Mather High School
| Mather High School | |
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| Address | |
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5835 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60659 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°59′17″N 87°42′04″W / 41.9880°N 87.7011°WCoordinates: 41°59′17″N 87°42′04″W / 41.9880°N 87.7011°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | "Celebrating Diversity" |
| Opened | 1959 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 141307 |
| Principal | Peter J Auffant |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,484 (2016–17) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Royal blue White |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Rangers |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | Dais |
| Website | matherhs |
Stephen Tyng Mather High School (commonly known as simply Mather) is a public 4–year high school located in the West Ridge neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1959, Mather is operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. Mather is named in honor of Stephen Mather, an industrialist and conservationist who became the first director of the National Park Service.
Mather is a neighborhood high school with a college preparatory emphasis. More than 75% of students speak a language other than English at home. Mather's Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) program is central to the school's curriculum. The faculty and staff reflect the multicultural backgrounds of Mather's Students and serve as translators, role models, and mentors. Mather is committed to creating an environment that fosters student achievement. Honors-level classes are available for qualified students. The school campus shares two acres (56,000 m²) with adjacent Mather Park. The school has teachers fluent in languages such as Chinese, Arabic, Assyrian, Spanish, Russian, Serbo-Croat, Gujarati, and Urdu.
Advanced placement (AP) classes are offered:
Virtual High School classes are offered in a wide variety of subjects at various ability levels.
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