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York Community High School
File:YorkCommHScrest.png
Address
Map
355 W. St. Charles Rd..

Elmhurst
,
Illinois
60126

USA
Coordinates41°53′33″N 87°57′12″W / 41.8924°N 87.9532°W / 41.8924; -87.9532
Information
Typepublic secondary
Opened1918
School districtElmhurst Community Unit 205
SuperintendentDavid Pruneau [1]
PrincipalDiana Smith[2]
Staff314[3]
Grades9-12
Gendercoed
Enrollment2,632[4]
Average class size21.4[4]
Campussuburban
Colour(s)  kelly green
  white[5]
SloganThis Is York
Fight songHail To York High
Athletics conferenceWest Suburban Conference
MascotDuke
NicknameDukes[5]
NewspaperYork Hi[citation needed]
YearbookY's Tales[citation needed]
Websitehttp://york.elmhurst205.org/

York Community High School is a public secondary school in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Most of the students reside in Elmhurst; however, the district also draws a small number of students from Addison, Bensenville, and Oak Brook.[6] York is the only high school in the district, which as a unit school district, also includes an early childhood center, eight elementary schools, and three middle schools.[6]

History

Prior to 1918, Elmhurst operated a combined high school and grammar school, which was destroyed by fire in December 1917.[7]

York was established in 1918. The building saw many additions from 1950 through 1990, including a third floor, a four classroom fourth floor, swimming pool, and additional facilities. After 2001, the city of Elmhurst passed a referendum to rebuild the school. Construction started soon after and the new building—opened in 2002—has separate academic, service, student commons and athletics areas (including a new fieldhouse).

Academics

In 2008, York had an average composite ACT score of 22.8 and graduated 94.4% of its senior class.[4] York has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, which with the ACT, are used as the assessment tools to fulfill the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[4] One of York's three student subgroups failed to meet expectations in reading.[4] In 2011, Newsweek ranked York Community High School 257 out of 500 in its annual list of America's Best High Schools. Overall, according to the US News High School rankings, York Community High School is not ranked for 2015.[8]

Athletics

York Dukes Athletic Logo

York High School competes in the West Suburban Conference. The school is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most sports and competitive activities in Illinois.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo.[9] Young men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball.[9] While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams for young men and women in lacrosse, and a poms team for young women. Also while not sponsored by the IHSA, York has a men's hockey team.[9]

York Community High School's athletic program was ranked 17th overall in the nation by ESPN RISE's FAB 50 list.[10]

York Community High School's men's cross country team has won 28 state championships under coach Joe Newton: 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978AA, 1980AA, 1981AA, 1982AA, 1983AA, 1984AA, 1986AA, 1989AA, 1990AA, 1991AA, 1992AA, 1993AA, 1994AA, 1999AA, 2000AA, 2002AA, 2003AA, 2004AA, 2005AA, 2006AA, 2010-3A, and 2012-3A.[11]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Administrative directory for YCHS; accessed 3 August 2009
  3. ^ All-staff directory; accessed 3 August 2009
  4. ^ a b c d e f Class of 2008 Illinois School Report Card; accessed 3 August 2009
  5. ^ a b School information for YCHS; ihsa.org; accessed 3 August 2009
  6. ^ a b Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Quick Facts; accessed 4 August 2009
  7. ^ Elmhurst school burns with loss of $75,000; Chicago Daily Tribune (1872–1963); 13 December 1917; ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849–1986), ProQuest. Web; accessed 4 August 2009
  8. ^ "Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b c YCHS Athletic Scheduling; accessed 4 August 2009
  10. ^ The Woodlands named top athletic program; espn.com; accessed 30 August 2009
  11. ^ IHSA Records and History
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i Akouris, Tina; York Dukes: Dukes know how to court success (High School of the Week); 21 May 2008; Chicago Sun-Times; accessed 4 August 2009
  13. ^ Oppenheimer, Jerry; Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel; accessed 13 March 2010
  14. ^ http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/content/6008.cfm
  15. ^ IHSA Announcement - NFHS Hall of Fame To Induct Wheeling’s Dana Miroballi; 30 March 2009; ihsa.com; includes listing of all inductees from Illinois through 2009; accessed 25 July 2009

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