Boys Republic
| Boys Republic | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1907 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 47[1] (2024-2025) |
Athletics conference | CIF – Southern Section Arrowhead League |
| Website | boysrepublic.org |
Boys Republic is a private, all-boys school for troubled adolescents located in Chino Hills, California.[2]
It was founded in 1907 by Margaret Fowler[3][4] and modeled after the George Junior Republic in Pennsylvania.[5] In 1909, Fowler purchased land and buildings[3] of the Rancho Santa Ana del Chino to which the school relocated,[6] the site later becoming part of Chino Hills.
As an adolescent, the actor Steve McQueen was remanded there.[7] In later life, he was known to demand razors and jeans in his contracts so that he could donate them to the school.[8]
References
- ↑ "Search for Public Schools - Boys Republic High (060846000832)". nces.ed.gov.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Boys Republic. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- 1 2 "Our Legacy: Margaret Fowler". Boys Republic. January 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card, 2011–12 For Boys Republic High" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ "George Jr. Republic". csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com.
- ↑ Spitzzeri, Paul (March 7, 2020). "Hidden in Boys Republic history". Champion Newspapers.
- ↑ Terrill, Marshall (1993). Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel. Plexus Press. ISBN 978-1-556-11380-2.
- ↑ John Dominis/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images. "Steve McQueen Returns to Reform School" 1963, accessed February 7, 2011