Shermer High School
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Shermer High School is the fictional suburban Chicago high school that serves as the primary setting for several of John Hughes’s teen films, most notably "The Breakfast Club."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shermer High School canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5531987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shermer High School Context triple: [Edward R. Rooney, employer, Shermer High School]
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A.
Sheldon High School
Sheldon High School is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, best known for being the alma mater of NFL quarterback Justin Herbert.
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B.
Finley High School
Finley High School is a secondary education institution serving the student population of Finley and its surrounding community.
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C.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor and comedian Robert Wuhl.
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D.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor Ray Liotta.
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E.
Homestead High School
Homestead High School is a public high school in Cupertino, California, best known for being the alma mater of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and other notable Silicon Valley figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shermer High School Target entity description: Shermer High School is the fictional suburban Chicago high school that serves as the primary setting for several of John Hughes’s teen films, most notably "The Breakfast Club."
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A.
Sheldon High School
Sheldon High School is a public high school in Eugene, Oregon, best known for being the alma mater of NFL quarterback Justin Herbert.
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B.
Finley High School
Finley High School is a secondary education institution serving the student population of Finley and its surrounding community.
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C.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor and comedian Robert Wuhl.
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D.
Union High School
Union High School is an American secondary school best known as the alma mater of actor Ray Liotta.
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E.
Homestead High School
Homestead High School is a public high school in Cupertino, California, best known for being the alma mater of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and other notable Silicon Valley figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional high school
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fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
NERFINISHED
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Pretty in Pink NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixteen Candles NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Kind of Wonderful NERFINISHED ⓘ The Breakfast Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Weird Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1980s American teen culture
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Brat Pack films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | John Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandom | John Hughes cinematic universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorAppearance | The Breakfast Club (1985) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | teen film ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
adolescence
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clique stereotypes ⓘ coming-of-age ⓘ |
| inUniverseType | public high school ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Shermer, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalRegion | suburban Chicago ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central setting ⓘ |
| notableWorkContext | The Breakfast Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByRealLocation |
Maine North High School (Des Plaines, Illinois)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Other Chicago-area schools in various films ⓘ |
| settingFor | Saturday detention in The Breakfast Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsStandInFor | Chicago-area suburban high schools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shermer High School Description of subject: Shermer High School is the fictional suburban Chicago high school that serves as the primary setting for several of John Hughes’s teen films, most notably "The Breakfast Club."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edward R. Rooney