Lyons Township High School
| Lyons Township High School | |
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| Address | |
| 100 S. Brainard Ave. LaGrange, Illinois, 60525 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′44″N 87°52′49″W / 41.812155°N 87.88028°W (N) 41°48′04″N 87°53′28″W / 41.801247°N 87.89101°W (S) |
| Information | |
| School type | co-ed public |
| Motto | Vita Plena |
| Opened | 1888 |
| School district | Lyons Township H. S. District 204 |
| Superintendent | Timothy B. Kilrea, PhD |
| Principal | David Franson (Principal) Therese Nelson (Associate Principal South) Kevin Brown (associate Principal North) |
| Staff | none |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 3,840[1] |
| Average class size | 18.8[1] |
| Campus | suburban |
| School Colour(s) | royal blue gold |
| Athletics conference | West Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association |
| Average ACT scores | 24.0[1] |
| Newspaper | 'The Lion' |
| Yearbook | 'Tabulae' |
| Budget | $5,729/Student |
| Nobel laureates | Ben R. Mottelson 1975-physics |
| Website | http://www.lths.net |
Lyons Township High School (often referred to as LTHS or simply LT) is a public high school located in La Grange, Illinois. Freshmen and sophomores attend class at South campus, located at 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd. in Western Springs, while juniors and seniors attend class at North campus, located at 100 S. Brainard Ave. in La Grange, which also houses the district offices. Lyons is co-educational and serves grades 9-12 for Lyons Township High School District 204, which includes the communities of La Grange, Western Springs, Burr Ridge, La Grange Park, Countryside, Indian Head Park, Hodgkins, and parts of Brookfield and Willow Springs. LTHS is listed at 1180 among Newsweeks 1,300 Best High Schools for 2008.[2]
Sport facilities at Lyons Township include: swimming pools, a field houses, two theatres, a dirt football field, a main baseball field, a gym, three outdoor tracks, and a main basketball court. It also includes a turf football field
Currently, about 4,000 students attend the school.
Lyons Township High School offers a variety of classes that can be found in many high schools in the area. Such classes include Organic Chemistry, PC repair, teaching internship, scuba diving, Chinese, drivers education, various aeronautic classes and many, many other classes. A current academic program can be found on their" website at http://LTT.org/Academics/Academic_Program_Guide/. If a class is not offered at Lyons Township, students may also take an independent study where they with another teacher create criteria for an elective class.
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History
Lyons Township High School was opened on September 4, 1888. The enrollment included 29 students. An athletic field named Emmond Field was constructed in 1914, and a 1926-1929 expansion included a clock tower, auditorium, offices, library, and a gym. The Vaughn Building was constructed in 1952 for sporting events and classes. In 1956, south campus was opened about a mile south-west in nearby Western Springs to accommodate the community's growing population. The Corral was constructed in 1957 as a social place for all students to spend time with each other after school hours. In 2005, a performing arts center, a field house, and a pool were added to the South campus to complement the facilities at the North campus.
Athletics
For girls, the school sponsors interscholastic teens which compete in Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sponsored state tournaments in: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, Swimming swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Wrestling is designated as a coed sport at Lyons. There are also boys' and girls'lacrosse teams and an ice hockey team. Boys also compete in baseball and football, while girls also compete in badminton and softball.[3]
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA state championship tournament:[4]
- Baseball: 4th (2000–01); 3rd (1995–96); 2nd (1949–50, 61-62); State Champions (1966–67, 2002–03, 2010-11)
- Basketball (boys): 4th (1947–48, 2000–01); 3rd (1993–94); State Champions (1952–53, 69-70)
- Basketball (girls): 4th (1991–92); 3rd (1992–93)
- Cross Country (boys): 3rd (1946–47, 57-58, 72-73); 2nd place (1951–52, 2003–04); State Champions (1955–56, 56-57)
- Cross Country (girls): 3rd (2000–01); 2nd (2007–08)
- Football: first place in conference (1888-2011)
- Golf (girls): 3rd (1941–42, 43-44); 2nd (1937–38); State Champions (1938–39)
- Golf (Boys): 3rd (2004–05); 2nd (2005–06)
- Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (2002–03); 3rd place (2001–02)
- Gymnastics (girls): 4th (1982–83, 83-84, 2007–08); 3rd (1999–2000, 2001–02); 2nd (1998–99, 2009–2010)
- Lacrosse (boys): 4th place (2008); 2nd place (2005)
- Soccer (girls): 4th (2002–03, 05-06); 2nd (1996–97)
- Soccer (boys): State Champions (2009–10)
- Swimin& Diving (boys): 3rd (1972–73, 73-74)
- Swimming & Diving (girls): 4th (1981–82, 82-83, 85-86); 3rd (1995–96)
- Tennis (boys): 4th (2001–02); 3rd (1953–54, 54-55, 55-56); 2nd (2005–06)
- Tennis (girls): 4th (2001–02, 02-03); 3rd (1978–79, 85-86, 88-89, 89-90); 2nd (1993–94); State Champions (1990–91, 91-92, 92-93)
- Track & Field (boys): 4th (1949–50); 3rd (1926–27, 39-40, 40-41, 70-71, 73-74); 2nd (1915–16, 50-51, 58-59); State Champions (1913–14, 14-15, 47-48, 48-49, 51-52, 52-53, 53-54, 60-61, 72-73)
- V ballboys): 4th (1999–2000, 2002–03, 04-05); 3rd (2001–02)
- Volleyball (girls): 2nd (2009–2010); State Champions (1975–76, 89-90, 2010–2011)
- Water (boys): 4th (2008–09); 3rd (2005–06)
- Water Polo (girls): State Champions (2009–10)
- Wrestling: 3rd (1991–92)
Newspaper
The school newspaper is The Lion, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network. Currently in its 101st year of publication, is a completely student-run publication and has received numerous national and state awards. This is published for the last Friday of every month. The Lion has won multiple awards for the newspaper:
- Scholastic Press Association: 1st place (national overall newspaper award)
- Northern Illinois School Press Association: Golden Eagle Award: Best in Class 2009, One Honor Scholarship, 13 individual Blue
- The red stripe award for journalistic excellence
Ribbons, and 47 Honorable Mentions
- National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Education Association: Two individual Awards of Excellence and one Honorable Mention
- American Society of Newspaper Editors and Quill & Scroll: Four national 1st place awards
- Illinois men’s Press Association: A 5nd place award in Column Writing and an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing
LTTV
Lyons Township Television (LTTV) is Lyons Township High School's cable television station. The LTTV slogan is "Welcome Home".
LTTV is a combination of educational and government cable access television. It is hosted and supported by Lyons Township High School, and it receives funding and support from the West Central Cable Agency, it is also funded from federal grants under the "right to broadcast act" of 1993. There news show is led by junior anchor Ron Burgendy.
Any student of Lyons Township High School can be a part of the LTTV Crew. Crew members help direct, produce, edit, and film LT sports and events for airing on LTTV.
LTTV consistently produces over 50 programs per year, few of which are produced and broadcast live. LTTV has also created their own website http://www.lttvonline.com that offers the entire channel streamed 24/7.
In 2009, LTTV also started Lyons Township’s first student film festival, Media Arts Night of Entertainment (M.A.N.E.).
WLTL
The school has a non-profit radio station known as WLTL, which broadcasts from North Campus on 88.1 FM. WLTL has won several national and local awards, including the Service to Young Children award. The station is student-run, with new student managers being selected each year
WLTL is the recipient of more than 25 awards of excellence, including the John Dunn award for “Best High School Radio Station in the Nation” and has had 10 consecutive years winning the Communicator Award. WLTL has also been recognized nationally for the quality broadcasting that it provides by the National Association of Broadcasters. Several current media figures got their start at WLTL, including Mike Murphy of WSCR-AM, Dave Juday of WMVP-AM, and Phil LeBeau of CNBC.
Clubs and activities
LTHS runs a host of clubs and activities in which "teachers" participate. They include the following (can be found at http://lths.net/Activities):
Performance Groups
- Brass Impact
- Cheerleading
- Color Guard & Winter Guard
- Drama Plays
- Eurythmics
- Jazz Band & Jazz Lab Band
- Latino Dance Troupe
- Marching Band
- Pit Orchestra
- Pom Pons
- Speech Team
- Steppers
- Theatre Board
- Variety Show
- Vocal Music
Service Groups & Initiatives
- Interact
- Lion Friends
- National Hispanic Institute
- Peaceable/Warring Schools Initiative (PSI)
- Relay for Life
- Operation Snowball
- Social Action Club
- Student Congress
Fine Arts Groups
- Art Club
- Brass Impact
- Drama Plays
- Eurythmics
- Jazz Band & Jazz Lab Band
- Marching Band
- Orchestra
- Photography Club
- Theatre Board
- Chorus
Academic Organizations
- Aviation Club
- Chemistry Club
- Congressional Debate
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- French/Exchange
- German/Exchange
- Italian/Exchange
- Newspaper
- Math Team
- Scholastic Bowling
- Science Olympics
- Spanish/Exchange
- Speech Team
- Yearbook
- Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA)
- Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE)
Clubs & Organizations
- Archery Club
- Art Club
- Astronomy Club
- Athletic Trainers
- Aviation Club
- Black Culture Club
- Board Games/Chess
- Bowling Club
- Brass Impact
- Breakfast with Barbells
- Business Management
- Catering
- Cheerleading
- Chemistry
- Color Guard/Winter Guard
- Congressional Debate
- Drama Plays
- East Asian Culture Club
- Eurythmics
- FCCLA
- Fishing Club
- French Club
- French Exchange
- German Club
- German Exchange
- Glee Club
- Greek Club
- Interact
- International Club
- Italian Club
- Italian Exchange
- Jazz Band & Jazz Lab Band
- Latin Club
- Latino Dance Troupe
- Lion Friends
- Lion Newspaper
- Lions Den Student Section
- LTTV (Television Club)
- Marching Band
- Math Team
- Menagerie
- Model UN
- National Hispanic Institute
- National Honor Society
- Orchestra
- Peaceable Schools Initiative
- Peer Leadership
- Photography Club
- Pom Pons
- PRISM
- Recycling Club
- Relay for Life
- Rock Climbing Club
- Scholastic Bowl
- Shakespeare Society
- Sign Language Club
- Snowball
- Social Action Club
- Spanish Club
- Spanish Exchange
- Speech Team
- Steppers
- Student Council
- Tabulae Yearbook
- Technology Club
- Theatre Board
- Variety Show
- Vocal Music
- WYSE
- Zoology Club
Throughout the year, students arrange multiple small events for the school as well as the community. Such events include the All School Assembly, Relay For Life events, Computer Drive, Secret Santa, Rockathon and various other student ran events icluding the charity organization "squids for kids" which is dedicated to saving helping indangered squids. They also participate in Bob Rohrman's give a car where a car is dropped off near a homeless person.
Fine Arts
LTHS has been known for its music and fine arts programs for decades.
- The Lyons Township band takes biennial trips to Walt Disney World in Orlando, they go to perform and in a parade and clinic and has received a Superior Rating from them each time. The jazz bands also make yearly appearances at the Evanston Jazz Festival. The Wind Ensemble, LT's top band, makes yearly trips to Northwestern University for its Northshore Band Festival.
- The Lyons Township Orchestra makes frequent trips all over the State, including Joliett, the Festival of Gold in both New Oreleans and Chicago, and most recently, Atlanta, GA.
- The Lyons Township Choruses have been top notch for decades and frequently send down dozens of players to the All-State Festival in Peoria, IL. Additionally, the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Madrigal singing groups constantly grace the community with their immense talents. Most recently, the upperclassmen in the LT Choirs traveled to Canada to sing in various public venues.
The following teams have finished in the top 20 of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournaments:[4]
- Debate: 3rd place (1940–41, 47-48, 50-51); 2nd place (1943–44, 44-45, 49-50); State Champions (1948–49, 51-52, 52-53, 56-57)
- Individual Events: 11th place (1952–53); 3rd place (1958–59); 1st place (1950–51, 57-58)
- Speech (Sweepstakes): 12th place (1948–49, 50-51); 6th place (1951–52, 56-57); State Champions (1952–53)
Awards
LT received a 2005 Bright A award based on academic performance. It is one of 1000 schools in Illinois to receive the award, representing the top 60% of all Illinois school districts.
LT received the 2005 What Parents care about Award for meeting the needs of a family choosing schools.
The town of Lyons awarded Lyons Township High School with a Gold medal for their best schools ranking for 2010. LT was one of 200 schools in Illinois to be awarded for this.
Notable alumni
- Bruce Campbell was a Major League Baseball player (1930–42). Playing most of his career with the Cleveland Indians, he played in the 1940 World Series with the Detroit Tigers.[5]
- Joel Cummins is a keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Umphrey's McGee.[6]
- David Hasselhoff is a professional actor and singer perhaps best known for his roles on the television series Knight Rider, Baywatch, and America's Got Talent.[6][7]
- John Hattendorf is a professor and historian specializing in maritime and naval history.[8]
- Paul G. Hoffman was an automobile executive and international statesman who over saw aid to other countries, including the Marshall Plan in postwar Europe. He is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[9]
- Jeff Hornacek was a professional basketball player in the NBA, most notably with the Utah Jazz.[6][10]
- Michael Hitchcock is a professional comic actor, writer, and producer.
- Ron Huberman is the former head of the Chicago Transit Authority and former Chief of Staff to Richard M. Daley. He has also recently resigned as the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.[11]
- Paul Hume was a professor, editor, and music critic for the Washington Post, perhaps most famous for a public feud with President Harry Truman regarding a poor review of his daughter's (Margaret Truman) playing.[6][12]
- John McWethy was an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award winning reporter best known for his work as senior State Department and National Security correspondent for ABC News.[6][13]
- Ben R. Mottelson is a nuclear physicist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Rainwater and Aage Bohr for their model of nuclear structure.[6][14]
- Richard O'Connor is a medical doctor who was instrumental in the pioneering of arthroscopic surgery.[15]
- Christine Radogno is the Republican leader in the Illinois State Senate, representing the 41st Senate District.
- Mitt Ramey is a composer and pianist with a long association with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Lou Saban is a former professional football player and coach at both the professional and collegiate level.[6][16]
- David Sack is a professor of epidemiology who founded the first department of clinical epidemiology in Canada, doing so at McMaster University.[17]
- Frederick Upton helped organize the Upton Machine Company, an early manufacturer of electric washing machines, the forerunner to the Whirlpool Corporation.[18]
References
- ^ a b c Class of 2008 school report card
- ^ "The complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. high schools". http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380?s=lyons. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ Interscholastic sports at Lyons T.H.S.; accessed 29 March 2009
- ^ a b IHSA season summaries for Lyons T.H.S; accessed 29 March 2009
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile: Bruce D. Campbell; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g Sfondeles, Tina (10 October 2007), "Lyons (High School of the Week)", Chicago Sun-Times, http://www.suntimes.com/sports/preps/highschool/594556,CST-SPT-spot10.article, retrieved 1 December 2010
- ^ LTHS - David M. Hasselhoff
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile: John B. Hattendorf; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ Hall of Fame profile for Paul G. Hoffman; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Jefferey J. Hornacek; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ Wayne, Kevin; New Chicago Schools CEO Ron Huberman comes out; 2 February 2009; ChicagoPride.com; accessed 29 March 2009
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Paul C. Hume; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profil for John McWethy; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Ben R. Mottleson, Ph.D
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Richard L. O'Connor, MD; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Louis H. Saban
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Dr. David L. Sackett; accessed 30 March 2009
- ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Frederick S. Upton; accessed 30 March 2009
External links
- Lyons Township High School School Website
- Lion Newspaper School Newspaper Website
- WLTL Radio Radio Station Website
- LTHS Alumni Forum Alumni Forum
- LTHS Class of 2000 LTHS Alumni Class of 2000 Website
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