Dwight D. Eisenhower High School (Eisenhower, EHS, or Ike) is a public four-year

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located in

Blue Island, Illinois Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,55 ...

, a southern suburb of

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, in the United States. It is part of

Community High School District 218 The Community High School District 218 is a public high school district with offices in Oak Lawn, Illinois. As of 2017–18, there are 5,405 students enrolled in three high schools and an alternative high school. The district also owns two lear ...

along with sister schools

Alan B. Shepard High School Alan B. Shepard High School is a public secondary school located in Palos Heights, Illinois, It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The school, along with Dwight D. Eisenhower High School and Harold L. Richards High School are part of Community ...

and Harold L. Richards High School. Eisenhower is a diverse school with a balanced student body of

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and

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students. Eisenhower serves students from the communities of

Blue Island Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, located approximately south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 ...

, Calumet Park, Robbins, Alsip, Merrionette Park, Posen, Deer Pointe & Garden Homes. The current enrollment is over 1,800 students.

History

The school was founded as Blue Island Community High School in 1897 and as such was the first constituent educational institution that today comprises

, which was established in 1927. Blue Island Community High School was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (now North Central Association - Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement) in 1899. As president of

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

was the keynote speaker at the dedication of the current facility on Sacramento Ave. in 1951, and the building was renamed in his honor in 1962.

Athletics

Eisenhower competes in the South Suburban Conference (SSC) and is a member of the

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(IHSA), the association which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. School colors are Cardinal Red and White. Teams are stylized as the Cardinals. The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), thou ...

, cross country, soccer,

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

track & field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

, and

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

. Young men may compete in

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

, football,

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

while young women may compete in

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

. There is also a coed

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

team. The school's athletic department supports the district teams which compete in the

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. The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments or meets: * Tennis (Boys): 3rd place (1952–53); State Champions (1949–50) * Track & Field (Boys): 4th place (1955–56, 85–86); 3rd place (1944–45); 2nd place (1980–81); State Champions (1954–55) * Track & Field (Girls): 4th place (1987–88) * Wrestling: 3rd place (1955–56) * Softball (Girls): 6th place (2010–11) *Soccer (Boys): (2010–11)

Activities

*Chamber Ensembles *Orchestra *

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* Concert band *Symphonic Band *Jazz Band *

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Choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...

*Cardinal Dance Team * Student Council *

Mathletes A mathlete is a person who competes in mathematics competitions at any level or any age. More specifically, a Mathlete is a student who participates in any of the MATHCOUNTS programs, as Mathlete is a registered trademark of the MATHCOUNTS Fou ...

*Drama Club *Art Club *

School Newspaper A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also repor ...

* National Honor Society (NHS) *Chess Club *

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*Spanish Club *Science Club *Dance Team *Bilingual Club *French Club *Speech Team * Gay-straight alliance *

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*Leo Club *Quill and Scroll *ASPCA *Key Club

Notable alumni

Don Kolloway Donald Martin Kolloway (August 4, 1918 – June 30, 1994), was a Major League Baseball player who played 12 years as an infielder for the Chicago White Sox (1940–1943, 1946–1949), Detroit Tigers (1949–1952) and Philadelphia Athletics (1953). ...

was a

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infielder (1940–43, 1946–53), playing most of his career with the

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. * Willie May is a former

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who won a silver medal in the

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at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. * Douglas A. Melton is the co-director of the

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Stem Cell Institute. He was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world (2007 & 2009). *

Rick Rizzs Rick Rizzs (born November 17, 1953) is an American sportscaster and is the lead radio voice for Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners. Early life and career Rizzs is from Blue Island, Illinois, where he attended Eisenhower High School, and h ...

is a sportscaster, best known for his time with the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...

. * Jim Smith was a wide receiver for the

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and the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning two Super Bowl championships. *

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, NFL

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. * Brandon Williams is a tight end with the NFL's

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eisenhower High School Blue Island, Illinois Public high schools in Cook County, Illinois 1897 establishments in Illinois