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Farragut Career Academy High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1]

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  1. 76 relations: Admiral, Arcadia Publishing, Arnold Doren, Blue, Boston Celtics, Boxing, Brooklyn Nets, Bruce DeMars, Canadian Football League, Chicago, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Public High School League, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Tribune, Cook County, Illinois, David Farragut, Ernie Terrell, Erv Dusak, Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Game show, Gangs in the United States, Gold (color), Golden State Warriors, GreatSchools, Harrison Technical High School, Heavyweight, High school in the United States, Illinois, Illinois and Michigan Canal, International Harvester, Jet (magazine), Johnson Publishing Company, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Kevin Garnett, Kim Novak, Kimball International, Lorenzo Clemons, Mack Herron, Major League Baseball, Michael Dunigan, Michael Wright (basketball), Millwork, Minnesota Timberwolves, Mixed-sex education, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National Basketball Association, National Football League, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Ninth grade, ... Expand index (26 more) »

  2. 1894 establishments in Illinois

Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies.

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Arcadia Publishing

Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of neighborhood, local, and regional history of the United States in pictorial form.

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Arnold Doren

Arnold Doren (1935–2003) was an American photographer.

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Blue

Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model.

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Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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Bruce DeMars

Bruce DeMars (June 3, 1935 – February 3, 2024) was a United States Navy four star admiral who served as Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion from 1988 to 1996.

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The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Board of Education

The Chicago Board of Education serves as the board of education (school board) for the Chicago Public Schools.

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Chicago Public High School League

The Chicago Public High School Athletic Association, commonly known as the Chicago Public League (CPL), is the interscholastic competition arm of the Chicago Public Schools.

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Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Public Schools (CPS), officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, in Chicago, Illinois, is the fourth-largest school district in the United States, after New York, Los Angeles, and Miami-Dade County.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Cook County, Illinois

Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California.

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David Farragut

David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

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Ernie Terrell

Ernest Terrell (April 4, 1939 – December 16, 2014) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1957 to 1973.

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Erv Dusak

Ervin Frank "Four Sack" Dusak (July 29, 1920 – November 6, 1994) was an American professional baseball outfielder, infielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball over nine seasons spanning 1941 to 1952 for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was a program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, building on the Hoover administration's Emergency Relief and Construction Act.

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Game show

A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards.

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Gangs in the United States

Approximately 1.4 million people in the United States were part of gangs as of 2011, and more than 33,000 gangs were active in the country.

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Gold (color)

Gold, also called golden, is a color tone resembling the gold chemical element.

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Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco.

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GreatSchools

GreatSchools is an American national nonprofit organization that provides information about PK-12 schools and education.

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Harrison Technical High School

Carter Henry Harrison Technical High School was a public 4–year high school located in the South Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Farragut Career Academy and Harrison Technical High School are public high schools in Chicago.

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Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.

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High school in the United States

High school or senior high school is the education students receive in the final stage of secondary education in the United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Illinois and Michigan Canal

The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.

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International Harvester

The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated IH or International) was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household equipment, and more.

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Jet (magazine)

Jet is an American weekly digital magazine focusing on news, culture, and entertainment related to the African-American community.

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Johnson Publishing Company

Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. (JPC) was an American publishing company founded in November 1942 by African-American businessman John H. Johnson.

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Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC, commonly pronounced) is a federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools and also in some middle schools across the United States and at US military bases across the world.

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Kevin Garnett

Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Kim Novak

Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired film and television actress and painter.

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Kimball International

Kimball International, Inc. is an American company which consists of furniture brands: Kimball, National, Interwoven, Etc., David Edward, D'Style and Kimball Hospitality.

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Lorenzo Clemons

Lorenzo Clemons (born November 13, 1946) is an American actor.

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Mack Herron

Mack Willie Herron (July 24, 1948 – December 6, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1975.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Michael Dunigan

Michael René Dunigan (born July 2, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Michael Wright (basketball)

Michael Wright (January 7, 1980 – November 10, 2015) was an American-Turkish professional basketball player.

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Millwork

Millwork is historically any wood-mill produced decorative material used in building construction.

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Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves, often referred to as the Wolves, are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis.

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Mixed-sex education

Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).

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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

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NBA Most Valuable Player Award

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season.

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Ninth grade

Ninth grade (also 9th grade or grade 9) is the ninth or tenth year of formal or compulsory education in some countries.

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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), also known as the North Central Association, was a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states engaged in educational accreditation.

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North Lawndale, Chicago

North Lawndale is one of the 77 community areas of the city of Chicago, Illinois, located on its West Side.

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Oregon Ducks

The Oregon Ducks are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Oregon, located in Eugene.

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Otis Armstrong

Otis D. Armstrong (November 15, 1950 – October 13, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).

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Pat Sajak

Patrick Leonard Sajak (né, born October 26, 1946) is an American consultant, former television personality, and game show host.

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Point-blank range

Point-blank range is any distance over which a certain firearm or gun can hit a target without the need to elevate the barrel to compensate for bullet drop, i.e. the gun can be pointed horizontally at the target.

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Ron Dunlap

Ron Dunlap (December 2, 1946 – October 28, 2019) was an American professional basketball player from Illinois.

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Ronnie Fields

Ronnie Fields (born February 28, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Running back

A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football.

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Sandra Seaton

Sandra Cecelia Seaton is an American playwright and librettist.

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Secondary school

A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.

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Sonny Parker (basketball)

Robert S. "Sonny" Parker (born March 22, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward and shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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South Lawndale, Chicago

South Lawndale is a community area on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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State school

A state school, public school, or government school is a primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge.

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Thornton Township High School

Thornton Township High School, often simply referred to as Thornton is a public high school founded in 1899, located in Harvey, one of the South Suburbs of the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Tony Brown (basketball)

Anthony William Brown (born July 29, 1960) is an American professional basketball coach and former player.

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Twelfth grade

Twelfth grade (also known as 12th grade, grade 12, senior year, or class 12) is the twelfth year of formal or compulsory education.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Urban area

An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment.

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Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference.

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Waukegan High School

Waukegan High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, a city to the north of Chicago, Illinois.

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West Side, Chicago

The West Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Wheel of Fortune (American game show)

Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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WVAZ

WVAZ (102.7 FM, "V103") is an urban adult contemporary radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana.

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1968 NBA draft

The 1968 NBA draft was the 22nd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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See also

1894 establishments in Illinois

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farragut_Career_Academy

Also known as Chicago Farragut High School, David Glasgow Farragut Career Academy, Farragut Academy, Farragut Career Academy High School, Farragut High School (Chicago, Illinois).

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