Glenwood High School (Illinois)
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| Glenwood High School | |
| Motto | Excellence in Education |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Nathaniel Cunningham |
| Location | Chatham, Illinois |
| District | 5 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Enrollment | 1270 |
| Faculty | 91 |
| Attendance Rate | 94.7% |
| Graduation Rate | 98.4% |
| Mascot | Titan |
| Homepage | Glenwood High School |
Glenwood High School of Chatham, Illinois is a public school located just south of Springfield, Illinois. As the only public high school serving the Ball-Chatham School District, Glenwood accommodates all children from Chatham, Glenarm, and portions of Springfield. As a nearby alternative to the Springfield public schools, Chatham has grown rapidly over the past 10-15 years.
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[edit] History
Once located in the heart of Chatham, the high school has moved twice since its inception. As the district outgrew the original school, Glenwood was forced to move east, where it was not confined by the residential boundaries of the older locations. In more recent years, however, even that location became crowded. The school district put up a referendum and won funding allowing it to move the high school one final time, to its current location at 1501 E. Plummer Blvd. This new 27 million dollar building was built to accommodate Glenwood's rapidly growing list of pupils.
[edit] Sports
Glenwood participates in a vast array of Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sports including: Wrestling, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Cross Country, Tennis, Track, Swimming, Softball, Golf, Volleyball, Mock Trial, Speech, and Scholastic Bowl. The school also participates in Ice Hockey competition outside of the IHSA.
Glenwood High School is noted regionally for its sports teams, the Titans. They have a longstanding rivalry with Sacred Heart-Griffin, a Catholic school in nearby Springfield, Illinois. Most notably Glenwood won the 1998 IHSA Class 4A State Football Championship and the 2005 IHSA Class AA State Soccer Championship.
The mascot of Glenwood High School was the Redskins until August 2001; this was changed to the Titans be more culturally sensitive. However, a Redskin symbol still appears on the village's water tower.
Notable athletes from Glenwood High School include Major League Baseball player Jayson Werth.
Glenwood's sport scene is dominated by the football season. The team has been coached by Dan Rourke since 1993, during which time they have been quite successful. The Titans have missed the payoffs only once since 1997, had a 24 game conference winning streak, appeared in 4 state quarterfinal games since 1997 ('97, '98, '03, '04), and was the 4A state champ in 1998.
[edit] Academic statistics
Glenwood High School is one of the top schools in the state, and constantly strives to reach even higher. A few students each year will get 35's and higher on their ACT's and 1500's and higher on their SATs. Current academic averages are:
ACT
Composite: 22.2
English: 21.7
Math: 21.6
Reading: 22.9
Science: 22.2
PSAE Meets/Exceeds
Reading: 63.3%
Math: 60.7%
Writing: 67.0%
Science: 63.5%
Social Studies: 63.4%
[edit] Demographics
Racial/Ethnic Background
White: 94.3%
Black: 1.6%
Hispanic: 1.1%
Asian: 2.4%
Native American: 0.6%
Other Data
Low Income: 4.6%
Limited English Proficiency: 0.2%
Dropout Rate: 0.7%
Chronic Truancy: 0.2%
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jayson Werth - Major League Baseball outfielder
