Queen of Peace High School (Illinois)
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| name = Queen of Peace High School
| logo = Queen of Peace High School (Illinois) Logo.png
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| address = 7659 Linder Avenue
| city = Burbank
| state = Illinois
| zipcode = 60459
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|41|45|13|N|87|45|27|W|type:edu_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}
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| type = Private, college-preparatory high school
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
| established = {{Start date|1962}}
| founders = Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
| closed = {{End date|2017|06|30}}
| sister_school = St. Laurence High School
| oversight = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES Private School ID|00343853|school_name=Queen of Peace High School|access_date=July 18, 2019|ref_name=NCES}}
| principal = Hedi Belkaoui
| teaching_staff = 25.3 {{FTE}}
| grades = 9–12
| gender = Girls
| enrollment = 298 (2015–2016)
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| colors = Green, white, black {{Color box|Green}}{{Color box|White}}{{Color box|Black}}
| athletics_conference = Girls Catholic Athletic Association
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| nickname = Pride
| accreditation = North Central Association of Colleges and Schools{{cite web |url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/? |title=NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement |access-date=2009-07-28 |author=NCA-CASI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ |archive-date=April 29, 2009 }}
| publication = Mosaic (Literary Magazine)
| newspaper = Amity
| yearbook = Pace
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| website = {{URL|www.queenofpeacehs.org}}
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Queen of Peace High School was a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school for girls in Burbank, Illinois, United States. It was established in 1962 by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters and was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. It closed on June 30, 2017, due to an extended enrollment decline and financial shortfalls.
History
Queen of Peace High School was established in 1962 by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. It used St. Laurence High School for the 1962–63 school year due to construction delays, and began classes in its own newly built facility in September 1963.{{cite web|url=http://www.queenofpeacehs.org/Files/history.html|title=Historical Highlights of Queen of Peace|access-date=2007-05-11|author=QOPHS}}{{cite news|last1=Swanson|first1=Lorraine|title=Queen of Peace High School Announces Closing After 55 Years|url=https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/queen-peace-high-school-announces-closing-after-55-years|access-date=27 April 2018|work=Oak Lawn, IL Patch|date=24 January 2017}} The school closed on June 30, 2017, due to an extended enrollment decline and financial shortfalls.{{cite news|last1=Podesta|first1=Laura|title=Queen of Peace High School in Burbank closing at end of semester|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/queen-of-peace-high-school-in-burbank-to-close/1720096/|access-date=27 April 2018|work=ABC7 Chicago|date=25 January 2017}}{{cite news |date=25 January 2017 |title=Queen of Peace High School in Burbank to close due to declining enrollment |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-queen-of-peace-closing-st-0125-20170124-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125045744/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-queen-of-peace-closing-st-0125-20170124-story.html |archive-date=2017-01-25 |access-date=27 April 2018 |work=Daily Southtown}}
Notable alumnae
- Delilah DiCrescenzo, distance runner
- Jacqueline Janota, softball player
- Robin Baumgarten, television news personality
- Magdelena (Maggie) Strzepka, member of Season 17's winning team, Wally's Waffles, on Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.queenofpeacehs.org/}}
{{High schools in suburban Cook County, Illinois}}
{{Private schools in the Chicago metropolitan area}}
{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago}}
{{Girls' schools in Illinois}}
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Category:Private high schools in Cook County, Illinois
Category:Preparatory schools in Illinois
Category:Girls' schools in Illinois
Category:Defunct Catholic secondary schools in Illinois
Category:Dominican schools in the United States
Category:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
Category:School buildings completed in 1963
Category:Educational institutions established in 1962
Category:1962 establishments in Illinois
Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2017
Category:2017 disestablishments in Illinois
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