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Lane Technical College Preparatory High School
- Location & Contact Information
- Address, Directions, & Map:
- 2501 W. Addison Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Telephone Numbers: 773-534-5400
- Email: damirara@ameritech.net
- Official Website: [1]
- Address, Directions, & Map:
- History & Memorable Moments
- Foundation
Named after Albert Grannis Lane, Lane Tech was founded in 1908 and dedicated on Washington's birthday in 1909 as the Albert Grannis Lane Manual Training High School. The school's name was changed in the same year to the Albert Grannis Lane Technical High School to reflect the expanding curriculum. The name was only recently changed to Lane Technical College Prep High School. The original location of the school was on Division and Sedgwick in Chicago. [1]
Within the first few years of the school's operation, students could take advantage of a wide array of technical classes. Freshmen were offered carpentry, cabinet making, and wood turning. Sophomores received training in foundry, forge, welding, coremaking and molding. Juniors could take classes in the machine shop. Seniors were able to take electric shop which was the most advanced. [1]
By 1930, Lane Tech had a student population of over 7,000. To alleviate the burden of such a large student body, plans for a new school were drawn up by Board of Education architect John C. Christensen. The groundbreaking ceremony was on June 24, 1930 and the location of Western and Addison is where the current school stands today. [1]
Upon the school’s completion at its new location, over 9,000 students marched from Wrigley Field on its dedication day September 17, 1934. Lane's huge student body necessitated that classes be held in three shifts. [1]
- Contribution to World War II
During World War II, Lane Tech students ran drives to aid in the war effort. The drives generated over $3 million in war bonds, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and four Red Cross ambulances. Additionally the shop classes constructed a glider which was given to the military. [1]
Lane adopted a closed admission policy in 1958 on the school's 50th anniversary. All remedial classes were eliminated and only top tier students were admitted to the school. This coincided with the beginning of the space race between the United States and the USSR. Lane changed its educational policy to help ensure that the United States would not fall behind the Soviets in science and technology. [1]
- Admittance of female students
In 1971 one of the most drastic changes in Lane's history occurred. Citing a drop in enrollment and lack of technical schools for girls, Superintendent James Redmond recommended that girls be admitted to Lane Tech. The Board of Education concurred and girls were admitted as students for the first time. Fifteen hundred male students protested the change but the decision was not changed. The fear was that academic achievement at the school would suffer. [1]
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- Stringer, Justin (January 2000 - Present)
- Thom, Thom (January 2001 - January 2004)
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