| Malcolm Shabazz City High School | |
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| Address | |
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1601 N Sherman Avenue , 53704 | |
| Coordinates | 43°07′04″N 89°21′47″W / 43.117756°N 89.362965°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1971 |
| School district | Madison Metropolitan School District |
| Principal | Chantel Angeletti |
| Faculty | 12 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 93 (2022)[1] |
| Website | shabazz |
Malcolm Shabazz City High School is a four-year public alternative high school in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. It was named in honor of the activist Malcolm X,[2] also known as Malcolm Shabazz. It was founded in 1971 as Malcolm Shabazz High School, changing its name in 1979 after merging with City High School which was founded 1972.[3] The school is located at 1601 N Sherman Ave., the same building as Madison's Sherman Middle School.
Shabazz is known for its informal atmosphere (students refer to teachers and the principal by their first names[2]) and emphasis on individuality and social and political activism.[3] According to former a social studies teacher, Gene Delcourt, "Shabazz was designed to be an alternative school for the sake of it being an alternative school, rather than it being a last chance for diploma completion or the last chance for kids who were falling through the cracks. When the school was founded, it was originally founded by students who were motivated to learn something other than what mainstream schools were teaching. Teachers responded to that by teaching their passion."[3]
- ^ "Shabazz-City High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b Rickert, Chris (6 January 2019). "Shabazz strives for 'unschooled' safe space for students". The Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Emechebe, Ogechi (21 October 2015). "Charting their own path: Shabazz lets students take control of how they learn". The Capital Times. Retrieved 26 April 2019.