Corliss High School
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George Henry Corliss High School is a public
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 4-year high school
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 located in Pullman
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 neighborhood of Chicago
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, Illinois
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, USA. It is part of the Chicago Public Schools
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. The school is named in the honor of engineer George Henry Corliss
George Henry Corliss
George Henry Corliss was an American mechanical engineer and inventor, who developed the Corliss steam engine, which was a great improvement over any other stationary steam engine of its time. The Corliss engine is widely considered one of the more notable engineering achievements of the 19th...

. The school's sports teams are nicknamed the Trojans. Corliss is divided into three sub-units of approximately 690 students.
  • House A - Walter Payton Academy
  • House B - Nathaniel Douglas Academy
  • House C - R.I.S.E Academy.

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