Sullivan High School (Chicago)

Sullivan opened in 1926 as a junior high school under the Chicago Board of Education's plan creation of junior high schools in Chicago. The school begin serving as a traditional high school when junior high schools in the city were phased out in 1933. As of 2017, 45% of students were foreign-born and came from 38 different countries. That same year, the school was designated a "newcomer center" by Chicago Public Schools for its programming for refugee and immigrant students. ==Athletics==

Sullivan competes in the Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The schools sport teams are nicknamed the Tigers. Sullivan boys' soccer team were regional champions and sectional finalists in 2016 and 2017. Sullivan girls' basketball team were regional champions in 2008–09. The boys' track and field became public league champions in 1938–39. In 1978, the school's football team won the Public League championship. ==Notable alumni==

• Ira Berkow – New York Times sportswriter and author • Elizabeth Ann Blaesing – illegitimate daughter of President Warren G. Harding • Sidney Blumenthal – journalist and aide to Bill Clinton • Shecky Greene – comedian and actor • Dick Marx – jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, best known for writing commercial jingles for Kellogg's Raisin Bran and Ken-L Ration dog food; scored the film A League of Their Own; his son is musician Richard Marx • Clayton Moore – actor, best known for his portrayal of The Lone Ranger • Cliff Norton – radio announcer and character actor on television and in films • Art Paul – former Playboy Art Director and designer of its rabbit-head logo • Dewey Robinson – Major League Baseball pitcher (1979–81), playing his entire career for the Chicago White Sox; currently a minor league coach • Jan Schakowsky – United States Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district (1999–present) • ruth weiss - poet and filmmaker • Haskell Wexler – two–time Oscar-winning cinematographer (''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bound for Glory'') ==References==