Fast Facts
-5 feeding communities (Niles, Morton Grove, Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Glenview)
-82 home languages are represented among our student population*
Val kicks field goal at Friday Flyover
Friday Flyover: Maine East clubs
-Approximately 2000 students
-Unique opportunities include:
-Performing and visual arts programs with a depth of opportunities including dark room photography, ceramics, dance, and acting and technical design
Maine East Friday Flyover drone footage
Friday Flyover: Maine East choir
-STEM programs including engineering, architecture, and hospitality and culinary business education including entrepreneurship and marketing
-32 Students earned CNA certification
-Unique academic classes designed within each department
-2nd school in Illinois to offer Assyrian
-34 AP Course
-37 Dual Credit Courses
-90+ students Seal of Biliteracy
Friday Flyover: Maine East volleyball and poms
Friday Flyover: Maine East manufacturing and fashion
-The tower out front was inspired by the Powell Library Building at UCLA.
-1st High School to offer Automotive in the high school environment
-First TRI-M Music Society was formed in 1936 called Maine Music Masters
-WMTH-FM is the longest student-operated radio station with the first broadcast of a basketball game in the fieldhouse in December 1959. The student sportscaster was Harrison Ford.
To promote a culture of belonging:
-More than 100 student clubs
Over 30 IHSA sanctioned sports
-Extensive academic and comprehensive student support services
-Dedicated post-high school counselors to chart students' individual pathways after high school
Career team creating opportunities for student - Internships
Famous Alumni:
-Roz Varon
-Stanton Cook
-Harrison Ford
-Hilary Clinton
-Karen Black
-Rich Koz
-Jamie Gertz
-Melissa Bean
-Steve Goodman
Football game information: Home vs Wheeling High School 7:30 p.m.