Schurz High School

Centennial Celebration

1910 – 2010

Event: Sock Hop and School Tours

Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Location: Carl Schurz High School

Tickets: $50 (Ticket Includes Saturday & Sunday events at Schurz)

Description: Flash back in time with a school dance. Put on your dancing shoes and rewind to the old days. Tour the building with our very own student guides. History, architecture and highlights along the way!


Event: Schurz Bulldog Bash

Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010

Time: 5:00pm

Location: The Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace, Chicago 60618

Tickets: SOLD OUT

Description: Spend a night out with your fellow Bulldogs at a local hot spot. No need to plan a reunion, the Abbey Pub will be the place to celebrate! Hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner and soft drinks included. Cash bar. Dinner, dancing and good times! This is a 21-year-old and over event. Click Here for photos of the Abbey Pub


Event: Centennial Celebration Program

Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Carl Schurz High School

Tickets: $50 (Ticket Includes Saturday & Sunday events at Schurz)

Description: Commemorate our Centennial with a special program in the auditorium! Alumni from across the decades will perform under the direction of former teacher, Jeff Berke. Schurz alum, Bob Dekas, the 9-time Emmy award winning producer of CBS Sports’ March Madness tournament will be speaking, along with Chicago newspaperman, radio personality and noted author, Rick Kogan. New alumni will be inducted into the Schurz Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominate someone today! Finally, we will conclude our celebration with Reunions by Decade held throughout the building. This is a once in a lifetime event!


Proceeds from this event will benefit:

  • Schurz Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
  • Restoration of the legendary M.P. Moller (1936) pipe organ in our auditorium, with a demonstration performance at the Centennial Celebration
  • Upgrade of technology in our auditorium with a state-of-the-art projector and screen
  • Purchase and support of a display cabinet to be placed in the Library, to spotlight Alumni accomplishments and events
  • Alumni newsletter production and mailing expenses
  • The nomination of Schurz High School to be on the National Register of Historic Places