Curie Metropolitan High School has been an
International Baccalaureate Organization World School since January 1999, and offers both the
IB Middle Years Programme and the
IB Diploma Programme.[7] Curie Metro was one of sixteen schools nationwide selected by the
College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. The project was funded by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[8] As of 2014 Curie Metropolitan High School has been on Chicago Public Schools academic probation for 5 years.[9]
International Baccalaureate
Curie offers a rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme to help academically qualified students gain a valuable competitive edge for admission to college. Offered in grades 11 and 12, this comprehensive, two-year college preparatory curriculum helps students develop the critical thinking skills and knowledge needed to excel academically after graduation. At the end of grades 11 and 12, students sit for world-wide IB examinations. Based on their exam and other assessment scores, students may be awarded university credit for their IB course work at Curie. Each university has its own policy regarding credit awarded for IB scores. Students also take several AP courses during their four years at Curie.
Athletics
Curie competes in the
Chicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of the
Illinois High School Association (IHSA).
Curie High School is a school with a wide variety of sports. With twelve varsity sports, Curie students have a wide selection to choose from. The most notable sport recently is the varsity
water polo team, which has won eight consecutive Chicago Public League titles in recent years. In 2015, the basketball team won its first class 4A Illinois State Championship.[10]
Curie recently won back-to-back CPS Championships in football and played in back-to-back Prep Bowls (City Champ vs. Catholic League champ).
On February 17, 2019, the basketball team won its first Chicago Public Schools Tournament Championship.
Stanley Glover, professional dancer/actor, Winner of the Princess Grace Award Dance Fellowship BalletX (2019), actor for The Big Leap (2021)
So You Think You Can Dance (2005) and Digging for Life (2021)
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"Yung Berg on Sexy Ladies and what he has in store for them this year". interview. Chicago Flame-Inferno. Retrieved 2 January 2009. JW: You represent Chicago in your "Sexy Lady Remix." What part of Chicago are you from? YB: I'm from the Southside of Chicago. I attended CVCA and Curie for high school.[permanent dead link]
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