Orangeville High School

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Orangeville High School

Orangeville Jr/Sr High School (Orangeville Combined Elementary/High School)

Orangeville CUSD #203

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Address
Orangeville High School
201 Orange St

, ,
61060
Coordinates 42°28′03″N89°38′31″W / 42.46743°N 89.64187°W / 42.46743; -89.64187 Coordinates: 42°28′03″N89°38′31″W / 42.46743°N 89.64187°W / 42.46743; -89.64187
Information
School type Public Secondary Primary
Established1884
School districtOrangeville Community Unit School District No. 203
SuperintendentJeff Milburn
PrincipalAndrew Janecke
Teaching staff8.73 (FTE) [1]
Grades Pre-K12
Gender Coed
Enrollment105 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio12.03 [1]
Color(s)   Purple, Gold
Athletics conference Northwest Upstate Illini
Team nameBroncos
Rival Le-Win, Aquin, Dakota
YearbookOrano
Website OrangevilleCUSD.org

Orangeville High School , now referred to as Orangeville CUSD (Community Unit School District #203), is a public School four year high school that also hosts the Junior High and the elementary school level grades for the entire school district. The building is located at 201 S. Orange St in Orangeville, Illinois, a village in Stephenson County, Illinois. [2] The school serves students residing in the communities of Orangeville, Red Oak, Oneco, Afolkey, Buena Vista, Damascus, Buckhorn Corners, and surrounding area. [3] In 2019, the city’s elementary school was transferred to this building to include all grades within the same complex. The building itself was built to its current state in 1948 after the original building (built in 1884) was destroyed by a fire.

Orangeville Illinois Community Unit School District

The Orangeville school system is its own Illinois School District. Since all grades are now located in the same building, instead of the school being referred to as “Orangeville High School” or “Middle School” or “Elementary School”, it is collectively referred to as Orangeville Illinois CUSD (Community Unit School District) #203 (OCUSD203). OCUSD203 is a public school system located in Orangeville, Illinois at 201 S Orange St. It combines the previous Elementary School into the existing Orangeville High School which already housed the Middle School. This change occurred in 2019. The old elementary school was located at 310 S East St. OCUSD203 has Pre-K programming as well as primary school and secondary school level education classes. In addition to traditional classes, OCUSD offers electives in agriculture, business, music, and Spanish. Juniors & Seniors also have an opportunity to take classes through “CareerTec”. OCUSD203 employs 53 staff members. OCUSD203 offers daily lunches. OCUSD203 in 2021 had 325 students listed. OCUSD203 has a student body consisting of 4% students of color (majority Hispanic), which is much lower than the Illinois public school average of 52% students of color.

OCUSD offers many athletic opportunities, including speech, and several sports teams, including ice hockey, baseball, softball, and high school and junior high football and volleyball, as well as high school and junior high boys' and girls' basketball. Their team is the Broncos. Their colors are purple and gold.

The OCUSD203 district boundaries include all of Stephenson County, Illinois. Nearby school districts include: Lena-Winslow, Illinois, Freeport, Illinois, Dakota, Illinois, and Durand, Illinois.

Academics

Based on the Illinois School Report Card for the 2018-19 school year, Orangeville had a graduation rate of 96%. [4] Additionally, in 2019, Orangeville ranked as the 10,947th best school in the United States, 332nd in Illinois, and 2nd in the Freeport metro area based on U.S. News & World Report . [5]

Athletics

The Broncos compete in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference. They participate in several IHSA sponsored athletics and activities, including; football, girls volleyball, boys & girls basketball, baseball, softball, and music. Additionally, they Co-Op with Dakota for wrestling, Monroe High School, (Monroe, Wisconsin) for Ice Hockey, and Lena-Winslow High School for Competitive Speech [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Teams

The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournaments: [15]

Individual

The following athletes finished the season as state champion:

Athlete(s)Sport/ActivityEvent/LevelGenderYearClass
Courtney Kuehl*
Chrissy Lehmann
Tammy Schurch*
Kelli Wessels*
Track & Field4x400m RelayGirls1997-98A

Activities

Activities at Orangeville High School include Student Council, Servant Leadership, Choir, Band, Theater Department, Spanish, National Honor Society, FFA, CareerTec, and Yearbook. Bass Fishing and Academic Bowl have also been offered. [16]

Notes & References

  1. 1 2 3 "Orangeville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. "School Directory". IHSA. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  3. "Explore Orangeville High School in Orangeville, IL". GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  4. Illinois School Report Card
  5. U.S. News & World Report
  6. IHSA Baseball Records
  7. IHSA Boys Basketball Records
  8. IHSA Football Records
  9. IHSA Girls Basketball Records
  10. IHSA Softball Records
  11. IHSA Girls Volleyball Records
  12. IHSA Music Sweepstakes Records
  13. IHSA Public Speaking Records
  14. IHSA Wrestling Records
  15. "IHSA Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  16. "Orangeville CUSD 203". www.orangevillecusd.com. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

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