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Immaculate Conception High School (Elmhurst, Illinois)
IC Catholic Prep (ICCP) is a private school, private, Roman Catholic high school in Elmhurst, Illinois, and located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. When opened in 1936, it was the only co-educational secondary institution in DuPage County. The Sisters of St. Agnes have offered a curriculum incorporating a college prep focus since its founding. It is the oldest Catholic, mixed-sex education, coeducational high school in DuPage County, Illinois. It is also the only parish-based high school in DuPage County. In January 2013, IC High School was renamed IC Catholic Prep to reflect the school's pursuit and teaching of Catholic values. Pulling from more than 38 different suburban communities, ICCP has an average class size 19:1. Courses IC Catholic Prep offers 25+ Advanced Placement and Honors classes in addition to its regular course offerings. ICCP offers extracurricular activities including National Honor Society, Art club, Book club, Engineering Club, Theater, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmhurst, Illinois
Elmhurst is a city mostly in DuPage County and overlapping into Cook County in the U.S. state of Illinois, and a western suburb of Chicago. As of 2021, the city has an estimated population of 47,260. History Members of the Potawatomi Native American people, who settled along Salt Creek just south of where the city would develop, are the earliest known settlers of the Elmhurst area. Around 1836, European-American immigrants settled on tracts of land along the same creek. At what would become Elmhurst City Centre, a native of Ohio named Gerry Bates established a community on a tract of "treeless land" in 1842. The following year, Hill Cottage Tavern opened where St. Charles Road and Cottage Hill Avenue presently intersect. In 1845, the community was officially named Cottage Hill when a post office was established. Four years later, the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad was given right-of-way through Cottage Hill giving farmers easier access to Chicago. The first Elmhurst rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
