Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center
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Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, formely known as Von Steuben Metropolitan High School, is a high school
in Chicago
, Illinois
, located on the north branch of the Chicago River.
The school is named for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
.
Von Steuben was named an Outstanding American High School by US News and World Report in 1999 and mentioned in Newsweek
' s America's Best High Schools list in 2003.
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In the 2002-2003 the men’s sophomore basketball team won the Chicago class AA city title.
In 2005 and 2006 the men's varsity water polo team won the city title.
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....
in 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,...
, located on the north branch of the Chicago River.
The school is named for Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben , also referred to as the Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian-born military officer who served as inspector general and Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War...
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Von Steuben was named an Outstanding American High School by US News and World Report in 1999 and mentioned in Newsweek
Newsweek
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Athletics
Von Steuben High School is a member of the IHSAIllinois 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...
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Spring
- Men’s Baseball
- Women’s Softball
- Men’s and Women’s Soccer
- Men’s Tennis
- Men’s Volleyball
- Men’s and Women’s Volleyball
- Men’s and Women’s Track and Field
- Men's and Women's Water Polo
In the 2002-2003 the men’s sophomore basketball team won the Chicago class AA city title.
In 2005 and 2006 the men's varsity water polo team won the city title.
Publications
- School Newspaper: The Panther Press
- Literary Magazine: Orpheus (Published once a year)
- Yearbook: Visions (Published once a year)
Alumni
- Rosalyn BryantRosalyn BryantRosalyn Bryant is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters....
, 1976 Olympic silver medalist in the 4x400 meter relay. - Lynn SweetLynn SweetLynn Sweet is the Washington, D.C. bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times and a columnist for The Hill, a weekly newspaper that covers the U.S...
, Chicago Sun Times National Washington DC Bureau Chief. - Howie CarlHowie CarlHoward Hershey "Howie" Carl was an American basketball player.He played collegiately for DePaul University....
, Star Basketball player,played for Rey Meyer at DePaul University.Played pro basketball for the NBA Chicago Packers. - Les Grobstein, Sportscaster at WLS,WLUP,WSCR,WMVP Radio,Play by Play Voice of UIC,Northwestern University Basketball,Chicago Sky and more.
- Ash-har QuraishiAsh-har QuraishiAsh-har Quraishi is an Emmy Award-winning American broadcast journalist who reports for WTTW-TV in Chicago and for the Chicago News Cooperative...
, Broadcast Journalist; former CNN's bureau chief in Islamabad.