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Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
Location
Map
3857 West 111th Street

Chicago
,
Illinois
60655

United States

41°41′25″N 87°43′02″W / 41.6904°N 87.7172°W / 41.6904; -87.7172
Information
School type
Motto"Learning to do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve."
Opened1985
School district
Chicago Public Schools
CEEB code140723[1]
Principal
William Edwin Hook[2]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment764 (2025–2026)[3]
Average class size
30
Campus size
72-acre (290,000 m2)
Campus type
Urban
Colors  Green
  Gold[4]
Athletics conference
Chicago Public League[4]
Team nameCyclones[4]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
Websitechicagoagr.org

The Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (CHSAS) is a public 4–year magnet high school located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. CHSAS opened for the 1985–86 school year in August 1985. The school has a 72-acre (290,000 m2) campus, 40 acres (160,000 m2) of which are a working farm (built on the site of the last farm in Chicago).[6]

History

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The school was opened in 1985 by the Chicago Public Schools as a high school devoted to teaching agricultural science to urban students. It is located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of the city. It was the second high school of this kind to open in the United States.[6]

Academics

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All students are members of the FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America),[7] the school's motto is that of FFA. The school claims that it is the organization's largest Illinois chapter, and the fifth largest in the nation.[7] The school's academic program differs from traditional high schools because of the six different career pathway programs implemented into the school's curriculum. The six pathways are Agricultural Finance and Economics, Agricultural Mechanics and Technology, Animal Science, Food Science and Technology, Horticulture, and Urban Agricultural Education. These pathways provide experience in the pathway's field of focus to encourage engagement in agriculture.[8] The school also implements a point system for participation in out-of-school agricultural related activities.[9]

The school’s working farm

Athletics

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CHSAS competes in the Chicago Public League and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Teams are stylized as the Cyclones. The girls' basketball team were Class A Regional champions in 2003–04. The boys' golf team were Class AA and Public League champions in 2000–01.

Student life

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In 2012, CHSAS began a partnership with The Nature Conservancy's Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF) program. This program offers paid internships to a select number of students from CHSAS and helps staff develop resources. The school sponsors six sports for young men and women, an additional four for young men, and an additional five for young women.[10] The school also sponsors athletes who compete in the Special Olympics.[10] The school also sponsors 17 extracurricular clubs and activities. Those that are chapters of nationally notable organizations include the National Honor Society (NHS).[11] The school frequently partners with local businesses such as Eli's Cheesecake and Horse Thief Hollow.[12][13][14]

References

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  1. ↑ "High School Code Search". College Board. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Principal's Message". Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Public Schools: Chicago Ag". Chicago Public Schools.
  4. 1 2 3 "Chicago (Agricultural Science)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Institution Summary for Chicago High School Agricultural". AdvancED profile. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "In Chicago, a Model Farm School", New York Times, pp. B9, August 5, 1992, retrieved December 31, 2009, Jason is working on a farm, of sorts. He is a student at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, a public school set on the last farm in the city of Chicago ... When it started in 1985, the high school was only the second of its kind in the country, the first being Philadelphia's Walter Biddle Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences.
  7. 1 2 "What is the FFA?". Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved December 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Career Pathways". www.chicagoagr.org. Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.
  9. ↑ "Agriculture". www.chicagoagr.org. Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences.
  10. 1 2 "Athletic Teams". directory. Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved December 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Clubs & Activities". directory. Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  12. ↑ Chattin, Geoffrey Scott; Hook, William. "Partnerships for College and Career Readiness" (PDF). occrl.illinois.edu/. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership.
  13. ↑ "Gov. Pritzker Celebrates Opening of Eli's Cheesecake's Expanded Facility". citizennewspapergroup.com. The Citizen Newspaper Group.
  14. ↑ Garmes, Kyle (December 23, 2019). "Ag school cattle going farm to table locally". The Beverly Review.
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