DuPage Valley Conference

The DuPage Valley Conference (DVC) is an organization of eight high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing seven communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association. The Conference, organized in 1975, exists primarily for inter-school athletic competition in 21 sports. There are also four non-athletic competitions in which DVC schools participate: Chess, Math competitions, Scholastic Bowl and Speech.

Seven of the current high schools are within DuPage County, Illinois, and the eighth lies within Kane County, Illinois. The conference derives its name from the DuPage River, which flows through two of the seven represented communities (although students from towns on the DuPage River do attend more of the member schools, due to attendance boundaries).

History

While the conference has typically kept a constant membership of eight high schools, the actual membership of the Conference has changed since the founding. The conference experienced a membership change in 1983, when Glenbard East High School joined the DVC, replacing Wheaton-Warrenville High School, which had been closed due to low attendance. The next change, in 1992, occurred when Wheaton Central High School and Wheaton-Warrenville Middle School changed buildings. The high school (now in the old Wheaton-Warrenville building) became Wheaton Warrenville South High School in order to distinguish it from the closed Wheaton-Warrenville; the middle school (in the old Wheaton Central building from 1992-2009) became Hubble Middle School. After the 1996 school year, Glenbard South High School left the DVC, citing an inability to be competitive with the larger schools in the league (despite winning a share of the conference title in softball in their final year in the conference). The DuPage Valley operated for one year with only seven schools before admitting West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois, the first DVC school outside DuPage County.

Effective at the start of the 2013-14 conference season, West Chicago Community High School left the DuPage Valley Conference and joined the Upstate Eight Conference (Valley Division). At the same time the Lake Park (Roselle) Lancers took the vacant space after leaving the Upstate Eight Conference.

Following suit with West Chicago Community High School, Glenbard East and West Aurora High Schools expressed interest in joining the Upstate Eight Conference. The two schools voted unanimously to accept the invitation to the Upstate Eight Conference starting in the 2014-2015 season. This will effectively leave the DVC as a 6 member high school conference. Glenbard North High School is reportedly showing interest in a move to the Upstate Eight Conference for the 2015-2016 season after receiving a letter of inquiry from the Upstate Eight Conference, but no final decision has been made.

Current members

State titles

The conference as a whole, since its founding in 1975, has won 60 IHSA state titles in sports and activities sponsored by the conference.

• Baseball: Naperville Central (2005–06, 2009-2010)^[9]
• Basketball (boys): West Aurora (1999–2000)^[10]
• Basketball (girls): Naperville Central (2002–03, 03–04)^[11]
• Chess: Naperville North (2003–04); West Chicago (1995–96)^[12]
• Cross Country (boys): Naperville North (2008–09)^[13]
• Cross Country (girls): Glenbard North (1994–95); Wheaton North (2002–03)^[14]
• Football: Naperville Central (1999–2000); Naperville North (1992–93, 2007–08); West Chicago (1974–75); Wheaton North (1979–80, 81–82, 86–87); Wheaton Warrenville South (1992–93, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 2006–07, 09–10, 10-11)^[15]
• Golf (boys): Naperville North (1989–90, 94–95)^[16]
• Gymnastics (boys): Glenbard North (1991–92); Naperville North (2000–01); Wheaton North/Warrenville South coop (2004–05, 2011–12)^[17]
• Gymnastics (girls): Glenbard North (1981–82, 82–83); Naperville North (1993–94, 2001–02, 04–05, 05–06)^[18]
• Scholastic Bowl: Wheaton North (2001–02, 02–03, 03–04)^[19]
• Soccer (boys): Naperville North (1998–99)^[20]
• Soccer (girls): Naperville North (1987–88)^[21]
• Swimming & Diving (boys): Naperville Central (2001–02, 09–10); Naperville North (1995–96)^[22]
• Swimming & Diving (girls): Naperville Central (2004–05, 05–06)^[23]
• Tennis (boys): Naperville North (1993–94)^[24]
• Tennis (girls): Naperville Central (1993–94); West Aurora (1996–97, 97–98)^[25]
• Track & Field (boys): Wheaton Warrenville South (1995–96, 98–99)^[26]
• Volleyball (boys): Naperville Central (1997–98); Naperville North (1996–97); Wheaton Warrenville South (2000–01, 03–04, 04–05, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09, 11-12)^[27]
• Volleyball (girls): Naperville Central (2005–06, 07–08)^[28]
• Wrestling (boys): Glenbard North (2010–11)

References

External links

• DuPage Valley Conference Athletics, Official Site