Hyde Park Career Academy

Infobox Secondary school

name = Hyde Park Career Academy
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type = Public secondary
students = 1,998citeweb|url=http://www.cps.k12.il.us/schools/hsdirectory/hydepark.shtml CPS website|title="Hyde Park Career Academy"|author=Chicago Public Schools|date=|publisher="AOL NEWS"|accessdate=2008-01-26|]
grades = 9–12
principal = Thomas Trotter
city = Chicago
state = Illinois
country = USA
oversight = Chicago Public Schools
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Hyde Park Career Academy (formerly named High Park High School) is located at 6220 S. Stony Island Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Facts and figures

The Academy offers CPS's only Bass Fishing Club.

Building

The Academy is housed in a traditional masonry building. In recent years, the structure has received some cosmetic renovations including a new roof, new windows, and new lockers for the students.

Famous Alumni

*Frances Dee (1927) - actress
*Amelia Earhart (1915) — aviator
*Herbie Hancock (1958) — Jazz pianist, fusion keyboardist
*William Irvin (1921) — Chicago Journalist
*Steve Allen — comedian, songwriter
*Mel Torme — singer
*L. Scott Caldwell — actress
*Minnie Riperton (1964) — Singer, mother of Maya Rudolph
*Carl C. Bell, M.D. (1965) — Community Psychiatrist, International Researcher, Academician, Author, President/C.E.O.
*Melinda Dillon — actress
*Carole Simpson — newscaster, ABC
*Joe Mays (American football) (2003)- NFL Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
*Gwendolyn Brooks — poet and writer

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