Foreman High School

Edwin G. Foreman High School is a high school located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Foreman High School serves the Portage Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago. Portage Park is mostly a Hispanic area with some Polish and African-American families.

Originally founded in 1933, Foreman was WPA project high school built to house approximately 1300 students. In 2007, over 2000 students attended Foreman. Starting in 2007, Larry Irvin became the principal of Foreman.

Athletics

• Boys Teams
• Baseball (V, Soph.)
• Basketball (V, Fresh.)
• Cross Country (VO)
• Football (V, Soph.)
• Soccer (V, Soph.)
• Swim Team
• Track & Field (V)
• Volleyball (V)
• Wrestling
• Girls Teams
• Basketball (V, Soph.)
• Cross Country
• Soccer (V)
• Swim Team
• Track
• Volleyball

Clubs/Activities

• Aspira
• Asian Club
• Black Heritage Club
• Chess Club
• Computer Club
• Drama Club
• H.O.L.A. Club
• Hornet Buzz (Newspaper)
• Jazz Band
• Key Club
• Math Club
• National Honor Society
• Poetry Club
• Polish Club
• Student Council

Services for Foreign Students

• Bilingual Programs-Spanish, Polish
• Variety of ESL/Bilingual Courses available.

Special Education Students

• Cooperative Team Teaching Program; Special Education
• Instructional Program; Support for Bilingual Special Education Students

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