Glenbard North High School
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | John Mensik |
| Faculty | 178 |
| Students | 2,839 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 990 Kuhn Rd Carol Stream, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Black & Gold |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Yearbook | Aquilo |
| Newspaper | North Current |
| Website | http://www.glenbardnorthhs.org/ |
Glenbard North High School, or GBN, and locally referred to as "North," is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Kuhn Road and Lies Road in Carol Stream, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, which also includes Glenbard South High School, Glenbard East High School, and Glenbard West High School.
The use of "GBN" as a reference for the school is not unique to Glenbard North. Many residents in the Chicago area, particularly following athletics, often need to differentiate between Glenbard North and the unrelated school Glenbrook North, which is located in the north suburbs and also commonly uses the shortened form "GBN".
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[edit] History
Glenbard North opened its doors in August of 1968, and was the third of what would eventiually become a four school district. The first principal of Glenbard North was Raymond Livingston. Burt Weber served Glenbard North as principal from 1971-1989, having the longest tenure of any Glenbard North principal (through 2007). The football field at the school, Weber Field, was named in his honor. In terms of student population, Glenbard North is the largest high school among the four high schools in Glenbard Township District 87, currently serving approximately 2,827 students from Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, and Bloomingdale, Illinois.
[edit] Academics
In 2005, Glenbard North had an average composite ACT score of 21.3, and graduated 93.4% of its senior class. Glenbard North has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1]
The staff is comprised of 178 teachers, of which 88% hold an advanced degree.[2] The average class size is 26.
[edit] Theatre
The Glenbard North Theatre Department's season consists of three major events (called: "mainstages") and one studio play each year. These are performed in the school's Little Theatre. The department also performs a musical every other year in the Livingston Auditorium. Examples of these performances include:
2006-2007 Season
Studio: Student Directed One-Acts
Fall Mainstage: "Bad Seed" by Maxwell Anderson
Winter Mainstage: Winter Performing Arts Festival
Spring Mainstage: "Peter Pan" by Piers Chater-Robinson
2007-2008 Season
Studio: Student Directed One-Acts
Fall Mainstage: "And Neither Have I Wings to Fly" by Ann Noble
Winter Mainstage: "Tartuffe" by Moilere
Spring Mainstage: "Beauty and the Beast"
[edit] Athletics
Glenbard North competes in the DuPage Valley Conference. While showing strength in many sports, the accomplishments in wrestling, especially since 1980, rank it among the most successful programs in the state of Illinois. The Boy's Wrestling team has won 10 straight Dupage Valley Conference titles, from 1998 to 2008 under IHSA Hall of Fame Head Coach Mark Hahn. The girls track and field and cross country teams were considered a top program in the 1990's. The boys football team has been a perennial playoff team since the year 2000. Girls softball is also consistently ranked as one of the highest teams in the state.
The following sports teams have performed well enough to place in the top 4 of the IHSA State Championship Tournament for their respective sport:
- Cross Country (Girls): State Champions (1994-95); 2nd (1992-93, 95-96); 3rd (1993-94)
- Football: 2nd (1991-92, 2000-01, & 2007-08)
- Gymnastics (boys): State Champions (1991-92); 4th (2005-06)
- Gymnastics (girls): State Champions (1981-82, 82-83)
- Softball: 3rd (1995-96, 2000-01)
- Wrestling: 2nd (1981-82, 83-84, 2000-01, 04-05); 3rd (1980-81, 2001-02, 02-03, 03-04); 4th (1987-88)
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[edit] Fight Song
We're the fighting Panthers of North
And we're here to win this game.
Watch our valiant Panthers of North
As we justify our fame, and now we'll
Show the spirit that our Panthers hold,
The mighty spirit of the black and gold
So yell (WOO!) loyal fans
And cheer our Panthers to victory!
[edit] Notable alumni
- Billy Corgan, Musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
- Ryan Diem, Right Guard for the Indianapolis Colts
- Kiele Sanchez, Actress in the popular television series Lost
[edit] References
- <http://www.chargers-stats.com/chargers.html> Richard Ackerman NFL Football Player San Diego Chargers 1981-1988
[edit] External links
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