Hansberry College Prep, formerly known as "Noble Auburn Gresham College Prep", is a
public
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four-year
charter high school located in the
Auburn Gresham in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. It is a part of the
Noble Network of Charter Schools
Noble Schools, (formerly known as the Noble Network of Charter Schools and as Noble Street Charter School) is an open enrollment, public charter network of high schools and middle schools serving students throughout Chicago. Noble was co-founded ...
. Hansberry College Prep opened in 2012 as Noble Auburn Gresham College Prep in recognition of the neighborhood in which the school resides. In July 2013, the campus changed its name to Hansberry College Prep in honor of
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was a playwright and writer. She was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her best-known work, the play ''A Raisin in the Sun'', highli ...
. The school currently serves grades nine through twelve and graduated its first class in 2016.
Hansberry College Prep High School History and Campus Overview
/ref> In 2014, HCP was officially authorized as an IB World school.
References
External links
Noble Network of Charter Schools
TheCharterSCALE: Hansberry College Prep
Educational institutions established in 2012
Noble Network of Charter Schools
Public high schools in Chicago
2012 establishments in Illinois
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