Carl Sandburg High School
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| Established | 1954 |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Deborah Boniface |
| Faculty | 325 |
| Students | 3,776 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 13300 S. LaGrange Rd. Orland Park, Illinois, |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Royal Blue, and Gold |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Yearbook | 'The Poet' |
| Newspaper | 'The Aquila' |
| Website | sandburg.d230.org |
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Carl Sandburg High School, Sandburg, or CSHS, is a public four-year high school located at the intersection of La Grange Road and 131st Street in Orland Park, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Consolidated High School District 230, which also includes Victor J. Andrew High School and Amos Alonzo Stagg High School.
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[edit] History
Construction of Carl Sandburg High School began in May 1953 and by September 1954, classes were in session.[1] Carl Sandburg himself attended the school's dedication in 1954.[2] School legend suggests that Carl Sandburg, the school's namesake, once visited the school but lacked any form of identification. He was told to leave. Later that day, with an ID, he was welcomed in and an assembly was held in his honor.[citation needed]
[edit] Academics
In 2005, Sandburg had an average composite ACT score of 22.3 and graduated 98.1% of its senior class. The average class size is 19.2. Sandburg has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[3]
Sandburg is the #1 ranked high school in the south suburbs on the Prairie State Achievement Exam.[4]
Sandburg has been named one of Newsweek's top 1,000 schools on several occasions in recent years.
- 2003, Sandburg was ranked 607 [1]
- 2005, Sandburg was ranked 757 [2]
- 2006, Sandburg was ranked 967 [3]
- 2007, Sandburg was ranked 1037 [4]
[edit] Athletics
Sandburg has 30 athletic teams, of 14 boys and 16 girls teams, which play in the Southwest Suburban Conference, SouthWest Suburban Conference - Blue Division (football), and Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Sandburg's mascot is the Eagle.
Since 1985, Sandburg athletic teams have won 152 IHSA Sectional Championships and 12 State Team Championships.[5]
[edit] Sandburg Fight Song
- Stand up for Sandburg
- The mighty gold and the blue;
- Let's cheer our team to VICTORY
- And to this emblem we'll be true
- Come on and win now, you Eagles;
- You've got to fight on for our fame.
- Our team will fight on to VICTORY
- Go Sandburg High and win this game!
[edit] State Championships
[edit] Team Championships
| Year | Sport |
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| 1993 | Boys Soccer |
| 1996 | Boys Volleyball |
| 1999 | Boys Volleyball |
| 1999 | Girls Volleyball |
| 2000 | Boys Volleyball |
| 2002 | Boys Baseball |
| 2002 | Boys Soccer |
| 2003 | Boys Soccer |
| 2005 | Wrestling |
| 2006 | Wrestling |
| 2006 | Competitive Cheerleading |
| 2007 | Wrestling |
| 2007 | Debate Public Forum |
| 2008 | Debate Public Forum |
[edit] Individual Championships
| Year | Individual | Sport / Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Ron Semetis | Boys Wrestling | 127 lb. |
| 1963 | Jim Semetis | Boys Wrestling | 133 lb. |
| 1964 | Alan Bulow | Boys Wrestling | 165 lb. |
| 1976 | Tom Graves | Boys Cross Country | (Class AA) |
| 1976 | Tom Graves | Boys Track & Field | (Class AA) 2-mile run |
| 1977 | Tom Graves | Boys Cross Country | (Class AA) |
| 1977 | Tom Graves | Boys Track & Field | (Class AA) 2-mile run |
| 1977 | Bob Hicks | Boys Track & Field | (Class AA) 1-mile run |
| 1977 | Scott McGhee | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 138 lb. |
| 1978 | Tom Graves | Boys Track & Field | (Class AA) 1-mile run |
| 1978 | Jeff Guidish | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 155 lb. |
| 1978 | Carole O'Connor | Girls Track & Field | (Class AA) High Jump |
| 1978 | Don Stevens | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 112 lb. |
| 1979 | Tom Graves | Boys Track & Field | (Class AA) 2-mile run |
| 1979 | Don Stevens | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 119 lb. |
| 1984 | Joe White | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 126 lb. |
| 1993 | Tommy Lee | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 103 lb. |
| 1997 | Jocelyn Prince | Speech | Dramatic Interpretation (co-champion) |
| 1999 | Brian Corcoran | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 215 lb. |
| 2001 | Pete Friedl | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 171 lb. |
| 2002 | Lisa Anne Berube | Speech | Original Oratory |
| 2003 | April Hurt | Girls Gymnastics | Vault |
| 2004 | Beth Palecek | Speech | Humorous Interpretation |
| 2005 | Michael McAuliffe | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 103 lb. |
| 2005 | Brandon Precin | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 125 lb. |
| 2006 | Matt Cusick | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 140 lb. |
| 2006 | Stanley Polit | Speech | Humorous Interpretation |
| 2006 | Conrad Polz | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 135 lb. |
| 2006 | Brandon Precin | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 130 lb. |
| 2007 | Matt Cusick | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 145 lb. |
| 2007 | Conrad Polz | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 140 lb. |
| 2007 | Deanna Becker | Debate | Public Forum |
| 2007 | Scott Siebert | Debate | Public Forum |
| 2007 | Kristen Sutherland | Girls Cross Country | (Class AA) |
| 2008 | Jon Morrison | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 119 lb. |
| 2008 | Conrad Polz | Boys Wrestling | (Class AA) 160 lb. |
| 2008 | Deanna Becker | Debate | Public Forum |
[edit] Activities
[edit] Theater
- Fall Play, Our Town by Thornton Wilder
- Spring Musical, Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein
- Fall Play, Through Our Eyes by Cast
- Spring Musical, Oliver! by Lionel Bart
- Fall Play, A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
- Spring Musical, Gypsy by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents
- Fall Play, Teenage Wasteland by Anne Tyler and Baby with the Bathwater by Christopher Durang
- Spring Musical, My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederic Loewe
- Fall Play, The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman
- Spring Musical, West Side Story by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim
- Fall Play, You Can't Take It with You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
- Spring Musical, Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, and Herbert Kretzmer
- Fall Play, Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman
- Spring Musical, Jekyll & Hyde by Steve Cuden, Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse
- Fall Play, The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry
- Spring Musical, Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
- Fall Play, The Bacchae by Euripides
- Spring Musical, Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein
- Fall Play, The Complete History of America (Abridged) by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor
- Spring Musical, Guys and Dolls by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser
- Fall Play, The Diary of Anne Frank
- Spring Musical, My Favorite Year by Joseph Dougherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jeff Alm, 1986, professional football player with Houston Oilers, 1990-1993
- Omowale Dada, 2001, professional football player with Seattle Seahawks, 2007-present
- Brad Fiorenza, 1998, cast member of The Real World: San Diego (2004)
- Pat Fitzgerald, 1993, Head football coach of Northwestern University (youngest Division I-A head football coach).[6]
- Justin Hartley, 1995, actor on Passions and Smallville
- Bill Rancic, 1989, winner of The Apprentice: Season One
- Tim Regan, 1999, professional soccer player with Red Bull New York (2003 - present)
- Jeff Roehl, 1998, former professional football player with New York Giants
- Robin Tunney, 1990, actress on Prison Break
- Jed Zayner, 2003, professional soccer player with Columbus Crew (2006 - present)
[edit] References
- ^ Student Handbook
- ^ abc7chicago.com: School Days: Carl Sandburg High School 3/17/06
- ^ Illinois School Report Card
- ^ abc7chicago.com: School Days: Carl Sandburg High School 3/17/06
- ^ abc7chicago.com: School Days: Carl Sandburg High School 3/17/06
- ^ Northwestern hires Fitzgerald as football coach
