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Simeon Career Academy

1949 establishments in IllinoisEducational institutions established in 1949Public high schools in ChicagoUse mdy dates from February 2013

Neal F. Simeon Career Academy (formerly known as Westcott Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, Neal F. Simeon Career Technical Academy), locally known simply as Simeon, is a public four-year vocational high school located in the Chatham area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Simeon is a part of the Chicago Public Schools district. Opened in 1949, The school is named for African-American Chicago Public Schools educator and administrator Neal Ferdinand Simeon.

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Simeon Career Academy
South Vincennes Avenue, Chicago

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