Wauconda High School
Wauconda High School | |
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555 North Main Street , 60084 | |
Coordinates | 42°16′03″N 88°08′51″W / 42.2675°N 88.1474°WCoordinates: 42°16′03″N 88°08′51″W / 42.2675°N 88.1474°W |
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Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1915 |
Principal | Daniel Klett |
Faculty | 90.36 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,368 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.14[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
Athletics conference | Northern Lake County Conference |
Mascot | Bulldogs |
Newspaper | Purple Press |
Yearbook | The Bulldog |
Website | sites |
Wauconda High School, officially Wauconda Community High School, and most commonly WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Wauconda, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118.
History[]
Wauconda High School first opened its doors in September 1915.
Academics[]
In 2007, Wauconda had an average composite ACT score of 19.9, and graduated 97.6% of its senior class (compared to the state average of 85.9%). The average class size is 20.4. Wauconda has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[2]
The staff consists of 118 teachers. 59% of teachers hold an advanced degree.[3]
Athletics[]
Wauconda competes in the Northern Lake County Conference and Illinois High School Association. The school's teams compete as the Bulldogs, and its colors are purple and gold. The following sports are offered at Wauconda:[4][5]
- Baseball (boys)
- Basketball (boys & girls)
- Bowling (girls)
- Competitive cheerleading (girls)
- Competitive dance (girls)
- Cross country (boys & girls)
- Football (boys)
- Golf (boys & girls)
- Soccer (boys & girls)
- Softball (girls)
- Tennis (boys & girls)
- Track & field (boys & girls)
- Volleyball (girls)
- Wrestling (boys)
Alumni[]
- Dr Manhattan, Rock Band
- Grace Lynn Keller, Miss Iowa 2021 (class of 2017)
- Keller will compete at the 100th anniversary Miss America Competition in December 2021 representing Iowa.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Wauconda High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Illinois School Report Card
- ^ School Profile
- ^ "Wauconda". ihsa.org. IHSA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Wauconda HS". 8to18.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
External links[]
- Public high schools in Illinois
- Educational institutions established in 1958
- Schools in Lake County, Illinois
- 1958 establishments in Illinois
- Illinois school stubs