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Niles East High School

7701 Lincoln Ave., Skokie, Illinois 60077 USA

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“former location of iconic '80s movie school”

Niles East High School was a public secondary school operated by Niles Township High Schools District 219 in Skokie, Illinois between 1938 and 1980. Its sister schoolsNiles West High School and Niles North High School remain open. The school was known as Niles Township High School until Niles West High School opened in 1959. The school sports teams were named the Trojans. The school's greatest claims to fame are its two Nobel Laureate alumni—perhaps even more notable because the school was open for only 42 years. It ranks high among schools around the world on the list "Nobel Prize laureates by secondary school affiliation." Some scenes in the film Risky Business and the John Hughes films Sixteen Candles and Weird Science were filmed during the 1980s at Niles East after it closed.

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Tatiana Danger

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August 31, 2014
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Most exterior scenes for the 80's movie "Sixteen Candles" were filmed at Niles East High School. Now, sadly torn down. This was also the high school used in Risky Business and Weird Science.

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Niles East High School

7701 Lincoln Ave.
Skokie, Illinois
60077 USA
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