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Yorkville High School
Location
Map
797 Game Farm Road
Yorkville
,
Illinois

USA
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1893
PrincipalTim Shimp
Faculty80
Grades9–12
Enrollment1362
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, White
MascotFoxes
NewspaperFoxtales
Websitewww.yorkville.k12.il.us/schools/yhs.html
File:Yorkvillehs.gif
Former Yorkville teacher Dennis Hastert, as 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 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:

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

  1. ^ Illinois School Report Card
  2. ^ IHSA Season Summaries

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