Farragut Career Academy High School

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General information, Farragut Career Academy High School

Farragut Career Academy High School is a Level II 4-year public high school located in the Little Village neighborhood on the south west side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. As a Career Academy, Farragut emphasizes a curriculum that combines academic instruction with work-study experiences and vocational training. In addition to Education-To-Careers clusters, Farragut is also home to the General Patton JROTC program which functions as a school-within-a-school.

The school is named for David Farragut, a naval hero of the American Civil War who later was named the first admiral in the United States Navy.

In-School Programs

• AP (8) 
• CTE (Automotive Technology) 
• JROTC 

School-Wide Programs and Models

• Automotive Technology 
• Career and Technical Education Programs 
• College and Career Academy 
• Community School 
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years 
• JROTC Academy 
• Law and Public Safety 

College and Career

• ACT/SAT Prep Courses 
• Career Development 
• Career/Job Training 
• College Tours 

Creative

• Art Studio 
• Ceramics 
• Dance 
• Drama 
• Film and Video 
• Guitar 
• Mosaics 
• Murals 
• Photography 
• Piano/Keyboard 
• Student Art Club 
• Talent Show 
• Theater 
• Weekend Enrichment 

Health and Wellness

• Crisis Intervention Services 
• School-based Health Centers 
• Targeted Interventions 

Life and Leadership

• JROTC 
• Mentoring for Boys/Girls 
• Mock Trial 
• Peace Circles 
• Peer Jury 
• Peer Mentors 
• Restorative Justice 
• Service Learning/Community Volunteer Program 
• Student Council/Government 

Parent and Community

• Aerobics 
• Book Club 
• Computer/Technology Workshops 
• Conflict Resolution 
• Crafts Workshop 
• ESL Workshops 
• Family Nights 
• Field Trip 
• Financial Literacy Workshops 
• Fitness Classes 
• Fitness For Parents 
• Gang Awareness Workshop 
• GED English Classes 
• GED Spanish Classes 
• Health and Well-Being Workshops 
• Leadership Development For Parents 
• Literacy Workshops 
• Math/Science Workshops 
• Meeting Space For Parent Groups 
• Parent Advisory/Group 
• Parent Patrol 
• Parenting Classes 
• Safe Passage 
• Supporting your Student Workshops/Programs 
• Transition to College Workshops 
• Yoga 

Scholastic

• Advanced Placement 
• Bilingual Support 
• Book/Reading Club 
• Debate Team 
• Evening School 
• Expanded Library Service Hours 
• Freshmen On-Pace 
• Homework Help 
• Journalism Club 
• Learning Lab 
• Mayor Daley’s Book Club 
• Poetry Club 
• Summer School 
• Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Tutoring 
• Technology Club 
• Tutoring 
• Virtual Learning/Online Courses 
• Yearbook Club 

Sports and Fitness

• Aerobics 
• Baseball 
• Basketball 
• Boys’ Baseball 
• Boys’ Basketball 
• Boys’ Cross Country 
• Boys’ Soccer 
• Boys’ Softball 
• Boys’ Swimming 
• Boys’ Volleyball 
• Boys’ Water Polo 
• Cheerleading 
• Exercise 
• Fitness Basics 
• Football 
• Girls’ Baseball 
• Girls’ Basketball 
• Girls’ Bowling 
• Girls’ Cross Country 
• Girls’ Soccer 
• Girls’ Softball 
• Girls’ Swimming 
• Girls’ Volleyball 
• Girls’ Water Polo 
• Soccer 
• Volleyball 
• Wrestling 
• Zumba