Marshall Illinois high school, also called John Marshall Metropolitan is a public school located in Chicago, Illinois. This facility serves students from the communities of East Garfield Park, North Lawndale, Humboldt Park and West Garfield Park. The majority of the student population is made up of African American. According to the Department of Education roughly 40% or even more of these students are from families which are considered low income earners.
This school is well-known for its affiliation with basketball sports and both the girls and boys teams has demonstrated success playing at state level. In addition to basketball, the students are also active in athletic competitions. Marshall high plays in the Chicago Public League and is also affiliated with Illinois High School Association. They have earned 8 state championships; finished among the top four at state level on 18 occasions and also played 24 times in the state’s final tournament; these are all records for Illinois State.
A brief profile of Marshall Illinois high school
The building was designed in a College Gothic style in 1930 by architect George M. Lindsey. The school was first opened on the 26th of January, 1931 having approximately 48 teachers and 1200 students on board. At this time, Joseph Sniffen was the Principal and Geraldine Keith and Hugh Boyd served as the first Vice Principals. The school’s auditorium was named after Joseph Sniffen, the Library after Geraldine Keith and the football field after Hugh Boyd.
Throughout the school’s first semester, the students and faculty cooperatively picked the motto, colors and seal for the school. The motto, which is Veritas Vincit, means Truth Conquers, had been a simple choice because it was a favorite message of John Marshall. Two different tones of blue were chosen as the school’s color, these were chosen in harmony with the motto. The seal displays a wide open book representing learning, with scales of justice projected on the back and Veritas Vincit imprinted on the bar. The official song was Alma Mater and was composed by two students who graduated from the 1939 Winter Class.
Johnny Barrister was regarded as the mascot for the school. Given that John Marshall had been in the legal field and also served on the jury it was appropriate that the students were referred to as “Barristers.” There is also a service organization at the school called the Continentals.
After the Sylmar earthquake in 1971, a number of Marshall’s structures had been ruined and the cafeteria demolished. However, the Los Feliz group led by citizens who worked tirelessly to save the infrastructure in Marshall campaigned really hard to preserve the distinctive College Gothic Main Building. Throughout 1975, that building ended up being closed in order to restore its architectural design and the classes relocated temporarily to the bungalows.
During September of 1981, the main building was completely refurbished and opened with new facilities for library, science classrooms and cafeteria. At present, Marshall Illinois high school has a registration of roughly 4,500 students and 200 teachers. To learn more about other public and community schools in this area, you can find resources online.
