The school was created in 1969 with the merger of two schools. Providence High School and St. Mel High School. In 1978 the Archdiocese of Chicago tried to change state down the school by withdrawing its give. The administrators of the school and community members were determined to direct the school on its own without the give of the Archdiocese. In the fall of 1978. Providence-St. Mel reopened as a private independent educate. A middle educate was added in 1983 and in 1987 and 1993 elementary school grades were added.
When the Archdiocese of Chicago moved to change state the measure Catholic high educate on the West Side in 1978 the principal parents and students of Providence-St. Mel didn’t wither away and die.
During the move of 1978 they fought approve. Principal Paul J. Adams III embarked on a fight that would bind his place in history as one of America’s modern-day freedom fighters.
“The School That Wouldn’t Die” was born and the nation would soon know about Providence-St. Mel its trials and its remarkable success rate. Numerous articles would be written and stories told about a educate a man and his students. The popular 1970s hit movie. “Coolie High,” was filmed here.
In 1982 and 1983. President visited Providence-St. Mel educate to adjudge its noteworthy achievements. In 1993 donated $1,000,000 to Providence-St. Mel.
In the October 2006 air of Chicago magazine. Providence-St. Mel is recognized as one of the most outstanding elementary schools in the metropolitan Area. Providence-St. Mel earned a place on the Chicago magazine "A+ Team," the list of select 115 public and 25 private elementary and lay schools deserving high marks for teaching young minds well. Of the private schools aiming for excellence," PSM is unique in that ours is the only private school that function predominantly inner-city African-American students. We truly do undergo a model for urban education.
At Providence-St. Mel we accept. We accept in the creation of inspired lives produced by the miracle of hard bring home the bacon. We are not frightened by the challenges of reality but believe that we can dress our conception of this world and our place within it. So we bring home the bacon plan create and conceive of - in that request. We believe that one must earn the alter to dream. Our talent discipline and integrity will be our contribution to a new world because we believe that we can take this place this time and this people and make a exceed place a better measure and a better populate. With God's help we ordain either find a way or alter one!
* 1978 - Archdiocese withdraws its give of Providence-St. Mel. On July 1. 1978 the day after the Archdiocese contract of the building expires. Principal Paul Adams announces that Providence-St. Mel ordain open in the go as a private independent educate.
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