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In response to
"Look up your high school on Wikipedia, and if it has an entry, tell me something about it"
by
prayformojo
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It was founded in 1888 by Mabel Slade Vickery. Notable Alums include . . . (it's actually a pretty interesting list).
Posted by
pmb (aka pmb)
Feb 3 '11, 08:40
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Bob Balaban - actor and producer
Bradley Bell - television writer and producer
Lauralee Bell - actress
Matt Brandstein - writer/actor
Roe Conn - Radio Talkshow Host
Kenny George - college basketball player, the tallest athlete in the history of the NCAA
Alexi Giannoulias - Illinois State Treasurer and 2010 Senate candidate
Douglas H. Ginsburg - Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, US Supreme Court nominee
Nina Gordon - singer and songwriter, founding member of the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, daughter of former Chairman of the Board of Monsanto Company, Robert Shapiro
Laura Granville - professional tennis player
John Marshall Harlan II - US Supreme Court Justice[2]
Rick Kogan - Chicago newspaperman, radio personality and author
Lisa Madigan - Illinois Attorney General
Johanes Maliza - professional soccer player
Brooks McCormick - International Harvest Company CEO and philanthropist
Roger McGuinn - singer and songwriter, founding member of the Byrds
Claes Oldenburg - sculptor
Nancy Reagan - former First Lady
Jim Shapiro - Drummer for Veruca Salt, brother of Nina Gordon, son of former Chairman of the Board of Monsanto Company Robert Shapiro
Adlai Stevenson III - U.S. Senator, candidate for governor of Illinois, son of presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson
Bill Wirtz - former businessman and Chicago Blackhawks owner
William Wrigley, Jr. II - business executive
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