Stephen Tyng Mather High School
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Stephen T. Mather High School, part of the Chicago Public School system, serves the north side of the Windy City. A widely diverse, multi-ethnic population of around 1,950 is enrolled in the school. The school is named for Stephen Tyng Mather, the first director of the National Park Service.
| Image (school seal or photo) | |
| Principal | John A. Butterfield |
| School type | Public coed |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Founded | May 17, 1960 |
| Location | 5835 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois |
| Enrollment | 1,952 (2002-03) |
| Faculty | 137 |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Mascot | Rangers |
| Athletic conference | Chicago Public League |
| School colors | Blue and white |
Campus
The school campus shares 13.75 acres (56,000 m²) with recreational Mather Park on Peterson Avenue, initially known as Peterson Park. The property is jointly operated by the park district and the Chicago Board of Education.The high school has a natatorium and two gymnasia. Mather Park, adjacent to campus, has one senior baseball and four junior softball fields, two combination football and soccer fields, four basketball courts and six tennis courts.
Students
More that half the school's students almost 2000 students speak English as a second language, so the bilingual ESL program is crucial to the school. The school has a 14% dropout rate, and 90% of seniors intend on attending a full- or part-time school after graduation. [link]Faculty
The school has teachers fluent in languages such as Chinese, Arabic, Assyrian (spoken in northern Iraq), Russian, Serbo-Croat, Spanish, Gujarati, and Urdu. As well as teaching, the multi-enthnic staff help students and their families by acting as translators and mentors.Notable alumni
- Robert Birnbaum, author and interviewer [link]
- Stephen Elliott, author [link]
- Frank Klopas, head coach of the Chicago Storm soccer team [link]
- Max Levchin, founder of PayPal
- Gene Siskel, nationally known movie critic
- Bob Berland, 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist, Judo
- Fadel Haowat, outspoken Syrian political activist
- Ira I. Silverstein, Illinois State Senator
External links
- [School website]
- [Profile] from the Illinois High School Association
- [School directory] (pdf)
- [Information on Mather sports]
- [Mather Park]
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