Senn High School is a

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four-year

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located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side of

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. Senn is operated by the

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system and was opened on 3 February 1913. The school is named in honor of surgeon, instructor, and founder of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States

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. Senn has advanced placement classes, an

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, a fine arts program (theater, visual arts, dance, and music), and a

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program. It formerly housed the public but administratively separate, Hyman Rickover Naval Academy. The architect for the Senn High School building and campus was Arthur F. Hussander, who was the chief architect for the Chicago Board of Education; the contractor was Frank Paschen.

Curriculum

Senn was granted the International Baccalaureate program in 1999. Senn also has the TESOL/Multilingual Program, an

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program for

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students, the Striving for Excellence Program (for a select group of freshmen identified as struggling or at-risk), and the Education-To-Careers Program (for 10th, 11th and 12th graders that includes job shadowing, apprenticeships, and partnerships with local businesses). In 2011, it was announced that Senn would be adding a fine and performing arts magnet program.

Service learning/extra-curricular activities

The school encourages its students to participate in community service. Information regarding service learning is provided by the Service Learning Coach. Student organizations at Senn range from the Global Heritage Club to the

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Club.

Hyman G. Rickover Naval Academy

With support from Mayor

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, Senator

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, Alderman

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, and

, a wing of the school was converted into the Rickover Naval Academy, named for Admiral

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. On 6 September 2005, the academy opened its doors with approximately 120 cadets and 12 staff members. The academy is a college preparatory school. Rickover Naval Academy moved into their own campus in the Portage Park neighborhood starting with the 2019–2020 school year.

Notable alumni

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(1947–49) with the Chicago Cubs"Senn, Nicholas Senn High School Honor Roll"
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– tennis coach whose students included

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