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John Marshall Metropolitan High School
Type	Public
Principal	Juan Gardner
Students	1205
Grades	9–12
Location	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oversight	Chicago Public Schools
Mascot	Commando

John Marshall Metropolitan High School, commonly known as Marshall, is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois. It serves the students of the East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, South Lawndale and Humboldt Park neighborhoods. The student body is approximately 99% African American.

Under coach Dorothy Gaters, Marshall has won eight state championships in girls' basketball. They won their most recent championship in 2008 after defeating Freeport High School.^[2]

The school's men's basketball team figures prominently in the 1994 documentary film Hoop Dreams.^[3]

[edit] Notable alumni

Arthur Agee, basketball player
Stuart Kaminsky, writer
Peter Lisagor, journalist
Cappie Pondexter, basketball player (WNBA)
Darryl Stingley, football player
George Wilson, basketball player

[edit] Note

^ Marshall at a glance. cps.edu. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
^ Tina Akouris, Eight is Great for Gaters, Marshall. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
^ Roger Ebert, Review of Hoop Dreams. Retrieved 7 June 2007.

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[0] Marshall at a glance. cps.edu. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.

[1] Tina Akouris, Eight is Great for Gaters, Marshall. Retrieved 11 August 2008.

[2] Roger Ebert, Review of Hoop Dreams. Retrieved 7 June 2007.

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