North High School (Downers Grove, Illinois)
Downers Grove North High School | |
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Address | |
4436 Main Street , 60515 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°48′20″N 88°00′44″W / 41.8055°N 88.0122°W |
Information | |
School type | Public and private |
Motto | Respectful, Responsible, and Engaged. We are DGN. |
Opened | 1928 |
School district | Community HS Dist. 99 |
Superintendent | Hank Thiele[1] |
Principal | Courtney DeMent[2] |
Staff | 145.70 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | co-ed |
Enrollment | 2,186 (2021-2022) |
Average class size | 21[4] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.82[3] |
Campus | suburban |
Campus size | 1 building |
Colour(s) | purple white[5] |
Slogan | Positively North |
Song | Alma Mater |
Fight song | Alma Mater |
Athletics conference | West Suburban Conference |
Mascot | Trojan |
Nickname | Trojans[5] |
Publication | Northwind[6] |
Newspaper | Omega[6] |
Yearbook | Cauldron[6] |
radio station | WDGC[6] |
cable TV station | channel 29[6] |
Website | www |
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.
About
DGN is a public four-year
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
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:
- Badminton: 4th place (1996–97); 3rd place (1999–2000, 2004–05, 2006–2007, 2009–10); 2nd place (2000–01, 2001–02); State Champions (2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06)
- Basketball (boys): 4th place (2022-23)[12]
- Cross country (boys): 4th place (1986–87); 3rd place (1949–50, 2000–01, 2021–22); 2nd place (2013–14, 2016–17); State Champions (2017–18, 2023–24)
- Cross country (girls): 4th place (1979–80, 1987–88); 3rd place (1982–83); 2nd place (1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 2023–24); State Champions (1980–81)
- Football: Quarterfinals (1999-2000, 2012-2013, 2013–2014) semifinals (1991–92, 1998–99, 2003–04); 2nd place (1990–91, 2023–24); State Champions (2004–05)
- Golf (boys): 4th place (1951–52, 1959–60)
- Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1995–96)
- Swimming & Diving (girls): 4th place (2010–11); 2nd place (2013–14, 2014–15)
- Volleyball (boys): 2nd place (1993–94)
- Volleyball (girls): 4th place (1984–85, 1988–89) 2nd place (2018–19)
- Athenas (girls dance team): 1st place (2009–2010)
Activities
The
Notable alumni
- Adam Prekwas (2008) is a comedian[15][circular reference]
- Muriel Anderson (1978) is a songwriter and guitarist[16][17][18]
- David Edwards (2015) is a professional football player for the Los Angeles Rams[19]
- Andrea Evans (1978) is a television actress (Tina Lord on One Life to Live and Passions)[18]
- International Hockey Hall of Fame, and became the first woman inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame[18][20]
- Don Granato (1985) is a former professional hockey player and, from 2008 to 2009, head coach of the Chicago Wolves[18]
- left wing (1988–2001). Former head coach of the NHL Colorado Avalanche.[18]and current men's head coach for the University of Wisconsin
- Tomlinson Holman (1963) was the creator of the Tomlinson Holman Experimental Sound System (THX Sound System) and its companions the Theater Alignment Program, Home THX, the THX Digital Mastering program[17][18]
- Erica Hubbard (1997) is an actress predominantly known for her work on television (Lincoln Heights, The Replacements)[18]
- Eric Jagielo (2010) is a professional baseball player[21]
- Bruce Lindahl (1971) is a serial killer and rapist[22]
- Sherrill Milnes (1952) is a professional baritone opera singer, who had a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He performed on three Grammy Award winning albums[17][18]
- Randall Poffo (1971) was a professional wrestler, known under the stage name "Macho Man Randy Savage" in WWE, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)[18]
- John A. "Shorty" Powers (1941) was a public relations officer with the United States Air Force, and later with NASA during Project Mercury[18]
- MLB player (Philadelphia Athletics), and to date the only DGN alum to play in Major League Baseball
- Denise Richards (did not graduate) is an actress (Starship Troopers, The World Is Not Enough)[18]
- Barbara Stock (1974) is an actress best known for her work on television (Spenser: For Hire and Dallas)[18]
- Matthew West (1995) is a guitarist and songwriter of Contemporary Christian music (More, You Are Everything)[18]
- Crystal Yi (2011) is an American singer of Korean descent who was the winner of SBS's K-pop Star 5 in 2016[23]
References
- ^ "Superintendent's Welcome - ASC". www.CSD99.org. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "DGN Administration". Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Comm H S Dist 99 - North HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "COMM H S DIST 99 - NORTH H S - School Snapshot".
- ^ a b "IHSA Downers Grove (North)". www.IHSA.org. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Activities directory for DGNHS; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 21 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dick Carstens, High School Football Coach". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Downers North Teacher George Pappas". tribunedigital-chicagotribune.
- ^ Class of 2008 school report card; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 24 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Downers Grove North HS Home Page". Athletics2000.com. July 22, 2012. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "IHSA".
- ^ Welge, Joshua. "Boys Basketball: Downers Grove North, in defeat, savors its ride to fourth in IHSA state 'It's unbelievable'". Shaw Local. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "NSPA Winners (2012)". www.studentpress.org. National Scholastic Press Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "SpeechWire Tournament Services - Forensics Tournament Software - Speech, Debate, Congress".
- ^ North High School (Downers Grove, Illinois)#/editor/6
- ^ Murphy, Flynn; Thoughts of home; Professional musician named Alumni of Excellence at North; 15 December 2005; The Sun; accessed 15 July 2009[dead link]
- ^ a b c d DGNHS Alumni Award of Excellence; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 21 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Bell, Taylor (October 6, 2009). "Downers Grove North Trojans". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- NFL.com.
- ^ a b "Fourth of July Festivities"; 2 July 2007; Downers Grove Reporter; "Downers Grove North High School alumni Olympic gold medalist and USA hockey team captain Cammi Granato and professional wrestler Lanny Poffo will be there."; accessed July 15, 2009
- ^ Helfgot, Mike (June 18, 2010). "2010 Chicago Tribune baseball All-State first team: Downers Grove North's Eric Jagielo - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "Those Who Remember Lindahl: 'He Kind of Gave Us All the Creeps'". January 14, 2020.
- ^ "North Seniors Win Scholarships, Awards". Patch.com. June 3, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2017.