Yorkville High School

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Yorkville High School
Established 1893
Type Public secondary
Principal Tim Shimp
Faculty 64
Students 928
Grades 9–12
Location 797 Game Farm Road
Yorkville, Illinois, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Red, White
Mascot Foxes
Newspaper 'Foxtales'
Website www.yorkville.k12.il.us/schools/yhs.html
Former Yorkville teacher Dennis Hastert, as Speaker of the House.
Former Yorkville teacher Dennis Hastert, as Speaker of the House.

Yorkville High School, or YHS, is a public four-year high school located in Yorkville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.

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[edit] History

Yorkville dates back to 1893, and recently opened up a new building in 1998.

United States Congressman for Illinois' 14th district and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert spent 16 years teaching at Yorkville from 1964-1980, primarily government and history classes.

[edit] Academics

In 2005, Yorkville had an average composite ACT score of 19.8, and graduated 93.3% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.7. Yorkville 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

Yorkville competes in the Western Sun Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Foxes.

Dennis Hastert was Yorkville's head wrestling coach from the program's first season in 1973, through his departure in 1980. During his tenure as head coach, The Foxes won district four of seven seasons, including a state championship in the 1975-76 school year. Yorkville also won back-to-back state championships in wrestling under Coach Bob Long in the 92-93 and 93-94 school years. [2]

[edit] Famous alumni

Comedian, actor and writer Andy Richter graduated from YHS in 1984.

[edit] Activities

[edit] References

  1. ^ Illinois School Report Card
  2. ^ IHSA Season Summaries

[edit] External links

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