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Steinmetz College Prep (also known as Steinmetz High School or Steinmetz Academic Centre) is a
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located in the
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community area on the Northwest Side of
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. Steinmetz is a part of the
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district. The school is named for the
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and electrical engineer
Charles Proteus Steinmetz Charles Proteus Steinmetz (born Karl August Rudolph Steinmetz, April 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923) was a German-born American mathematician and electrical engineer and professor at Union College. He fostered the development of alternating ...
. The school opened in 1934. Steinmetz is an
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(IB) Programme school. The school has an active
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History

In 1995 the school had 2,237 students, with around equal numbers of black, Hispanic/Latino, and white students, making it the sixth-largest high school in Chicago.Hanson, Cynthia.
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features the Steinmetz team competing in and winning the 2008
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scandal that involved the school. Parts of the movie were filmed (without permission) at Steinmetz.


Athletics

Steinmetz competes in the
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and is a member of the
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(IHSA). Steinmetz sport teams are nicknamed the Silver Streaks. The boys'
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team were Public League champions during the 1974 –75 season. The boys' cross country team were Public League champions in the 1949–50 and 1991–92 seasons.


Notable alumni

* Justin Anderson, college
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, Chicago
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, mobster (younger brother of Anthony Spilotro and Victor Spilotro) * Victor Spilotro, mobster (older brother of Michael and Anthony Spilotro) *
Ray Soden Raymond R. "Ray" Soden (March 26, 1925 – June 22, 2012) was an American politician. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Soden graduated from Steinmetz High School. He went to the Air Forces Institute and the College of DuPage. He served in the Unite ...
, state senator and national commander of the VFW More notable alumni are featured each month on the Steinmetz Alumni Association website's Alumni Spotlight feature.Alumni Spotlight
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References


External links


School websiteSteinmetz Alumni Association website
*Hanson, Cynthia.
The Big Cheat
" ''
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
''. September 1995. p. 74-77, 117-122. {{DEFAULTSORT:Steinmetz Public high schools in Chicago