Fenger Academy High School (Chicago)

Fenger High School
Address
Map
11220 S. Wallace Street

,
60628

Coordinates41°41′23″N 87°38′19″W / 41.6897°N 87.6386°W / 41.6897; -87.6386
Information
School typePublic Secondary
Opened1893
CEEB code140745[1]
PrincipalMescha Lammy[2]
Grades912
GenderCoed
Enrollment265[3] (2015–16)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Red
  Green[4]
Athletics conferenceChicago Public League
Team nameTitans
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
YearbookCourier[6]
Websitefengerhighschool.org

Fenger Academy High School is a public four-year high school located in the Roseland neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Fenger is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. The school is named for Danish surgeon Christian Fenger. Fenger opened in 1893. Fenger, along with its former principal Elizabeth Dozier and numerous staff and students was featured prominently in the 2014 CNN documentary series Chicagoland.[7]

  1. ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Administration". Directory. Fenger HS. 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Chicago Public Schools: Fenger". Chicago Public Schools. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. ^ "IHSA Chicago (Fenger)". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Institution Summary for Fenger High School". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ^ 1976 Fenger Academy High School Yearbook
  7. ^ Brown, Mark (14 March 2014). "Show of strength no act for Fenger principal". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.