North High School (Downers Grove, Illinois)
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4436 Main St. , Downers Grove | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1928 |
| Principal | Maria Ward |
| Faculty | 96 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,282 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | [1][Trojans] |
| Website | www.csd99.org/north/ |
Downers Grove North High School, or DGNHS, and locally referred to as "North," is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Main Street and Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community High School District 99, which also includes Downers Grove South High School.
History
The original building (then called Downers Grove High School) was finished in 1928, with additions made in 1935, 1952, 1976, and 1999-2000. In 1964, the school's student body was split in half, one portion attending North, the other attending the newly built Downers Grove South.
The auditorium is named after Clarence Johnson, who served as Principal of the school for 35-years from 1932 to 1967.
Academics
In 2005, Downers Grove North had an average composite ACT score of 22.9, and graduated 88.8% of its senior class. Downers Grove North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1]
The teaching staff is comprised of 96 teachers, of which 73% hold an advanced degree, including Mrs. McCabe.[2] The average class size at North is 26.0.
Athletics
Downers Grove North competes in the West Suburban Conference. Its mascot is the Trojans Not to be confused with the Trojan brand condoms. DGN has won several championships in Girls' Badminton and in 2004 won the Class 8A Football Championship.
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Activities
The student newspaper, Omega, is published monthly, and the school literary magazine, the Northwind, is published annually.
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Notable Alumni
- Cammi Granato, 1989, former Olympic hockey player, current NBC hockey reporter
- Tony Granato, 1982, former professional hockey player
- Sherrill Milnes, 1953, professional opera singer
- Keith Mochel, 2003, bassist of The Fold
- Lanny Poffo, 1973, professional wrestler, known under the stage name "The Genius"
- Randall Poffo, 1971, professional wrestler, known under the stage name "'Macho Man' Randy Savage"
- Andrea Evans, 1978, TV Actress, "One Life to Live" and "Passions"