Alexander Graham Bell School (Chicago)
Public school in Illinois, United States
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Alexander Graham Bell School, also known as Bell School[1] is a public school located in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States; it is a part of the Chicago Public Schools. It offers grades kindergarten through grade eight. It also has a deaf department for students in preschool through grade eight and additionally a Regional Gifted Center (Options) for students in grades kindergarten through eight.
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.jpg) Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School, Chicago, May 1919 | |
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3730 North Oakley Avenue , Chicago Illinois United States 41°56′58″N 87°41′12″W | |
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| Type | Public Elementary |
| Established | 1917 |
School district | 299 |
Principal | Ashley Reyes |
| Faculty | 50+ |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Enrollment | 1040 |
| Campus | City |
| Colors | Red, White and Black |
| Mascot | Blaze |
| Website | http://bell.cps.edu/ |
The elementary school was founded in 1917 with 24 classrooms for hearing students and 15 classrooms for deaf students, after the Chicago School Board allocated US$285,000 for it in 1915 (approximately $9,070,000 in current dollars).[2][3][4]
The school, one of the largest built in the Chicago Public School system at the time, was dedicated on April 1, 1918, by its name source Alexander Graham Bell, advocate of education for deaf students.[5]
Sports
Bell School offers a variety of sports, including basketball, cross country, flag football, soccer, softball, track and field and volleyball.
Special events
Since 2003, Martyrs', a music venue on Lincoln Avenue, has hosted "Bands for Bell" where Bell parent bands play as a fundraiser for Bell.