Yorkville High School

Yorkville High School
Location
797 Game Farm Road Yorkville , Illinois 60560 United States
Coordinates	41°39′07″N88°27′07″W / 41.652°N 88.452°W / 41.652; -88.452
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1893
School district	Yorkville Community Unit School District 115
Principal	David Travis
Teaching staff	123.95 [1] (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	2,217 [1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	17.89 [1]
Campus	Suburban [1]
Color(s)	Red and white [2]
Athletics conference	Southwest Prairie Conference [2]
Nickname	Foxes [2]
Website	www.y115.org/yhs

Yorkville High School, or YHS, is a public high school located in Yorkville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.

The school serves Yorkville, Bristol, Montgomery, Oswego, and Plano. ^[3]

History

In 2008, the Yorkville High School Academy opened across the street from the high school. It serves as a Freshman campus, while the high school remains for grades 10th through 12th. ^[4]

Athletics

The Yorkville Foxes compete in the Southwest Prairie Conference. The school colors are red and white. The following Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sanctioned sports are offered: ^[2]

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball (girls and boys)
• Bowling (girls and boys)
• Competitive Cheerleading (girls)
• Cross country (girls and boys)
  • Girls state champion - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 ^[5]
  • Boys state champion - 2013, 2014 ^[5]
• Football (boys)
• Golf (girls and boys)
• Dance Squad (girls)
• Soccer (girls and boys)
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming (girls and boys) ^[6]
• Tennis (girls and boys)
• Track (girls and boys)
• Volleyball (girls)
• Wrestling (boys)
  • State champion - 1976, 1993, 1994 ^[5]

Yorkville formerly competed in the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference, Western Sun Conference, The Little Seven Conference, and the Suburban Prairie Conference.^{[ citation needed ]}

Notable people

• Jon Blackman - Tight End/Left Tackle who played in the NFL and defunct XFL, class of 1993
• Dennis "Denny" Hastert - Former U.S. representative and speaker of the House, taught and coached at the school
• Mike Radja - Professional ice hockey player, class of 2003
• Andy Richter - Comedian, actor and writer, class of 1984
• Yuki Yuen  [ zh ] - Journalists in Hong Kong, senior anchor and feature group reporter of TVB News.

References

1. "Yorkville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
2. "IHSA Yorkville (H.S.)".
3. "About Our School District" ( Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine ). Yorkville Community Unit School District 115. Retrieved on June 9, 2015.
4. "About YHS". Yorkville Community Unit School District 115. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
5. "IHSA". ihsa.org. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
6. "YHS Athletics / YHS Sports".

External links

• Official website