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ACE Amandla Charter High School
ACE Amandla former location, 2013.
Address
6820 South Washtenaw Avenue

,
60629

United States
Information
School type
MottoOur number one priority is student achievement.
Opened2004
School districtACE Amandla Charter Schools
CEEB code140648 [2]
PrincipalAmanda Nagel [1]
Grades 912
Gender Coed
Enrollment171 (2021–2022) [3]
Campus Urban
Colour(s)  Navy Blue
  Gold
Nickname Bobcats
Website aceamandla.org

ACE Amandla Charter High School (formerly known as ACE Technical Charter High School), is a public 4–year charter high school located in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened for the 2004–2005 school year, the school is operated by Amandla Charter Schools. The name ACE stands for Architecture, Construction, and Engineering.

History and Student Body

ACE Amandla Charter High School was founded in 2004 by a group of construction industry professionals and entrepreneurs. This collection of pioneers desired to introduce Chicago youth to careers in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering. ACE Amandla Board of Directors is composed of education professionals, entrepreneurs, and construction industry professionals. ACE Tech serves approximately 500 students from Chicago's South Loop, Washington Park, Back of the Yards, Gage Park, Englewood and surrounding south side neighborhoods. While many students are interested in these industries, ACE Amandla caters to students with a wide variety of interests and aspirations.

ACE Amandla first location was 5410 South State Street in the Washington Park neighborhood on the south side. During that time, the school was operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. ACE Amandla was housed in the former Mary Terrell Elementary School building, a Chicago public school which closed after the 2001–02 school year. [4] In 2018, ACE Amandla (Then called ACE Tech) merged with Amandla Charter Schools, creating ACE Amandla Charter High School and relocating to its present location.

Admissions/Interships

ACE Amandla is a lottery based school. 150 incoming freshmen students are accepted each year. There is no standard test or any placement exams required. ACE Amandla provides a full continuum of Special Education services, and does not discriminate against students with disabilities. All completed student applications are given a number and are chosen through a blind lottery.

Athletics

Under the operations of Chicago Public Schools, ACE Amandla competed in the Chicago Public League (CPL), and was a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) as Ace Tech. ACE Amandla teams were stylized as the Bobcats. ACE Amandla endeavored to provide its students with as many opportunities for athletic competition as possible. ACE Amandla Athletic Program had a wide array of sporting opportunities considering the school's size of 500 students.

Currently ACE Tech offers:

  • Boys' Baseball
  • Girls' and Boys' Basketball
  • Cheerleading & Dance
  • Girls' & Boys' Cross-Country
  • Girls' & Boys' Soccer
  • Softball
  • Girls' & Boys' Track
  • Girls' Volleyball

References

  1. ^ "Staff Directory". ACE Amandla. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ SAT Code Search
  3. ^ "ACE AMANDLA CHARTER SCHOOL (9-12)". Illinois Report cCard. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ CPS shake-ups bounce Bronzeville students from school to school Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

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