| Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | |
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| Address | |
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211 South Laflin Street , 60607 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°52′42″N 87°39′49″W / 41.8782°N 87.6636°W |
| Information | |
| School type | |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Chicago Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 141383[2] |
| Principal | Rickey Floyd Harris |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,142 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Orange Navy Blue |
| Athletics conference | Chicago Public League |
| Team name | Dolphins |
| Newspaper | The Beacon |
| Website | wyoung |
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School is a public 4–year magnet high school and middle school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Opened on September 3, 1975, Young was the city's first public magnet high school.
Named after Whitney Moore Young Jr., a prominent African-American civil rights leader, the school is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district.[3]
- ^ Chicago Public Schools: Young HS. cps.edu. Retrieved on March 10, 2023.
- ^ "High School Code Search". College Board. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
- ^ "WY Brochure (E-version)". wyoung.org. Retrieved November 21, 2023.