Glenbard Township High School District 87

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Glenbard Township High School District 87
Address
596 Crescent Blvd.
Glen Ellyn
, Illinois, 60137
United States
Coordinates 41°52′39″N88°03′46″W / 41.87754530°N 88.06281870°W / 41.87754530; -88.06281870 (Glenbard Township High School District 87 office)
District information
Type Public
Established1916;108 years ago (1916)
SuperintendentDavid Larson
SchoolsHigh 4
NCES District ID 1716830 [1]
Students and staff
Students8,032 [1]
Teachers505 [1]
Student–teacher ratio15.90 [1]
Other information
Website www.glenbard87.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Glenbard Township High School District 87 is based in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and consists of Glenbard South, Glenbard North, Glenbard East, and Glenbard West high schools. The term Glenbard is a portmanteau of Glen Ellyn and Lombard, the two predominant towns of the district.

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History

Glenbard Township High School was truly established in the 1922–1923 school year when students began their first full year of attendance on the campus of what is now Glenbard West High School. Students in Glen Ellyn had previously attended the Glen Ellyn High School, which was located on the second floor of the DuPage Bank Building. This school was founded in 1916 with Mr. A. W. Holzman as Principal. When Mr. Fred L. Biester took over the office in 1918, the faculty consisted of five members who instructed 120 students in a basic curriculum.

By 1920, the enrollment had far outgrown the bank building and the various church basements that had been called into service. A search began for a building site. "Honeysuckle Hill" was then purchased for the new high school. After the site had been chosen, Lombard asked to be included in the Glen Ellyn district. The two communities combined their efforts, and Glenbard High School was born.

Prior to the opening of Glenbard East in 1959, Lombard students in High School District No. 87 attended Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn (known at the time simply as Glenbard High School). The first Superintendent to serve the district was the late Fred L. Biester, who was Superintendent from 1918 until his death in 1962. In the spring of 1962, the Board of Education appointed Dr. Dean W. Stoakes as Superintendent, followed by Mr. Raymond Livingston in 1978 and Dr. Robert C. Stevens in 1984. Dr. Ron Smith was appointed as superintendent in May 1999. In 2002, Dr. Timothy Hyland was appointed superintendent. Dr. Mike Meissen was superintentendent from 2006 until June 2012. Dr. David Larson became superintendent in July 2012

Glenbard East High School opened its doors in September 1959. Glenbard North High School opened its doors in August 1968. Glenbard South High School opened its doors to students for the first time in the fall of 1972.

Member schools

District 87 consists of four high schools. The four schools all share the name Glenbard, with each school named after a different cardinal direction.

Glenbard East High School

Glenbard East is located in Lombard, Illinois. The school's mascot is the Ram. Its feeder schools include Westlake Middle School (Lombard) and Marquardt Middle School (Glendale Heights). Established in 1959, Glenbard East has a long tradition of prominence in the areas of arts and music. Under the leadership of Department chair Ross Kellan, with the submission from Orchestra Director Joanne May, the G.E. music program won a Grammy award in 2000.

Glenbard North High School

Glenbard North is located in Carol Stream, Illinois. The school's current principal is John Mensik. The school’s mascot is the panther. Its feeder schools are Jay Stream Middle School and Stratford Middle School (both from District 93) as well as Glenside Middle School (which is in District 16), in Glendale Heights. It has about 3000 students. Its school newspaper is The North Current, which is a member of the High School National Ad Network. The school is usually solid in several sports, including Wrestling, Girls Softball, Girls Track and Field, and Football.

Glenbard South High School

Glenbard South is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Their mascot are the raiders. Its feeder schools are Glen Crest Middle School (located in district 89) and small number of students who come from Westlake Middle School. It has a student population of about 1453. The Math team won state in 2006. It is known for Softball (State champions in the 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 seasons), Baseball and Cross-Country (State champs in 2001) and Track. Glenbard South moved conferences in 2013 in response to the disbanding of the Western Sun Conference. The football team went 18–6 from 2008–2009 and reached the quarterfinals in the playoffs both years. In 2013, its football team went undefeated in the regular season and made it to the second round of the IHSA playoffs in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Glenbard West High School

Glenbard West is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The mascot are the Hilltoppers. The 1991 television documentary Yearbook was filmed there. It was also featured in the book The Girl Who Owned a City by O. T. Nelson. Large portions of the 1986 film Lucas (film) were shot in and around the school. The school is known for their main building resembling a castle, and the fact that the school is atop a hill, hence their school's sports team name, the Hilltoppers.

The main junior high to feed into West is Hadley Junior High and Glenside Middle School, with students from other schools in the area.

Girls and Boys Gymnastics have been very successful recently. In addition, the Forensics (Speech) team, led by Tony Crowley, is generally regarded as one of the best in the state. The Baseball team, led by Coach James Fornaciari made consecutive visits to the Illinois elite eight in 2002 and 2003.

Glenbard West football is one of the best programs in the state and in the nation always being in the Top 10 overall in the state and winning its division (7A previously, 8A in 2014). It won state in the 1983-84, 2012–2013 and the 2015–2016 seasons, being the runner up in 1976–77 and in 2009–2010 seasons. Its program is also sponsored by Nike.

Notable alumni

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Glenbard Twp HSD 87". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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