Thomas Jefferson High School (Rockford, Illinois)

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Thomas Jefferson High School
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Thomas Jefferson High School (Rockford, Illinois)
4145 Samuelson Road

Rockford
,
Illinois
61109

United States
Coordinates 42°12′26″N89°02′16″W / 42.2071°N 89.0378°W / 42.2071; -89.0378
Information
School type Public Secondary
MottoStrive to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe.
Established1969
School district Rockford Public School District 205 [1]
SuperintendentEhren Robert Jarrett [2]
CEEB code 143712 [3]
PrincipalDonald Lee Rundall [4]
Staff92.17 (FTE) [5]
Teaching staff101 [1]
Grades 9–12 [1]
Gender Coed [6]
Enrollment2,114 (2022-2023) [5]
Average class size18 [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.94 [5]
Campus typeMid-size City [1]
Color(s)  Red
  White
  Gold [7]
Fight song Notre Dame Victory March
Athletics conference Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) [8]
Mascot J-Hawk
Nickname J-Hawks
NewspaperThe Times
YearbookFlight
Website Official School Website

Thomas Jefferson High School (commonly referred to as Jefferson High School, Rockford Jefferson, or JHS) is a public coed four-year high school, in Rockford, Illinois, United States. The school serves the city of Rockford and the neighboring villages of Cherry Valley, Illinois and New Milford, Illinois. The school is named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.

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Athletics

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Jefferson High School's mascot is the J-Hawk. The official school colors are red, white, and gold. [9]

Jefferson High School is a member of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) and participates in state championship tournaments sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). [10]

The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:

Activities


The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:

Notable alumni

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