Prairie Ridge High School

Prairie Ridge High School is the newest of the four high schools in Community High School District 155 in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States. The other three high school in the area include: Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, and Cary Grove. Prairie Ridge High school opened in 1997 to address the overpopulation of the three area high schools. In addition to Crystal Lake, Prairie Ridge also accepts students from Cary, Prairie Grove, and a small portion of McHenry. Prior to opening its doors, the first graduating class of students was allowed to vote on the name, colors, and song for the new High School. The District approved the name, and Prairie Ridge was born. It now serves more than 1,600 students.

Athletics

Prairie Ridge competes in the Fox division of the Fox Valley Conference, which is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Both boys and girls swimming co-ops with Cary-Grove, CL Central, and CL South.

The baseball team won the 2007-08 IHSA State Championship. The Football team won the class 6A IHSA 2011-2012 state championship.

The Girls Soccer Team in 2013 was 2nd in IHSA 2A State championship.

Alumni

Amy LePeilbet - Professional women's soccer player with the Boston Breakers (WPS) and defender on the United States Women's National Soccer Team
Jared Boll - Professional NHL hockey player with the Columbus Blue Jackets

Michael Heesch - 2012 8th round draft pick by the Chicago Cubs. Spent the 2013 season with the Kane County Cougars.

References

External links

• Prairie Ridge High School website
• Prairie Ridge Girls Soccer Facebook Page