReflections
NewspaperThe Richards Herald
YearbookThe Golden Year
Websiterichards.chsd218.org
[2][3][4][5][6]

Harold L. Richards High School is a co-ed public high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and is a member of Illinois School District 218.

The school opened in 1965, named for District Superintendent Dr. Harold Leland Richards who served in that capacity for 33 years from 1935-1968. Dr. Richards served as a private in the army in World War I, as a major in the Army Air Corp in World War II, and eventually rose to Lt. Colonel in the Reserves and called back into active duty during the Korean War. After graduating from Pennsylvania Military College in 1920, he taught in Indiana, was superintendent of Michigamme, Michigan schools, and headed the Iowa Military Academy in Epworth, Iowa before coming to District 218. In addition to PMC, he held multiple degrees from the University of Chicago. Dr. Richards died in January 1988 at the age of 88.

Demographics

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The demographic breakdown of the 1,588 students enrolled for the 2020-2021 school year is as follows:[2]

  • Male - 52.3%
  • Female - 47.7%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
  • Asian/Pacific islander - 2%
  • Black - 24.1%
  • Hispanic - 25.1%
  • White - 30%
  • Multiracial - 3.6%
  • Arabs- 30%

Athletics/Clubs

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Richards competes in the South Suburban Conference (SSC) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the body which governs most athletics and competitive activities in the state. Teams are stylized as the Bulldogs. The Athletic Director is Brian Wujcik and the Assistant Athletic Director is Sarah Ficaro.

Fall Winter Spring
Cheerleading Boys' Basketball Boys' Baseball
Girls' Cross Country Girls' Basketball Girls' Softball
Boys' Cross Country Bowling Boys' Tennis
Football Cheerleading Girls' Soccer
Golf Goldies Boys' Track
Girls' Volleyball Boys' Swimming Girls' Track
Boys' Soccer Wrestling Boys' Volleyball
Girls' Tennis Girls' Water Polo
Girls' Swimming Boys' Water Polo

The following Richards teams won or placed top four in their respective state championship tournaments sponsored by the IHSA:

  • Basketball (Boys): State Champions (2007–08)
  • Basketball (Girls): 4th Place (1985–86)
  • Drama: State Champions (2022-23); 2nd Place (2014–15); 3rd Place (1990–91, 2008–09)
  • Football: State Champions (1988–89, 1989–90); 2nd Place (2001–02, 2013–14)
  • Softball: 2nd Place (1983–84)
  • Track (Girls): 3rd Place (1972–73)
  • Volleyball (Boys): State Champions (1991–92)
  • Volleyball (Girls): State Champions (1986–87)
  • Wrestling: State Champions (1974–75, 1976–77); 2nd Place (1975–76); 3rd Place (1977–78)

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "H L Richards High Sch(Campus)". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for H L Richards High Sch(campus)". ed.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "CHSD 218 Administrative Team". Directory. Community High School District 218. 2011. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Oak Lawn (Richards)". Directory. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Literary Magazine". Harold L. Richards High School. 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "Newspaper". Harold L. Richards High School. 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Football Recruiting - Sebastian Castro - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  8. ^ Tribune News Service (February 19, 2003), "Shuki Josef of Dallas, injured in a hit-and-run accident...", Chicago Tribune, retrieved August 20, 2011, Shuki Josef of Dallas, injured in a hit-and-run accident involving Cowboys defensive back Dwayne Goodrich, accused Goodrich in a $38 million lawsuit of failing to control his vehicle. Goodrich, a former Richards High School star, has been charged with two counts of manslaughter
  9. ^ Whitt, Richie (December 18, 2008), "Cornerback Dwayne Goodrich: "The Cowboy Who Killed Those Kids": Former cornerback Dwayne Goodrich comes to grips with his hit-and-run of three Good Samaritans as he plans for life after prison", Dallas Observer, retrieved August 20, 2011, Goodrich's mother, Pam, is gathering evidence for these proceedings, recruiting acquaintances—like his former Tennessee teammate, kicker Jeff Hall, and his old Richards High School (Oak Lawn, Illinois) football coach, Jim Bolhuis, to write supportive letters to the Board of Pardon and Paroles.
  10. ^ Paha, Jason (August 17, 2003). "Let the games begin". Southtown Star. p. C-1. Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Kass, John (October 6, 2006), "Coach's imprint isn't measured in wins", Chicago Tribune, retrieved August 20, 2011, Gary Korhonen, the legendary football coach at Richards High School in Oak Lawn, could make history this week ... "Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen," Korhonen, 66, my old coach, told me Thursday in an interview at the school. "There's all the pageantry and so on, but the focus is going to stay on the kids and the coaches and the game. We're playing Eisenhower. You played in those games. I don't have to tell you."
  12. ^ "PLUS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL -- OHIO STATE; Tailback Wants Eligibility Extended", New York Times, December 17, 1998, retrieved August 20, 2011, Joe Montgomery, the second-leading rusher for third-ranked Ohio State, has petitioned the National Collegiate Athletic Association to return for another season. Montgomery, who has gained 670 yards and scored 6 touchdowns, was declared academically ineligible his freshman season after the N.C.A.A. refused to approve an economics course he took at Oak Lawn Richards High School in Illinois.
  13. ^ Tribune News Service (March 20, 2007), "Wade Aid", Chicago Tribune, retrieved August 20, 2011, Dwyane Wade's fame and fortune in the NBA, coupled with his association with a major cell phone service provider, paid big dividends for his high school alma mater Monday. Wade, in his fourth season with the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, joined T-Mobile USA Inc. representatives in announcing plans to remodel the gymnasium at Richards High School in Oak Lawn.
  14. ^ Albers, Justin (May 25, 2011), "Dwyane Wade has come long way", Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved August 20, 2011, Dwyane Wade wasn't shooting enough. It was 1999, and the Richards High School basketball team was playing in a Christmas tournament. Then-coach Jack Fitzgerald wasn't pleased with his senior guard.
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