Lake View High School (Chicago)
Lake View High School is a public four-year high school located in the Lake View neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Lake View is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. While the current building opened in 1886, the school itself opened in 1874, dating to a time when the Lake View community was not a part of the city of Chicago. Lake View became a part of Chicago in 1889. Created when the Lake View area was its own township before it joined Chicago, the school is the oldest operating township secondary school in the state of Illinois.
| Lake View High School | |
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| Address | |
4015 N. Ashland Avenue. , 60613 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.9554°N 87.6686°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Ad astra per aspera "To the stars through difficulties" |
| Opened | 1874 1886 (current location) |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 140930 |
| Principal | Paul Joseph Karafiol |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,287 (2015–16) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red White |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | Lake reView |
| Yearbook | Red & White |
| Website | lakeviewhs |
Parts of the film My Bodyguard were filmed at Lake View High School.
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