Batavia High School (Batavia, Illinois)

Batavia High School
Address
1201 Main Street Batavia, Illinois, 60510 United States
Coordinates	41.8483°N 88.3322°W / 41.8483; -88.3322
Information
School type	public, secondary
Established	1911
School district	Batavia Public 101
Superintendent	Dr. Jack Barshinger
Principal	Dr. Lisa Hichens
Grades	9-12
Gender	coed
Campus type	suburban
Color(s)	crimson      gold
Song	We're Loyal to You, Batavia High
Athletics conference	Upstate 8
Mascot	Bulldog
Team name	Bulldogs
Newspaper	'Spectator'
Yearbook	'Echo'
Website	http://bhs.bps101.net

Batavia High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located in Batavia, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It was created by the merger of West Batavia High School and East Batavia High School (and their separate school districts) in 1911 and is part of Batavia Unified School District 101; the East Batavia and West Batavia athletic programs merged in 1909. The school is currently under construction. Since 2009, the school has added a new "D Wing" of classrooms, "E Wing" of music rooms, a fieldhouse, new athletic facilities, and an auditorium, which is in its final stages of construction.

During the 2010-2011 school year, enrollment was 1,853.

The school was notably featured in the 2007 documentary film Sand and Sorrow which chronicles the origins and consequences of the ongoing genocide in Darfur. The film highlights the activism of students Riley and Hannah MacDonald and their efforts to organize aid for Darfur and galvanize other students into taking action.

Academics

In 2005, Batavia had an average composite ACT score of 22.2, and graduated 97.8% of its senior class. The average class size is 24.1. .

In 2010, Batavia graduated 474 students. 58.9% of these graduates enrolled in a four year college, 29.7% enrolled in a two year college, 1.5% went directly to employment, 1.7% went into the military, and 7.8% had plans elsewhere. The class of 2010 had an ACT mean composite score of 21.8.

Athletics

Batavia is a founding member of the Western Sun Conference (WSC), but will be joining the Upstate Eight Conference following dissolution of the WSC in June 2010. BHS is a full member of the Illinois High School Association. The school's mascot is a Bulldog and the team is often referred to as the "Battlin' Bulldogs." The school's biggest rival is Geneva High School, which is located just a few minutes away in the neighboring town to the north of Geneva.

Basketball: Batavia is known for its boys basketball tradition for over a century; its first team dates to 1905–1906. Batavia finished 4th in 1921, and won its only state championship in 1912. Former Bulldogs hoopsters include Ken Anderson, Dan Issel, Dean Anderson, and TNT sideline announcer Craig Sager.

Dance: The Junior Varsity Batavia Dance Team won State in 2006 for their kick routine.

Football: The 2011 season, the Bulldogs went 9-0 (first in school history).In 2006, the Batavia Varsity Football Team played in the Class 6A State Championship game at the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium against Normal Community High School. They took second place.

Track and Field: In 2006 Brittney Bernardoni won the IHSA Girls Track and Field Championship Class AA pole vault state title. In 2008 Natalie Tarter won the IHSA Girls Track and Field Championship 300 meter hurdles state title race with a time of 42.14. In 2010, Kathryn Warner followed in her footsteps and also won the state title in the 300 meter hurdles race in the Girls Track and Field Championship.

Music

There are approximately 500 students in the school involved in music, with 13 curricular ensembles and 8 extracurricular ensembles.

School Layout

The school is divided into six wings, labeled A through F.
A Wing: Contains mostly specialty classrooms, such as foods rooms, and graphics arts. A wing also has some of the gyms and the lunchroom.
B Wing: Contains the library and most of the computer labs. All the administration offices and departments are located here.
C Wing: Contains all academic classrooms, along with the entire social studies, math, and foreign language departments, with some science classrooms.
D Wing: Contains the majority of the science classrooms, with the art department, and drafting department.
E Wing: Is the musical wing, containing the chorus, orchestra, and band rooms.
F Wing: Contains the field house, the new shop, auditorium, and many other gym storage rooms.

Notable alumni

• Ken Anderson, former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback
• Jackie DeShannon, singer, songwriter^{[citation needed]}
• Dan Issel was a professional basketball player, playing in the ABA (1970-76) and NBA (1976-85). He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
• Corey Williams Professional Basketball Player^{[citation needed]}
• Mike Fisher Soccer Player - Gatorade National High School Player of the Year, Winner of two Hermann Trophies while in college, two time All-American, and also named to the College Soccer Team of the Century.^{[citation needed]}

References

Al Lowe: Division 1 track and Cross Country runner

External links

• Official Website