North High School (Downers Grove, Illinois)

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Downers Grove North High School
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Address
North High School (Downers Grove, Illinois)
4436 Main Street

Downers Grove
,
Illinois
60515

United States
Coordinates 41°48′20″N88°00′44″W / 41.8055°N 88.0122°W / 41.8055; -88.0122
Information
School typePublic
MottoRespectful, Responsible, and Engaged. We are DGN.
Opened1928;96 years ago (1928)
School district Community HS Dist. 99
SuperintendentHank Thiele [1]
PrincipalCourtney DeMent [2]
Staff153.75 (on an FTE basis) [3]
Grades9–12
Genderco-ed
Enrollment2,138 (2022-23) [3]
Average class size21 [4]
Student to teacher ratio13.91 [3]
Campussuburban
Campus size1 building
Colour(s)  purple
  white [5]
SloganPositively North
SongAlma Mater
Fight song Alma Mater
Athletics conference West Suburban Conference
MascotTrojan
Nickname Trojans [5]
PublicationNorthwind [6]
NewspaperOmega [6]
YearbookCauldron [6]
radio stationWDGC [6]
cable TV stationchannel 29 [6]
Website www.csd99.org/dgn

Downers Grove North High School (DGN; sometimes Downers North or North; formerly Downers Grove High School) is public high school situated in the city of Downers Grove in the Illinois state of the United States. The school was established in 1928.

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About

DGN is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Main Street and Ogden Avenue and located at the intersection of Main Street and Grant Street in Downers Grove, Illinois, a wealthy, western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. The original entrance is on Forest Street and the Athletic Entrance is located off Prince Street. It is part of Community High School District 99, which also includes Downers Grove South High School. The North campus draws students from Downers Grove (north of 55th St.), and small sections of Woodridge, Oak Brook, Lisle and Westmont.

History

The original building (then called Downers Grove High School) was finished in 1928, with additions made in 1935, 1952, 1976, 1999–2000, 2011-2013, and 2019-2021. In 1964, the school's student body was split in half, one portion attending North, the other attending the newly built Downers Grove South.

The auditorium is named after Clarence Johnson, who served as principal of the school for 35 years from 1932 to 1967, and DGN's outdoor stadium is named after Dick Carstens, who coached football from 1955 to 1985. [7]

The Green Room of the theatre is named after George B. Pappas, former English teacher, department head, and pep rally leader known for his positive spirit. Pappas died May 4, 1999. [8]

Academics

Downers Grove North's class of 2015 had an average composite ACT score of 24.0, 3 points above the state average. [4] 94% of the senior class graduated. [4] Downers Grove North made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, which with the ACT comprises the state assessments used to fulfill the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Because the school had previously not made AYP, the school is still on academic watch. 45% of students are enrolled in honors or at least one AP course. [9]

For years 2008, 2009, and 2010, North High was named among the top 6% of high schools in the nation, according to Newsweek magazine’s annual ranking of high schools.

Athletics

Downers Grove North competes in the West Suburban Conference. The school is a full member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and competitive activities in Illinois. The schools teams are stylized as the Trojans.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball. Young men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while young women may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball. [10] The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championships tournament or meet. [11]

Activities

The student newspaper, The Omega, which is published monthly, has been ranked in the top ten in the 9- to 12-page broadsheet category by the NSPA. [13] The school literary magazine, the Northwind, is published annually. In 2012, its Speech Team placed second at the IHSA state competition. [14]

Demographics

In the 2022-2023 school year, there were 2,138 students enrolled at the school. In the same year, 71% of students identified as non-Hispanic white, 14% were Hispanic, 6% were Asian, 5% were black or African-American, and 4% were multiracial. The school has a student to teacher ratio of 13.9, and 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches. [15]

Notable alumni

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