St. Laurence High School

St. Laurence High School is a private, male, Catholic college preparatory high school founded in 1961. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the school is conducted by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and is named for the Irish Saint Laurence O'Toole. It is located in the southwest Chicago suburb of Burbank, Illinois, adjacent to Queen of Peace High School, a private, all-female Catholic high school.Co-ed yearDue to construction delays on the Queen of Peace High School building, Queen of Peace High School classes were held in the D and E-Wings of the St. Laurence building for one school year while construction on Queen of Peace High School was completed.Historic reminder: that first year the urinals in the girls' wing were covered by boxes, at the request of the sisters; the anchors and bolt holes are still visible.ClassesClasses are divided into three levels: B Track, A Track, and Honors. The majority of the students are in A Track classes. The students enrolled in the Honors level are given additional schoolwork and an extra 0.5 added to their GPA. A 2005/06 Helm article complained that the differences between the A Track and Honors track are growing and that students believe that it wasn't fair that you can get all "A"s in an A Track class and have a 4.0 GPA, whereas all "B"s in an Honors class would only yield a 3.5 GPA. There continues to be a discussion over these issues.