| Glenbard South High School | |
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| Address | |
| 23W200 Butterfield Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 60137 USA |
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| Information | |
| School type | public, secondary |
| Opened | 1972 |
| School district | Glenbard Twp. HS 87 |
| NCES District ID | 1716830[1] |
| Superintendent | Mike Meissen |
| NCES School ID | 171683001990[1] |
| Principal | Terri Hanrahan[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 1428[1] (2009-10) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.29:1[1] |
| Area | 43 acres |
| Campus type | suburban[1] |
| Color(s) | red white royal blue[3] |
| Athletics conference | Metro Suburban Conference[3] |
| Mascot | Arty |
| Team name | Raiders[3] |
| Publication | Southwinds[4] |
| Newspaper | 'Independent[4] |
| Yearbook | 'Dorian[4] |
| Website | http://www.glenbardsouthhs.org/ |
Glenbard South High School, or GSHS or GBS is a public four-year high school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, and is the smallest of the four Glenbard Township High Schools.
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Glenbard South was the fourth of the Glenbard high schools built. It opened in 1972.[5] The capacity of the building is 1500, but with additions, could actually house 2500 students. There are very few windows, however the library, art rooms, and the addition to the science wing are equipped with windows.
In 2010, Glenbard South had an average composite ACT score of 23.4, and graduated 97.1% of its senior class.[6] Glenbard South has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[7]
The staff is 100 teachers, of whom 94% hold an advanced degree.[8] The average class size is 23.3.
Glenbard South was a charter member of the Western Sun Conference, but when that conference dissolved in 2010, GSHS became an independent school. Glenbard South joined the Metro Suburban Conference for the 2011-12 school year.[3]
The boy's cross-country team won the Class AA Illinois state championship in 2001-02.[9]
The Math Team, took first place in the state of Illinois among schools with 1,000 to 1,999 students in 2006.[10]
The Mock Trial team won the state and came in 8th nationally in 1996.
The Glenbard South Symphonic Band won the 2007 Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival in the Class AA Division. The previous time the Band won was in 1992.
In 2010, the Glenbard South Chess Team finished high enough at the IHSA State Chess Tournament to win the Illinois Chess Coaches Association's State Championship in the 3A division.[11]