Wauconda High School | |
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Address | |
555 North Main Street , 60084 | |
Coordinates | 42°16′03″N88°08′51″W / 42.2675°N 88.1474°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1915 |
Principal | Dan Nicholas |
Faculty | 117 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,439 (2021–22) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.30 [1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
Athletics conference | Northern Lake County Conference |
Mascot | Bulldogs |
Newspaper | Purple Press |
Yearbook | The Bulldog |
Website | sites |
Wauconda High School, officially Wauconda Community High School, and most commonly WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Wauconda, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118.
Wauconda High School first opened its doors in September 1915.
Wauconda High has a medium-sized campus. It has the main area, where most classes and everyday schools tuff take place, and an events hallway, which has the auditorium, gyms, the band room, and more. These sections are connected by a few hallways.
There are two cafeterias, the smaller of which is only used by freshmen. The school has a full-time police officer dedicated to the school, along with a few security officers. There is a cafe inside the school, called the Bulldog Brew, which sells items such as snacks, muffins, and most popularly coffee which is operated by student volunteers, and is open from 6:50 until 7:20 in the morning, and for a few minutes after the final bell.
There are many outside facilities used for athletic events and gym classes, including two baseball fields, a softball field, a tennis court complex with eight total courts, a track that goes around the football field, and a soccer field.
In 2007, Wauconda had an average composite ACT score of 19.9, and graduated 97.6% of its senior class (compared to the state average of 85.9%). The average class size is 20.4. Wauconda has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. [2]
The staff consists of 117 teachers. 59% of teachers hold an advanced degree. [3]
Wauconda competes in the Northern Lake County Conference and Illinois High School Association. The school's teams compete as the Bulldogs, and its colors are purple and gold. The following sports are offered at Wauconda: [4] [5]
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