Dunbar Vocational High School

Dunbar Vocational High School
Address
Map
3000 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Chicago, Illinois
60616

United States
Coordinates41°50′24″N 87°37′06″W / 41.8400°N 87.6182°W / 41.8400; -87.6182
Information
School typePublic Secondary Vocational
Motto“Restoring the Legacy of Excellence.”
Opened1942
School districtChicago Public Schools
CEEB code140785[1]
PrincipalRamona C. Outlaw
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment446[5] (2022–2023)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League[2]
Team nameMightyMen/MightyWomen[2]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
NewspaperCraftsman[4]
YearbookProspectus
Websitedunbarhs.weebly.com

Dunbar Vocational High School (also known as Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, or DVCA) is a public four-year vocational high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Dunbar opened in 1942[6] and is operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is named in honor of the African–American poet, novelist, and playwright Paul Laurence Dunbar.[7]

  1. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Chicago (Dunbar)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Institution Summary for Dunbar High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  4. ^ "School Clubs". Directory. Dunbar High School. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Chicago Public Schools: Dunbar HS". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ Neary, Timothy B. (14 October 2016). Crossing Parish Boundaries: Race, Sports, and Catholic Youth in Chicago, 1914-1954. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226388939 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Dunbar at a glance". Chicago Sun-Times. December 29, 1993. 76.