Downers Grove North High School

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Downers Grove North High School
Established 1928
Type Public secondary
Principal Maria Ward
Faculty 96
Students 2,323
Grades 9–12
Location 4436 Main St.
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Purple, White          
Mascot Trojans
Yearbook The Cauldron
Newspaper The Omega
Website www.csd99.org/north/

Downers Grove North High School, or DGN, and locally referred to as "North," is a public four year high school located near the corner of Main Street and Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community High School District 99, which also includes Downers Grove South High School.

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[edit] History

Satellite Image of DGN.
Satellite Image of DGN.

The original building (then called Downers Grove High School) was finished in 1928, with additions made in 1935, 1952, 1976, and 1999-2000. In 1964, the school's student body was split in half, one portion attending North, the other attending the newly built Downers Grove South.

The auditorium is named after Clarence Johnson, who served as Principal of the school for 35-years from 1932 to 1967, and DGN's outdoor stadium is named after their former longtime football coach Dick Carstens.

[edit] Academics

DGS ACT Scores
Year of
exam		 Composite
Score
2002[1] 22.1
2003[2] 22.3
2004[3] 22.4
2005[4] 23.6
2006[5] 23.1

Downers Grove North's class of 2007 had an average composite ACT score of 7.1, 2.8 points above the state average, and graduated 96% of its senior class. Downers Grove North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. [5]

The teaching staff is comprised of 96 teachers, of which 73% hold an advanced degree.[6] The average class size at North is 26.0.

[edit] Department Heads

  • Applied Arts- Loukia Mastrodimos
  • English- Linda Augustyn
  • Fine Arts- Brayer Teague
  • Health, PE, Drivers Ed- Emily Mollet
  • Mathematics- Jon Heldmann
  • Science- Katie Baal
  • Social Studies- Gary Mitchell
  • Special Services- Scott Wuggazer
  • World Languages- Stacey Villanueva

[edit] Athletics

Downers Grove North Football
Downers Grove North Football

Downers Grove North competes in the West Suburban Silver Division of the West Suburban Conference. Its mascot is the Trojans. DGN has won several championships in Girls' Badminton and in 2004 won the Class 7A Football Championship.

[edit] Activities

The student newspaper, Omega, which is published monthly, boasts an exceptional staff and has been ranked 7th in the nation by NSPA. The school literary magazine, the Northwind, is published annually.

Downers Grove North Marching Band
Downers Grove North Marching Band

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ ILLINOIS SCHOOL REPORT CARD:COMM H S DIST 99 - NORTH HIGH SCH (PDF) (2003). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  2. ^ ILLINOIS SCHOOL REPORT CARD:COMM H S DIST 99 - NORTH HIGH SCH (PDF) (2004). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  3. ^ ILLINOIS SCHOOL REPORT CARD:COMM H S DIST 99 - NORTH HIGH SCH (PDF) (2005). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ ILLINOIS SCHOOL REPORT CARD:COMM H S DIST 99 - NORTH HIGH SCH (PDF) (2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  5. ^ a b ILLINOIS SCHOOL REPORT CARD:COMM H S DIST 99 - NORTH HIGH SCH (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  6. ^ District Overview

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Coordinates: 41°48′22″N, 88°0′44″W