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Yorkville High School
Yorkville High School
Location
	797 Game Farm Road; Yorkville, Illinois; USA
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1893
Principal	Tim Shimp
Faculty	80
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1362
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, White
Mascot	Foxes
Newspaper	Foxtales
Website	www.yorkville.k12.il.us/schools/yhs.html
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Yorkville High School, or YHS, is a public four-year high school located in Yorkville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.

History

Yorkville dates back to 1893, and opened up a new building in 1998. The current main campus building was built on the former Illinois State Game Farm, which raised pheasants and other gaming birds. The Yorkville High School Academy opened in the fall of 2008 for Freshmen students.

United States Congressman for Illinois' 14th district and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert spent 16 years teaching at Yorkville from 1964-1980, primarily government and history classes.

Academics

In 2005, Yorkville had an average composite ACT score of 19.8, and graduated 93.3% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.7. Yorkville has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[1]

Athletics

Yorkville competes in the Western Sun Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Foxes.

Yorkville athletes compete in a range of sports, including but no limited to:

Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country http://www.yorkvilletrackandfield.com
Football http://www.yorkvillefootball.com
Golf
Pom Pons
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track
Volleyball
Wrestling

Dennis Hastert was Yorkville's head wrestling coach from the program's first season in 1973, through his departure in 1980. During his tenure as head coach, The Foxes won district four of seven seasons, including a state championship in the 1975-76 school year. Yorkville also won back-to-back state championships in wrestling under Coach Bob Long in the 92-93 and 93-94 school years. ^[2]

Activities

Beyond sports, Yorkville has a range of clubs and activities in which to participate. Some of these include:

Future Educators of America
Key Club
Math Team
Music-Band
Music-Vocal
Music-Orchestra
National Honor Society
Speech Team
Student Council
Technology Students Association

Famous alumni or affiliated persons

Comedian, actor and writer Andy Richter graduated from YHS in 1984.
Former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House Dennis "Denny" Hastert taught and coached students at YHS.

References

External links

Official Website

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[1] Illinois School Report Card

[2] IHSA Season Summaries

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 [[Image:Dennis Hastert 2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Former Yorkville teacher [[Dennis Hastert]], as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]].]]
 '''Yorkville High School''', or '''YHS''', is a public four-year [[high school]] located in [[Yorkville, Illinois]], a western suburb of [[Chicago, Illinois]], in the [[United States]]. It is part of Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.
+==History==
+Yorkville dates back to 1893, and opened up a new building in 1998.  The current main campus building was built on the former Illinois State Game Farm, which raised pheasants and other gaming birds.  The Yorkville High School Academy opened in the fall of 2008 for Freshmen students.
+United States [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] for Illinois' 14th district and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Dennis Hastert]] spent 16 years teaching at Yorkville from 1964-1980, primarily government and history classes.
+==Academics==
+In 2005, Yorkville had an average composite [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] score of 19.8, and graduated 93.3% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.7. Yorkville has not made [[Adequate Yearly Progress]] on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the [[No Child Left Behind Act]].<ref>[ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/2404711500001_e.pdf Illinois School Report Card]</ref>
 ==Athletics==
+Yorkville competes in the [[Western Sun Conference]] and [[Illinois High School Association]]. Its mascot is the [[Fox]]es.
+Yorkville athletes compete in a range of sports, including but no limited to:
+*Baseball
+*Basketball
+*Cheerleading
+*Cross Country http://www.yorkvilletrackandfield.com
+*Football http://www.yorkvillefootball.com
+*Golf
+*Pom Pons
+*Soccer
+*Softball
+*Tennis
+*Track
+*Volleyball
+*Wrestling
+Dennis Hastert was Yorkville's head wrestling coach from the program's first season in 1973, through his departure in 1980. During his tenure as head coach, The Foxes won district four of seven seasons, including a state championship in the 1975-76 school year. Yorkville also won back-to-back state championships in wrestling under Coach Bob Long in the 92-93 and 93-94 school years. <ref>[http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum2501.htm IHSA Season Summaries]</ref>
+==Activities==
+Beyond sports, Yorkville has a range of clubs and activities in which to participate.  Some of these include:
+*Future Educators of America
+*Key Club
+*Math Team
+*Music-Band
+*Music-Vocal
+*Music-Orchestra
+*National Honor Society
+*Speech Team
+*Student Council
+*Technology Students Association
+==Famous alumni or affiliated persons==
+Comedian, actor and writer [[Andy Richter]] graduated from YHS in 1984.
+<br>Former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House Dennis "Denny" Hastert taught and coached students at YHS.
 ==References==