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Archbishop Weber High School was a U.S. Roman Catholic all-boys' high school in northwest
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, Illinois. Founded in September 1890 as St. Stanislaus College by Rev. Vincent Barzyński, it was the first Polish secondary school in Chicago. It was within the
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History

In the 1960s, the school had about 1,200 students. The U.S. Department of Education recognized Weber as a "National Exemplary School" in 1990. In the 1990s, the tuition fees increased and the student population declined by 100 on an annual basis until its final school year, 1998–1999, when it had 250 students and an annual tuition of $4,700 ($ when considering inflation). The school was scheduled to close in June 1999.
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Notable alumni

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Weber High School Alumni Association
1890 establishments in Illinois 1999 disestablishments in Illinois Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Illinois Educational institutions established in 1890 Educational institutions disestablished in 1999 Private high schools in Chicago {{Illinois-school-stub