Kenwood Academy
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Kenwood Academy is a public high school with limited admission in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is a four-year school that accepts students in 7th grade through 12th grade. It is operated by Chicago Public Schools.
The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) began the planning process to build Kenwood Academy, then called Kenwood High School, in November 1965. With Northern big cities undergoing the final years of the baby boom, the CPS felt the need for a modernized new high school on Chicago's South Side. The high school was sited on 51st Street and Lake Park, near the Illinois Central Railroad, and was built in 1967-1969.
Kenwood varsity athletic teams are named the "Broncos."
[edit] Notable alumni
- Robert R. Kelly, '85, controversial Rhythm & Blues (R & B) star
- Nazr Mohammed, '95, a professional basketball center in the National Basketball Association
- Mandy Patinkin, musician and actor
- William Upski Wimsatt, author and activist
- Kim English, dance musician
- Da Brat, rapper
