Lena-Winslow High School

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Lena-Winslow High School
Address
516 Freemont Street
Lena, Illinois, 61048
USA
Information
School type Public Secondary
Opened 1958
School district Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District No. 202
Superintendent Dr. Tom Chiles
Principal Mark Kuehl
Grades 9–12
Gender Coed
Color(s)          
Black, Gold
Fight song Wave the Flag
Athletics conference NUIC (Northwest Division)
Mascot Perky Panther
Team name Panthers
Yearbook Panthera
Website Le-Win.net

Lena-Winslow High School Dedicated December 7, 1958, Lena-Winslow High School, affectionately known as "Le-Win", is located in the town of Lena, Illinois. Part of the Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District, Le-Win became the second largest school district in Stephenson County, when, in 1949, the State of Illinois mandated that larger school districts be created. Only the district of Freeport is larger.

Facilities

Lena-Winslow Community Unit No. 202 includes students from the villages of Lena, Winslow, McConnell, Eleroy and Waddams Grove. Because only Lena and Winslow had High Schools, their names were both given to the new union. Originally the high school was provided with students from 21 rural elementary schools including McConnell, Eleroy, and Waddams Grove, as well as the elementary schools in Lena and Winslow. Currently, all students within the CUSD attend Lena-Winslow Elementary and Jr. High prior to attending the high school.

School Song

Wave the Flag (For Le-Win High School) is the fight song for Lena-Winslow's athletic teams, adapted from the University of Chicago Maroons. The tune was adapted by the University of Chicago from Miami University's "Marching Song" written in 1908 by Raymond H. Burke, a University of Chicago graduate who joined Miami's faculty in 1906.

Lyrics

Wave the flag of Le-Win High School,
Black and gold so grand.
Ever shall our team be victors
Known throughout the land.
You, Rah, Rah
We will always be there fighting,
Without a fear we'll stand.
Wave those grand and dear old colors,
Black and gold for Le-Win High.

Athletics

The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments:[1]

  • Basketball (boys): 4th place (1983–84)
  • Football: 1A Semi-Finalist (2009–10), 1A State Champions (2010–11), 1A State Champions (2013–14)
  • Track & Field (boys): 2nd place (1992-1993)
  • Volleyball (girls): 4th place (2002–03)
  • Wrestling: 2nd place (2011-2012)
  • Baseball: 4th place (2011-2012)

References

  1. ↑ "IHSA Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011. 

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