Oswego High School (Illinois)

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Oswego High School

Established	1951
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Mike Wayne
Students	2,000
Grades	9–12
Location	4175 Route 71 Oswego, Illinois USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Navy Blue, Orange
Mascot	Panthers
Newspaper	The Panther Paw
Website	www.oswego308.org/schools/ohs

Oswego High School, or OHS, is a public four-year high school located in Oswego, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Oswego Community Unit School District 308, which also includes Oswego East High School.

1 History
2 Academics
3 Athletics
4 Activities
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

Oswego high school opened its doors in the spring of 1951.

[edit] Academics

In 2005, Oswego had an average composite ACT score of 20.1, and graduated 92.8% of its senior class. The average class size is 24.2. Oswego has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

Oswego competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Panthers.

[edit] Activities

Oswego High School offers dozens of extracurricular activities. The hockey team has won both a JV and a Varsity championship since it was created in 2003 (JV = Divisional Champs, V = League Champs)2003-2004 OHS combined with Bradley Bourbonais, 2004-Present OHS combined with: Oswego East, West Aurora, Aurora Christian, Sandwich and Yorkville students able to play for the Panthers. The 4th seeded OHS 2005-2005 Team posted a 15-6-5 divisional record, with a 19-6-5 record overall, getting to the State quarterfinals before getting beat by Glenbard North/Driscol (returning champions), by a score of 6-5 .