St. Ignatius College Prep
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{{Infobox school
| name = Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School
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| location = 1076 West Roosevelt Road
| city = Chicago, Illinois
| zipcode = 60608-1594
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{nowrap| {{Coord|41|52|3|N|87|39|15|W|type:edu_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} }}
| type = Private college-preparatory school
| motto = {{br list| {{Lang|la|Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam}}| (For the Greater Glory of God) }}
unofficial motto: "Ignatius starts with I and ends with us"
| religious_affiliation = Catholic
| denomination = Jesuit
| patron = Ignatius of Loyola
| established = {{start date and age|1869}}
| founder = Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J.
| authority = Archdiocese of Chicago
| oversight = Society of Jesus
| ceeb = 141170
| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES Private School ID|01601838|school_name=St Ignatius College Prep |access_date=17 May 2022}}
| president = John J. Chandler{{cite web |title=Welcome from the President |website=St. Ignatius College Prep |via=ignatius.org |language=en |url=https://www.ignatius.org/about-us/welcome-from-the-president |access-date=February 24, 2021}}
| principal = Dr. Sterling Brown{{cite web |title=Prefect's Office |website=St. Ignatius College Prep |via=ignatius.org |language=en |url=https://www.ignatius.org/about-us/administrative/office-of-the-prefects |access-date=13 January 2023}}
| principal1 = Dr. Geoff Miller
| teaching_staff = 87.6 {{FTE}}
| gender = Coeducational
| enrollment_as_of = 2019–2020
| avg_class_size = 25{{Cite web |url=https://www.ignatius.org/admissions/why-a-jesuit-education |title=Why a Jesuit Education | Saint Ignatius College Prep |website=www.ignatius.org}}
| campus size = {{convert|23|acre|ha}}
| colors = {{color box|maroon}}{{color box|gold}} Maroon and gold
| conference = {{Ubl
| CCL
| GCAC{{cite web |title=Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) |website=Illinois High School Association (IHSA) |date=10 November 2009 |url=http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/2830.htm |access-date=13 November 2009}}
}}
| sports = {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{ubl|Baseball |Basketball|Softball|Ice Hockey |Volleyball|Football|Chess|Field hockey|Rowing|Soccer}}{{col-2}} {{ubl|Lacrosse|Rugby|Tennis|Water polo|Golf|Sailing|Swimming|Diving}}{{col-end}}
| mascot = Wolf
| accreditation = NCA{{cite web |url=http://oracle.advanc-ed.org/reporting/Locator.aspx |title=AdvanceEd-NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement |access-date=2009-05-23 |author=NCA-CASI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524055843/http://oracle.advanc-ed.org/reporting/Locator.aspx |archive-date=2009-05-24}}
| fees = $2,000
| annual_tuition = $22,600 (2025-2026){{cite web |url=https://www.ignatius.org/admissions/tuition-assistance-and-affordability |access-date= 17 February 2023|title= Tuition Assistance & Affordability | Saint Ignatius College Prep}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ignatius.org}}
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| designated_other1_name = Chicago Landmark
| designated_other1_date = March 18, 1987
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| location = Chicago, Illinois
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| built = 1870
| architecture = Second Empire
| added = November 17, 1977
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| picture_caption = Exterior of St. Ignatius College Prep in December 2010
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Saint Ignatius College Prep is a private, coeducational Jesuit college-preparatory school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1869 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Dutch missionary to the United States. Saint Ignatius College Prep is Chicago's flagship Jesuit high school and one of the preeminent Catholic college preparatory schools in the United States.
Campus
The campus of Saint Ignatius College Prep is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The school's main building was designed by Canadian architect Toussaint Menard in Second Empire style and opened in 1870. The original school building is one of only five existing Chicago structures to predate the Great Fire of 1871.
The school began on two acres of land and now occupies a 26-acre campus. The campus includes
the original building and modern facilities adjacent to the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is located 1.5 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop. Among the unique spaces is the 1887-88 Brunswick Room featuring elaborate cabinets and woodwork installed by the Brunswick Company for the school's natural history museum, the Foglia Library, the “Chicago gallery” of architectural artifacts in the Driehaus building, and Father Damen's office. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, St. Ignatius College Prep was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1987.
History
= Inception =
In 1836, the Dutch Jesuit Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J. (March 20, 1815, Leur, Netherlands – January 1, 1890, Omaha, Nebraska),[https://www.bndestem.nl/etten-leur/in-chicago-kent-bijna-iedereen-pater-damen~ab49b73a/ In Chicago kent bijna iedereen pater Damen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506215040/https://www.bndestem.nl/etten-leur/in-chicago-kent-bijna-iedereen-pater-damen~ab49b73a/ |date=May 6, 2019 }} (in Dutch) was recruited to work with Native Americans in the Dakotas by Fr. Peter De Smet, S.J. In 1844 he was ordained a priest in Missouri. In 1857, Damen was first assigned to Chicago to start a parish for Irish immigrants on Chicago's near-West Side, then an area of the sprawling prairie. The construction of the Holy Family Church was completed in 1860.
The culmination of Father Arnold J. Damen, S.J.'s work in Chicago, the St. Ignatius campus was opened in 1870 as St. Ignatius College. Loyola University originated from this institution but, since 1922, St. Ignatius has operated solely as a college preparatory school. The Second Empire-style edifice is among the oldest in the city, a rare and distinctive example of institutional designs pre-dating the Chicago Fire of 1871.
Admissions
=Demographics=
The demographic breakdown by race/ethnicity of the 1,373 students enrolled for the 2019–2020 school year was:
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| White | Hispanic | Black | Two or More Races | Asian | American Indian/Alaska Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 914 | 173 | 155 | 79 | 47 | 5 |
Extracurricular activities
= Athletics =
Saint Ignatius competes in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL) and the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC){{cite web |url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/2830.htm |title=IHSA Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) |website=Illinois High School Association |date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=February 24, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224212905/https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/2830.htm |archive-date=February 24, 2021}} and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. The school's teams are stylized as the "Wolfpack".
Notable alumni
{{Alumni|date=February 2021}}
- Chloe Bennet (2010), actress and singer
- Charles Bidwill, owner of the Chicago Cardinals (1933–47); inducted in 1967 into the Pro Football Hall of Fame{{cite web |title=High Schools |work=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/high_schools.aspx |access-date=13 November 2009}}
- Lawrence Biondi (1957), President of St. Louis University
- Joseph A. Bracken (1948), Jesuit philosopher
- Andre Braugher, (1980) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), used car salesman Owen Thoreau Jr. in the comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011), and Captain Raymond Holt in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021).
- Tom Campbell (1969), California politician
- William M. Daley (1966), former White House Chief of Staff under Barack Obama and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1997–2000){{cite news |last=Dao |first=James |title=The 2000 Campaign: Man in the News; A Son of Chicago – William Michael Daley |newspaper=The New York Times |date=16 June 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/16/us/the-2000-campaign-man-in-the-news-a-son-of-chicago-william-michael-daley.html |access-date=13 November 2009 |quote=Tuesday A Man in the News article on Friday about Commerce Secretary William M. Daley misidentified the Chicago high school that he attended. (The error also appeared in a profile of Mr. Daley on Dec. 14, 1996.) It was St. Ignatius High School, now called Saint Ignatius College Prep, not De La Salle High School.}}{{cite journal |title=Muldoon feted by Saint Ignatius at law luncheon |journal=Bar News |volume=40 |issue=7 |publisher=Illinois State Bar Association |date=1 February 2000 |url=http://www.illinoisbar.org/Association/2-1a.htm#gen38 |access-date=14 November 2009 |quote=A 1947 graduate of the school, Muldoon will receive its 2000 Award of Excellence in the Field of Law ... Previous award recipients include former appellate justices Gino L. DiVito and Mel R. Jiganti, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley ... |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620024607/http://www.illinoisbar.org/Association/2-1a.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2006}}
- John P. Daley (1965), Cook County Commissioner{{Cite web |title=Notable Alumni {{!}} Saint Ignatius College Prep |url=https://invest.ignatius.org/news/notable-alumni |access-date=2020-08-02 |website=invest.ignatius.org}}
- Richard Driehaus (1960), businessman and philanthropist; namesake of the Driehaus Prize given in architecture{{cite news |last=Neubart |first=Dave |title=Richard Dreihaus, 57 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |date=29 October 2000 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4572253.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104160816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4572253.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |access-date=13 November 2009 |quote=Driehaus grew up on the Southwest Side and graduated from Saint Ignatius College Prep and DePaul University.}}
- Nnanna Egwu (2011), professional basketball player, former center for Illinois Fighting Illini{{cite web |url=http://erie.dleague.nba.com/roster/ |title=Roster - Erie BayHawks}}
- Kenard Gibbs (1982), Chief x Executive Officer of Soul Train Holdings and co-founder of MadVision Entertainment.
- Mellody Hobson (1987), Co-CEO of Ariel Investments; also TV correspondent in the field of finance; married to filmmaker George Lucas{{cite news |last=Chandler |first=Susan |title=Mellody Hobson: Champion of financial literacy - Ariel's president teaches children and their parents the power of investing |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=11 February 2009 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-wed-black-history-mellody-hofeb11,0,1972221.story |access-date=13 November 2009 |quote=Hobson grew up on the North Side as the youngest of six ... But her mother made sure Hobson had a good education, sending her to Saint Ignatius College Prep. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112012357/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-wed-black-history-mellody-hofeb11,0,1972221.story |archive-date=12 November 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}
- John Joseph Duda (1995), actor{{Cite web |title=Entrepreneurship Program {{!}} Saint Ignatius College Prep |url=https://invest.ignatius.org/connect/alumni--friends-societies/business-society/entrepreneurship-program |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=invest.ignatius.org}}
- Joseph D. Kearney (1982), dean at Marquette University Law School
- Dan Lipinski (1984), former U.S. Representative representing Illinois's 3rd congressional district (2005–2021){{cite web |last=Lipinski |first=Dan |title=Remarks by Rep. Dan Lipinski before the National Science Board Commission on 21st Century Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |work=science.house.gov |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives - Committee on Science and Technology |date=20 November 2006 |url=http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=1215 |access-date=13 November 2009 |quote=I remember Father Fergus, who taught me physics at St Ignatius, taking this childhood fascination and tying it to engineering. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106013110/http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=1215 |archive-date=6 January 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}
- Michael Madigan (1960), former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives{{citation |last=Pearson |first=Rick |title=What is Mike Madigan up to? |newspaper=Illinois Issues |pages=13 |date=April 1997 |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1997/ii970412.html |access-date=13 November 2009 |quote=Madigan was born into the then-fledgling Democratic politics of the 13th Ward ... he attended St. Adrian Elementary School and Saint Ignatius College Prep, then the University of Notre Dame and Loyola University law school.}}
- John J. McNichols, Illinois state representative and lawyer{{Citation|title=Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966|work=Biographical Sketch of John J. McNichols, pg. 256-257}}
- Stanley Miarka, Negro league baseball second baseman{{cite web|date=August 12, 1950|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87650559/the-new-york-age/ |title=In Birmingham, White Players Can't Perform On Negro Team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195440/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87650559/the-new-york-age/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |website=The New York Age p. 23}}
- John Mulaney (2000), Emmy-winning standup comedian and former writer on Saturday Night Live
- Bob Newhart (1947), actor and comedian (Newhart, The Bob Newhart Show){{cite book |last=Newhart |first=Bob |title=I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This: And Other Things That Strike Me as Funny |publisher=Hyperion |year=2006 |location=New York, NY, USA |pages=[https://archive.org/details/ishouldntevenbed00newh/page/24 24] |url=https://archive.org/details/ishouldntevenbed00newh |url-access=registration |isbn=1-4013-0246-7 |quote=I lived about eight blocks from Fenwick High School, but I rode the streetcar forty-five minutes to Saint Ignatius.}}
- Gina Rodriguez (2002), Golden Globe winner, actor {{cite web |last=Obaro |first=Tomi |date=December 16, 2014 |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/january-2015/gina-rodriguezs-virgin-voyage/ |title=Gina Rodriguez is Conquering Television in Jane the Virgin |website=Chicago}}
- Marty Russo, Former United States Representative.
- Casey Siemaszko, actor best known for his starring roles in Three O'Clock High and Young Guns.{{Cite journal|last1=HASTINGS|first1=BRADFORD|last2=NOVAK|first2=BENJAMIN J.|date=March 1978|title=Career Education in the College Preparatory School|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2164-585x.1978.tb01267.x|journal=Vocational Guidance Quarterly|volume=26|issue=3|pages=264–267|doi=10.1002/j.2164-585x.1978.tb01267.x|issn=0042-7764}}
- Michael Sorrell (1984), President of Paul Quinn College.
- Todd Stroger (1981), former Cook County Board President{{cite web |title=Todd H. Stroger Biography |url=http://www.co.cook.il.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_331_0_0_43//ccWeb.Leadership/LeadershipProfile.aspx?commiss_id=406 |publisher=Cook County Government |access-date=28 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524060538/http://www.co.cook.il.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_331_0_0_43/ccWeb.Leadership/LeadershipProfile.aspx?commiss_id=406 |archive-date=2011-05-24 |url-status=dead}}
- Ed Sweeney, (1905), starting catcher for New York Yankees{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90862919/former-college-players-now-in-spotlight/ |title=Former College Players Now in Spotlight of Baseball World |page=13 |newspaper=Sioux City Journal |via=Newspapers.com |date=February 18, 1912 |access-date=2021-12-20}}
- Robin Tunney (1990), actress
- Michael Wilbon (1976), sports columnist for The Washington Post and host, commentator, and analyst for ESPN.{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Mike |date=March 25, 2020 |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2020/michael-wilbon/ |title=ESPN's Michael Wilbon on Life Without Sports |website=Chicago}}
Notable faculty
- David Abidor (born 1992), Men's Varsity assistant soccer coach (Jul 2021 - Jul 2022), and soccer player{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagolandsoccer.org/gs-si-v-young-9-30-21.html |title=GS: SI v Young 9-30-21 |website=Chicagoland Soccer}}
- Johnny Bach (2010–2011), Men's basketball volunteer assistant coach{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=K. C. |date=2010-03-07 |title=From the archives: Even at 85, Johnny Bach still teaching the game he loves |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/03/07/from-the-archives-even-at-85-johnny-bach-still-teaching-the-game-he-loves/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}
See also
Notes
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References
- Directory of Private Schools (2005). [http://buntingandlyon.com/detail.asp?id=393&search=ignatius Directory of Private Schools: St. Ignatius College Prep]
- Newbart, Dave. "University Dean Will Lead St. Ignatius," Chicago Tribune, March 31, 1998.
External links
{{commons category|St. Ignatius College Prep}}
- [http://www.ignatius.org/ Official St. Ignatius College Prep website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041216235720/http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/S/StIgnatius.html Chicago Landmark website]
- [http://www.forgottenchicago.com/ig.php ForgottenChicago.com's Excellent article about Architectural ornaments in the garden]
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