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Foreman College and Career Academy formerly, Foreman High School), is a public 4–year high school located in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.^[3] Foreman is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Established in 1928, the school is named in the honor of a Chicago banker and civic leader, Edwin G. Foreman.

Academics

Foreman High School is rated a 1 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org, a national schoo1l quality information site. ^[4] GreatSchools’ Summary Rating is based on four of the school’s themed ratings: the Test Score Rating, Student or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, and Equity Rating and flags for discipline and attendance disparities at a school.

Curriculum

Student services

Foreman High School provides several programs for students with limited English proficiency, including:

Bilingual programs—Spanish and Polish
Variety of English as a Second Language
(ESL)/Bilingual courses
Foreman offers honors, honors telescope and Advanced Placement (college level courses).
Drama, music, studio art, teaching assistants, visually impaired programs and performing arts programs. Foreman has two three three honor societies: National Honors Sociery, Scoolastic Achievers and Foreman Leaders (all requiring a very high attainment of academic achievement).

Special education programs

Foreman provides Free Appropriate Public Education programs, including:

Cooperative Team Teaching Program; Special Education
Instructional Program; Support for Bilingual Special Education Students

Athletics

Foreman's varsity athletic teams are named the Hornets and competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The boys' basketball team were regional champions two times (2009–2010 and 2016–2017). In 1999–2000, the boys' cross country were Class AA. The boys' soccer team were public league champions one time (1993–1994 and 1996–1997), regional champions three times (2002–2003, 2014–2015 and 2015–2016) and Class AA one time (2002–2003). The Foreman Hornets compete in a variety of fall, winter and spring interscholastic competitive sports administered by the Chicago Public High School League including;

Fall sports: Cheer-leading (Girls), Cross Country (Boys/Girls), Football (Boys), Soccer (Boys), Volleyball (Girls)
Winter sports: Basketball (Boys/Girls), Wrestling (Boys) Bowling (Boys/Girls), Cheer-leading (Girls), Swimming (Boys)
Spring sports: Baseball (Boys), Soccer (Girls), Softball (Girls), Track (Boys/Girls), Volleyball (Boys), Water-polo (Boys/Girls)

Clubs and Activities

Foreman High School has a number of clubs and activities such as: Academic Decathlon, Aspira, Asian Club, Black Heritage Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, Drama Club, Humanitarian Club, Math Club, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Peer Health Advocates, Photography Club, Polish Club, Scholastic Achievers, Student Council, Student Development Team, and Yearbook.

Other Information

Exterior shots of the school is used in the Disney Channel family sitcom Raven's Home.^[5]^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

The following are notable people associated with Foreman High School. If the person was a Foreman High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included.

Rod Blagojevich — (1974), politician; former Illinois governor
Peter Francis Geraci — (1967), Chicago-based bankruptcy attorney

References

^ "Search for Public Schools - Foreman High School (170993000799)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
^ Chicago Public Schools: Foreman
^ Foreman High School at GreatSchools.net
^ "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ InChicago, Filming. "Finally Sat June 10: Disney is shooting B Roll (no cast!) for Raven's Home (That's So Raven sequel) @ Foreman High 3234 N LeClaire". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

External links

[nces_sch-1] "Search for Public Schools - Foreman High School (170993000799)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

[2] Chicago Public Schools: Foreman

[3] Foreman High School at GreatSchools.net

[4] "Best High Schools in Chicago, IL | GreatSchools". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.

[RH-5] InChicago, Filming. "Finally Sat June 10: Disney is shooting B Roll (no cast!) for Raven's Home (That's So Raven sequel) @ Foreman High 3234 N LeClaire". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

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