Thomas Kelly High School
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Thomas Kelly High School better known as Kelly High School is a public
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 4-year high school
High school
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 located in the Brighton Park
Brighton Park, Chicago
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 neighborhood in Chicago
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, Illinois
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It is the third largest populated high school in Chicago. Over 80% students identify as Hispanic
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The school's mascot is the Trojans. It is a part of the Chicago Public Schools
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History

Kelly High School opened its doors on December 3, 1928, but was originally a junior high school. Chicago's Board Of Education
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abolished all junior high schools on July 12, 1933, and on September 17, 1933, Kelly reopened as a senior high school.
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