Rich Township High School District 227

Rich Township High School District 227 is a school district headquartered in Matteson, Illinois, United States.[1] It serves portions of Rich Township in Cook County including Country Club Hills, Olympia Fields, Matteson, Richton Park and Park Forest.


History
Main article: Rich East High School
Main article: Rich South High School
Main article: Rich Central High School

Rich East High School opened in 1952, becoming the first school in the district and located in Park Forest. The second school, Rich Central High School opened in Olympia Fields in 1959. Rich South High School's campus operated out of the Rich East Campus beginning in late 1972, with a separate Rich South Campus opening in Richton Park in January 1973. In 2019, the district announced that the Rich East campus would be closed going into the 2020–2021 school year.[2]

Future Plans

As of December 2019, the Rich Township district plans include consolidation of the remaining two schools, Rich South and Rich Central. Other plans include renovations of the remaining schools.[3] The renovation plan would involve more than 100 million dollars.[4]

Schools

References
  1. "Home." Rich Township High School District 227. Retrieved on December 9, 2012. "20550 S. Cicero Avenue | Matteson Illinois
  2. http://www.rich227.org/HistoryofOurSchool.aspx
  3. https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/district-227-approves-105-million-construction-projects
  4. https://wgntv.com/2019/10/16/district-227-votes-to-close-rich-east-high-school/


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