| Streamwood High School | |
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| 701 West Schaumburg Road Streamwood, Illinois, 60107 United States |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1978 |
| School district | Elgin School District U-46 |
| Principal | Terri Lozier |
| Faculty | 143 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,311 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black Vegas Gold |
| Athletics conference | Upstate Eight |
| Mascot | Sabres |
| Website | www.u-46.org/shs |
Streamwood High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located in Streamwood, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Elgin Area School District U46, which also includes Bartlett High School, Larkin High School, South Elgin High School, and Elgin High School. It is also the home of the World Languages and International Studies (WLIS) Academy.
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In 2005, Streamwood had an average composite ACT score of 19.0, and graduated 87.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 28.925. Streamwood has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examinations, a statewide test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1] Streamwood is also home to the World Languages and International Studies academy. Students in the WLIS Academy can choose to learn either Spanish or Japanese, and during the summer between their Junior and Senior years have the opportunity to visit as a class Spain or Japan, respectively.
Streamwood competes in the Upstate Eight Conference. Its nickname is the Sabres. This summer the Streamwood Sabres Baseball team went to state and lost in the Championship game. The Varsity Co-Ed Cheerleading team also placed 10th in the state in 2008 and 2009, and looking to return back even stronger this competitive season. However, in the 2010-2011 season, the Varsity Co-Ed Cheerleading team placed 8th in state
Fight Song: (Tune of Ohio State's Across the Field)
Forward always Streamwood High School
Let your colors show
You know that we will always be victorious everywhere we go
FIGHT! WIN! TEAM!
We've got spirit, more than the rest
Streamwood High is none but the best
Streamwood whose high school teams
Are the greatest in Illinois
(interlude)
Fight
to the Sabres the Sabres of SHS
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