Lena-Winslow High School

Lena-Winslow High School
Address
516 Freemont Street Lena , Illinois 61048 United States
Coordinates	42°22′43″N89°48′56″W / 42.37851°N 89.81542°W / 42.37851; -89.81542
Information
School type	Public Secondary
Opened	1958
Status	Open
School district	Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District No. 202
Superintendent	Tom Chiles
Principal	Ann Dezell
Teaching staff	18.45 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	241 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.06 [1]
Color(s)	Black, Gold
Fight song	Wave the Flag
Athletics conference	NUIC (North Division)
Mascot	Perky Panther
Team name	Panthers
Rival	Dakota, Aquin Stockton , EPC, Forreston
Yearbook	Panthera
Website	Le-Win.net

Lena-Winslow High School, dedicated December 7, 1958 and affectionately known as "Le-Win", is a high school located in the town of Lena, Illinois. Part of the Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District, Le-Win became the third largest school district in Stephenson County, when, in 1949, the State of Illinois mandated that larger school districts be created. ^[2] Only the districts of Dakota and Freeport are 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.

Academics

Based on the Illinois School Report Card for the 2018-19 school year, Lena-Winslow had a graduation rate of 96% and an Advanced Placement participation rate of 45%. ^[3] Additionally, in 2019, Le-Win ranked as the 9,338th best school in the United States, 278th in Illinois and 1st in the Freeport metro area based on U.S. News & World Report . ^[4]

Athletics

The Panthers compete in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference. They participate in several IHSA sponsored athletics and activities, including; football, cross country, girls volleyball, boys & girls basketball, wrestling, boys & girls golf, boys & girls track & field, baseball, softball, speech, and music. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

Teams

The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments: ^[21]

• Football:
  Class 1A Semi-Finalist (2009–10)(2018-2019)
  Class 1A State Champions (2010–11)
  Class 1A State Champions (2013–14)
  Class 1A State Champions (2017–18)
  Class 1A State Champions (2019–20)
  Class 1A State Champions (2021–22)
  Class 1A State Champions (2022–23)
  Class 1A State Champions (2016-2017)
  Class 1A State Champions (2018-2019)
  

Individual

The following athletes finished the season as state champion:

Athlete(s)	Sport/Activity	Event/Level	Gender	Year	Class
Andy McPeek	Wrestling	189 lbs	Boys	1992-93	A
Jeremy Daughenbaugh Kurt Kramer Jayson Lietzen Jeremy Spencer	Track & Field	4x100m Relay	Boys	1992-93	A
Courtney Kuehl Chrissy Lehmann Tammy Schurch Kelli Wessels	Track & Field	4x400m Relay	Girls	1997-98	A
Carl Bonvillain	Wrestling	167 lbs	Boys	2006-07	A
Trey Griffin	Wrestling	167 lbs	Boys	2009-10	1A
Trey Griffin	Wrestling	189 lbs	Boys	2010-11	1A
Quincy Kalkbrenner	Wrestling	145 lbs	Boys	2012-13	1A
Logan Staver	Wrestling	182 lbs	Boys	2012-13	1A
Ty Harmston	Wrestling	195 lbs	Boys	2012-13	1A
Quincy Kalkbrenner	Wrestling	160 lbs	Boys	2013-14	1A
Ty Harmston	Wrestling	220 lbs	Boys	2013-14	1A
Ian Kuehl	Wrestling	285 lbs	Boys	2017-18	1A
Carmen DeVries	Track & Field	400m Dash	Girls	2017-18	1A
Griffin Luke	Wrestling	182 lbs	Boys	2022-23	1A

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.

Notable alumni

• Gennings Dunker, college football offensive tackle for the Iowa Hawkeyes ^[22]

References

1. "Lena-Winslow High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
2. Illinois School Code(105 ILCS 5/10-21.2)
3. Illinois School Report Card
4. U.S. News & World Report
5. IHSA Baseball Records
6. IHSA Boys Basketball Records
7. IHSA Boys Cross Country Records
8. IHSA Football Records
9. IHSA Boys Golf Records
10. IHSA Boys Track & Field Records
11. IHSA Girls Basketball Records
12. IHSA Girls Cross Country Records
13. IHSA Girls Golf Records
14. IHSA Girls Soccer Records
15. IHSA Softball Records
16. IHSA Girls Track & Field Records
17. IHSA Girls Volleyball Records
18. IHSA Music Sweepstakes Records
19. IHSA Public Speaking Records
20. IHSA Wrestling Records
21. "IHSA Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
22. Lena-Winslow's Gennings Dunker to join teammate Isaiah Bruce at Iowa

External links

• Dedication of Lena-Winslow High School
• Lena-Winslow High School Home Page
• Fight Song Composers and Copyright Years
• University of Chicago Cheers