John Marshall Metropolitan High School
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John Marshall Metropolitan High School (commonly known as Marshall High School) is a public 4-year high school
located on the West Side of Chicago
, Illinois
, United States
. It serves the students of the East Garfield Park
, West Garfield Park
, North Lawndale
and Humboldt Park
neighborhoods. Marshall's principal is Kenyatta Butler (2009-). She is the former principal of Chicago's Harper High School
. The student body is approximately 99% African American
. Marshall High school is a Title I high school as determined by U.S. Department of Education standards meaning that 40% or more of the students come from families that qualify as low income under United States Census
definitions. The school is best known for its association with the sport of basketball. Both its boys and girls teams have shown success at the state level.
(CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association
(IHSA). Teams are stylized as the Commandos.
The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:
Marshall has won eight state championships, has finished in the top four in state 18 times, and has made 24 appearances in the state final tournament; all of which are records for the state of Illinois.
The school's men's basketball team figures prominently in the 1994 documentary film
Hoop Dreams
.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located on the West Side of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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. It serves the students of the East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park, Chicago
East Garfield Park is a community area located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Chicago West Side area. Located directly in the path of gentrification heading westward from the Loop, East Garfield Park was named one of America's most "up and coming neighborhoods" in the...
, West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park, Chicago
West Garfield Park located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas.West Garfield Park had 86 foreclosures in 2006 and 87 foreclosures in 2007, resulting in 67.7 foreclosures per square mile in 2006 and 70.1 foreclosures per square mile in...
, North Lawndale
North Lawndale, Chicago
North Lawndale located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the well-defined community areas in the city of Chicago.-History:...
and Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park, Chicago
Humboldt Park is one of 77 officially designated community areas located on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. The Humboldt Park neighborhood is widely known for its large Puerto Rican presence...
neighborhoods. Marshall's principal is Kenyatta Butler (2009-). She is the former principal of Chicago's Harper High School
Harper High School (Chicago, Illinois)
William R. Harper High School, is part of the Chicago Public School system. It serves the south side of Chicago, Illinois in the Englewood community. The school is named for William Rainey Harper. The majority of students are African American. Harper High School gained national attention when the...
. The student body is approximately 99% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
. Marshall High school is a Title I high school as determined by U.S. Department of Education standards meaning that 40% or more of the students come from families that qualify as low income under United States Census
United States Census
The United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats , electoral votes, and government program funding. The United States Census Bureau The United States Census...
definitions. The school is best known for its association with the sport of basketball. Both its boys and girls teams have shown success at the state level.
Athletics
Marshall competes in the Chicago Public LeagueChicago Public High School League
The Chicago Public High School Athletic Association, commonly known as the Chicago Public League , is the interscholastic competition arm of the Chicago Public Schools...
(CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
(IHSA). Teams are stylized as the Commandos.
The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:
- Basketball (boys): 4th Place (1981–82, 82–83); 3rd Place (1960–61, 90–91, 2005–06, 06–07); State Champions (1957–58, 59–60, 2007–08)
- Basketball (girls): 4th Place (1983–84); 3rd Place (1980–81, 82–83, 87–88, 96–97, 97–98, 2008–09); 2nd Place (1979–80, 85–86, 93–94); State Champions (1981–82, 84–85, 88–89, 89–90, 91–92, 92–93, 98–99, 2007–08)
- Track & Field (boys): 3rd place (1960–61)
Marshall has won eight state championships, has finished in the top four in state 18 times, and has made 24 appearances in the state final tournament; all of which are records for the state of Illinois.
The school's men's basketball team figures prominently in the 1994 documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players....
.
Notable Alumni
- Arthur AgeeArthur AgeeArthur "Man" Agee, Jr. is one of two Chicago-area high school basketball players whose lives were chronicled in the 1994 Kartemquin Films documentary, Hoop Dreams.-Early life:...
is a teacher and motivational speakerMotivational speakerA motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
best known for being profiled in the documentary film Hoop DreamsHoop DreamsHoop Dreams is a 1994 documentary film directed by Steve James, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students in Chicago and their dream of becoming professional basketball players....
. - Patrick BeverleyPatrick BeverleyPatrick Beverley is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Spartak Saint Petersburg in Russia. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009 NBA Draft and then traded to the Miami Heat for a future 2011 second round draft pick and an undisclosed amount of cash...
, former Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketballArkansas Razorbacks men's basketballThe Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The school's team currently competes in the Southeastern Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008...
player - Jerome Isaac FriedmanJerome Isaac FriedmanJerome Isaac Friedman is an American physicist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents who emigrated to the US from Russia, and excelled particularly in art while growing up...
is a physicist who won the 1990 Nobel Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in PhysicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
for his work that led to the discovery of quarks. - Larry GelbartLarry GelbartLarry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter and author.-Early life:...
was a TonyTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
and Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning writer known for his work in film, stage (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart....
) and television (M*A*S*H). - Stuart M. KaminskyStuart M. KaminskyStuart M. Kaminsky was an American mystery writer and film professor. He is known for three long-running series of mystery novels featuring the protagonists Toby Peters, a private detective in 1940s Hollywood; Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, a Moscow police inspector; and veteran Chicago...
was a mystery writer who wrote novels such as DenialDenial (novel)Denial is a mystery novel written by Stuart M. Kaminsky, a Grandmaster of the Mystery Writers of America. This is a Lew Fonesca mystery and was released last July 8, 2005.-The Two Mysteries:This novel has two mysteries....
and screenplays such as Once Upon a Time in AmericaOnce Upon a Time in AmericaOnce Upon a Time in America is a 1984 Italian epic crime film co-written and directed by Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The story chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City's world of organized crime...
. - Peter LisagorPeter LisagorPeter Lisagor was Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Daily News from 1959 to 1976 and was one of the most respected and best-known journalists in the United States...
was a journalist who served as Washington DC bureau chief for the Chicago Daily NewsChicago Daily NewsThe Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper published between 1876 and 1978 in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The Daily News was founded by Melville E. Stone, Percy Meggy, and William Dougherty in 1875 and began publishing early the next year...
(1959–76). - Cappie PondexterCappie PondexterCappie Pondexter is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the New York Liberty in the WNBA. She was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Pondexter is known for her scrappy play, quick crossovers and deadly midrange jumpshot...
is an All-StarAll-starAll-star is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry...
WNBA guard (2006–present), playing for the New York LibertyNew York LibertyThe New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
. She was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2008 OlympicsBasketball at the 2008 Summer OlympicsBasketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...
. - Julius Richmond was the 12th Surgeon General of the United StatesSurgeon General of the United StatesThe Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government...
(1977–81) and was instrumental in beginning the Head Start Program. - Vincent StarrettVincent StarrettCharles Vincent Emerson Starrett , known as Vincent Starrett, was an American writer and newspaperman.- Biography :...
was a news reporter and author who specialized in the crime, mystery, and horror genres. - Darryl StingleyDarryl StingleyDarryl Floyd Stingley was an American professional football wide receiver whose career was cut short by an injury. He played his entire career with the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He died from heart disease and pneumonia complicated by quadriplegia.-Early life:Stingley...
was an NFL wide receiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
(1973–77), playing his entire career with the New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
after being selected in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft1973 NFL DraftThe 1973 National Football League Draft was held on January 30–31, 1973.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...
. He is remembered for sustaining a career ending injury in a 1978 pre-season game that left him a quadriplegicQuadriplegiaTetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms...
. - George WilsonGeorge Wilson (basketball center)George "Jiff" Wilson is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'8" , 225 lb center, Wilson starred at Marshall High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he won state championships in 1958 and 1960...
is a former NBA centerCenter (basketball)The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
(1964–71). He was a member of the 1962 NCAA Champion1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament-Mideast region:-Midwest region:-West region:-Final Four:-External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page....
University of Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnati Bearcats men's basketballThe Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. They currently compete in the Big East Conference and are coached by Mick Cronin. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in...
, and a member of the gold medal winning basketball team at the 1964 OlympicsBasketball at the 1964 Summer OlympicsBasketball contests at the 1964 Summer Olympics took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from October 11 to October 23. The United States defeated the Soviet Union to win their sixth straight gold medal at this event, while Brazil earned the bronze against Puerto...
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Notable Staff
- Dorothy Gaters has been the girls basketball coach since 1975. She has led the team to over 900 victories, and in 2009 became the third girls basketball coach to receive the Morgan Wooten Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.