Notable Alumni
- Lawrence VanMersbergen (class of 1957) MVP for Basketball and Baseball in 1957
- Robert Horvitz (class of 1964) was the co–recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death.
- Martin Chalfie (class of 1965) was the co–recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.
- David Kaplan (class of 1978) WGN radio sportscaster and host of Chicago Tribune Live on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
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