Sycamore High School (Sycamore, Illinois)

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Sycamore High School

Established	1908
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Tim Carlson
Students	1,600
Grades	9–12
Location	1 Spartan Trail Sycamore, Illinois, USA
Campus	Urban/Rural
Colors	Black and Gold
Mascot	Spartans
Yearbook	Leaves
Newspaper	Spartan Voice
Website	www.syc.dekalb.k12.il.us/Schools2/shs

Sycamore High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located in Sycamore, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Sycamore Community Unit School District 427.

1 Academics
2 Athletics
3 School Song
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Academics

In 2005, Sycamore had an average composite ACT score of 20.1, and graduated 96.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.6. Sycamore has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[1]

[edit] Athletics

Sycamore is a founding member of the Western Sun Conference. The school is a full member of the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Spartans.

The school has two IHSA champions. The 2003 Girls Bowling team won the only class, and the 2007 Boys Cross Country team won Class 2A. The 2004 Boys Soccer team was state runner-up in Class 1A, and the 2007 Girls Volleyball team placed third in Class 3A.

[edit] School Song

Hail to the Sycamore Spartans Hail to the stout and the brave Like Spartans of old, the black and the gold Carry to victory the flag we wave Stand for her honor Fight for her fame Let the echoes roar for Sycamore And the glory of the Spartan name