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Revision as of 15:33, 18 April 2011
| Saint Charles East High School | |
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| Location | |
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1020 Dunham Road , St. Charles | |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | To Create Caring, Responsible, Life-long Learners |
| Established | 1973 |
| Principal | Janelle Deetjen |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,190 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Sir Charles the Great |
| Newspaper | XRay |
| Yearbook | Halo |
| Website | http://east.d303.org/ |
Saint Charles East High School is a public four-year high school located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community Unit School District 303 which also includes Saint Charles North High School.
Academics
In 2005, Saint Charles East had an average composite ACT score of 22.5 and graduated 99.0% of its senior class. The average class size is 22.0. Saint Charles East has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1]
Activities
Saint Charles East offers dozens of activities. Within the Arts there are opportunities for students to participate in Theater, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band. The Theater Department presents three productions a year, one of which is a musical.[2] Students who are active in the theater often are members of the Drama Club as well.
In St. Charles music classes are taken for credit. Choir, jazz band, band and orchestra are offered as elective courses within the school day. These are graded classes. There are multiple performing groups that provide opportunities for students with a variety of musical skills. At this time St. Charles East High School has six performing bands.[3] Most recently the St. Charles East High School Wind Ensemble and Jazz Workshop toured Hawaii. This group also performed in the Midwest Music Clinic in 2008 Other activities include: Peer Leadership, Auto Club and National Honor Society.
Athletics
Saint Charles East has 29 athletic teams, of 14 boys and 15 girls teams, which compete in the Upstate Eight Conference and Illinois High School Association. Saint Charles East's mascot is Sir Charles the Great. In the 1998-1999 school year St. Charles East set a IHSA State Record for most State Championships won by a school with a total of 7 (not including Color Guard or Drill Team). Jason Potter also won an individual state wrestling title that year, which is not included. [4]. St. Charles East Girl's Soccer was a prevailing and dominant legacy during the 90's, winning eight IHSA soccer state championships in '90,'92,'94,'96,'97,'98,'99,'00.
[5] In 1976, the fledgling St. Charles High School Boy's Swim Team won its first state championship in its first year of existence as a high school team, breaking a streak of 12 in a row by Hinsdale Central.[6] Throughout the '80s, St. Charles dominated IHSA Swimming, winning in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. They were runners up in 1987, 1988, and 1990.[7]
At one time, signs hung at the city limits next to the population sign that stated, "Welcome to St. Charles, State Capital of Illinois High School Swimming for the 80s." There were also championship wins in swimming in 1993, 1997, and 1999.[8] Currently, the St. Charles East High School Swim Team is coached by Joe Cabel.
2007 Upstate Eight Conference Football Champions
2008 Illinois High School Association Volleyball Champions[9]
2009 Upstate Eight Conference Football Champions
School Fight Song[10]
Here's to St. Charles East High School
Bring victory back
Here's to our colors---
the orange and the Black
Here's to all the saints
Who bear our name
Fighting to defeat the foe
And win this game
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
St. Charles EAST
History
St. Charles East High School is located at 1020 Dunham Road in St. Charles, Illinois. At one time it was the only high school serving the City of St. Charles. Prior to moving to its current location in 1977, the high school was located in the middle of town at the corner of Main Street and Seventh Street, in the building that now serves as Thompson Middle School. The new St. Charles High School campus was built in open fields to the east of Dunham Road, adjacent to the existing Norris Recreation Center and Dunham Junior High School. The campus change was not made without controversy - the old downtown campus was an "open" campus that allowed the student body to depart and return during the school day, while the new campus was "closed". The first month in the new school featured student protests, leaky roofs, and problems with the school's (at the time) state-of-the-art solar heating system. The first class to graduate after attending all four years at the newly built high school was the class of 1981.
In the year 2000, due to increasing population in the area, District 303 was split between two high schools, and St. Charles High School was renamed St. Charles East High School. (A new high school titled "St. Charles North High School" was built on the west side of town). The first class to graduate after attending all four years at the renamed school graduated in 2003.
The Saint Charles East High School campus includes the Norris Cultural Arts Center, and the Norris Recreation Center.[1] These facilities were established to serve not only the high school but the community as well. The Delora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, a 1,000-seat performing arts theater and art gallery, was founded in 1978 with funding from the St. Charles Charities, which was created in 1924 by Lester and Delora Norris and Edward Baker.
During spring break in 2001, a serious black mold problem was discovered at the campus It was believed to be the source of some student and teacher illnesses. In 2001 the building was shut down and the students remained on an extended spring break while officials struggled with the issue. For the rest of the 2001 school year, St. Charles East students shared a split-schedule with St. Charles North High School. East students attended class at the North campus during the morning, while North students went during the afternoon. During the summer of 2001 through the next school year, the school underwent an enormous renovation. For the entire 2001-2002 school year, the current students had to take classes in the adjacent Wredling Middle School building and mobile classrooms surrounding it (brought in specifically to accommodate the larger student body). Meanwhile, the Wredling Middle School students took classes in mobile classrooms parked in a field between Haines and Thompson Middle Schools. Classes resumed their normal locations and schedules the following school year (2002-2003). This event caught the attention and cameras of local and national news organizations on more than one occasion throughout the year.[11]
During the fall of 2009, many students came down with Swine Flu and other flus after attending the homecoming dance. The Monday after homecoming weekend, 611 students were sick. By Tuesday, 972 had called in sick and were absent. The staff called an emergency meeting after school and promptly decided to close the school for three days, while the school was sanitized. This caused massive attention in local and national news. To many students this was known as "Swine 09" or "Swine Break".
Notable alumni
- Randy Wright, Former Green Bay Packers quarterback
- Marci Jobson, US women's international soccer player and coach at Northern Illinois University[12]
- Leslie Hunt, Top twenty finalist in American Idol
- Rick Wohlhuter, Olympic 800 and 1000 meter bronze medalist
- Justin Bieber, Famous singer
- Charlie Sheen, Famous drug addict
References
- ^ Illinois School Report Card
- ^ http://www.d303.org/schools/highsch/departments/humanities/Drama_Club/default.html
- ^ http://www.stcharleseastbands.com/concertensembles
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum1902.htm
- ^ http://www.stce-colorguard.org/store/WsPages.asp?ID=13
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum0819.htm
- ^ http://www.stcswim.com/awards.php
- ^ http://www.stcswim.com/awards.php
- ^ http://east.d303.org/Athletics/AthleticNews/tabid/2306/Default.aspx
- ^ http://east.d303.org/Portals/17/athletics/pdfs/FightSong.pdf
- ^ Chicago Daily Herald, "Legacy defined by mold crisis Parents, colleagues split on retired superintendent's performance in St. Charles", by Lisa Smith, July 4, 2004.
- ^ The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Marci Jobson Biography