DeKalb High School (Illinois)

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DeKalb High School
Type Public secondary
Principal Lindsey Hall
Students 1,750
Grades 9–12
Location 1515 S. Fourth St
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Campus rural
Colors Orange, Black
Mascot Barbs
Yearbook Kalibre
Newspaper The Barb Wire
Website www.dist428.org/dhs

DeKalb High School is a public four-year high school located in DeKalb, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of DeKalb School District 428.

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[edit] History

DeKalb High School dates its founding to the early 1900s.

[edit] Academics

In 2006, DeKalb had an average composite ACT score of 20.6 and graduated 90.6% of its senior class. DeKalb has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.

[edit] Activities

[edit] Athletics

DeKalb's 22 athletic teams are known as the Barbs. This name comes from the fact that barbed wire was invented in DeKalb County. Its nine boys teams and thirteen girls teams now compete in the Western Sun Conference—which was just formed in 2006—as well as in the Illinois High School Association.

[edit] Music

  • In 2008 the DHS Jazz Ensemble was named a finalist in the prestigious Essentially Ellington band competition, one of only 15 bands from all of North America to receive such honors. [1]
  • The DeKalb High School Guys' A Cappella group, Fly Check, won the ICHSA midwest regional championship in 2007 and 2008, and they attended nationals in New York City both years. They are one of 4 groups to be selected from the entire nation.

[edit] Other Clubs/Activities

DeKalb sponsors the following extracurricular activities:

  • Art Workshop
  • Barb Wire
  • Class Organizations
  • Concerts
  • DCP/SAFE
  • Dances
  • F.F.A.
  • Forensics (Speech Team)
  • French Club
  • Interact Club
  • Intramurals
  • Math Team
  • Mixers
  • Musicals
  • National Honor Society
  • New Pennies
  • Plays
  • Pom Poms
  • Roots and Shoots
  • SADD
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • Shop Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Student Council
  • Voices of Diversity
  • W.Y.S.E.
  • Yearbook

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Essentially Ellington Website. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
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