Why did Maine North High School closed?

History. As student population declined, the decision came down to closing Maine East or Maine North. Maine East, the oldest school in the district, opened in 1929, but also had considerable numbers of alumni and students with the S.O.S. (Save Our School) campaign pushing to keep it open.

What movies were filmed at Maine North High School?

Is Maine East a good high school?

Maine East High School is ranked #3,514 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how we rank the Best High Schools.

What district is Maine East High School?

It is part of Maine Township High School District 207, which also includes Maine South High School and Maine West High School.

Is Maine South a good high school?

Maine South High School is ranked #698 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how we rank the Best High Schools.

Original Breakfast Club script found at old Maine South building

How many students are at Maine South High School?

The enrollment is 2,391 and the average class size is 21. Maine South provides a comprehensive, innovative and rigorous public education program. Curriculum offerings at Maine South are extensive, with over 200 courses offered in 10 departments, including the fine arts, world language and career technical education.

Can you visit Maine North High School?

Want to Visit? Open for just 11 years, Maine North High School shuttered permanently in 1981 due to low attendance.

Is Shermer High School real?

Shermer was created as a fictional suburb of Chicago. The Des Plaines high school, a real-life Chicago suburban school was chosen as the perfect filming location. Though the majority of the story takes place in the library of Shermer High School, filming actually took place in the gymnasium of Maine North High School.

What is Maine North now?

The Maine North High School building is now used as a district headquarters for the Illinois State Police, a communications center for the Cook County Sheriff's Department, an Illinois State Lottery payment office, the largest regional office of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Northern Illinois office ...

What high school was The Breakfast Club filmed in?

"It's a first draft of the screenplay by John Hughes." There is good reason for the school district to have the early film script: much of "The Breakfast Club" was filmed inside the shuttered Maine North High School in unincorporated Maine Township during the spring of 1984.

Where was Breakfast Club library scene filmed?

The library at Maine North High School, considered too small for the film, prompted the crew to build a virtually identical but larger set in the school's gymnasium. The actors rehearsed for three weeks and then shot the film in sequence.

What school is Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

The school, from which Ferris (Matthew Broderick) bunks off to spend a day freewheeling around the big city, is Glenbrook North High School, 2300 Shermer Road, Northbrook, a northern suburb of Chicago on the Metra rail North Line from Chicago's Union Station.

What towns go to Maine South High School?

The three high schools serve students from Des Plaines and Park Ridge, as well as parts of Glenview, Harwood Heights, Morton Grove, Niles, Norridge, Norwood Park Township, and Rosemont.

What rank is Lane Tech?

Lane Technical High School 2022 Rankings

Lane Technical High School is ranked #84 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how we rank the Best High Schools.

When did Maine West High School open?

The Board of Education bought farm land at Oakton and Wolf in Des Plaines and additional land at Dee Road and Talcott in Park Ridge. Maine West High School opened at the Des Plaines site on Sept. 8, 1959, to 2,300 students and 131 teachers.

What conference is Maine East in?

Maine East joins from the West Suburban Conference. This is the first year there are two divisions in the conference.

Is Maine West High School Good?

Maine West High School is ranked #3,751 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how we rank the Best High Schools.