Wheeling High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Wheeling High School
logo =
motto =
established = 1964
principal = Mr. Lazaro Lopez
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = 900 S. Elmhurst Rd.
Wheeling
state = Illinois
country = USA
enrollment = 1,952
faculty =
campus = Suburban
mascot = Wildcats
colors = Royal Blue, Athletic Gold, White
yearbook = "Lair"
newspaper = "Spokesman"
website = [http://whs.d214.org/ whs.d214.org]
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Wheeling High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Prospect High School, and Rolling Meadows High School.

History

Wheeling High School first opened in 1964. Wheeling High School's mascot is Wille the Wildcat.

tudents

Academics

In 2005, Wheeling had an average composite ACT score of 21.0 and graduated 88.1% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.0. Wheeling has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. [ [ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/1401621400006_e.pdf Illinois School Report Card] ] The WHS Congressional Debate team has won the Illinois State Debate Championship seven times in the last 11 years.

Activities

*Polish Club
*Newspaper (SPOKESMAN)
*Yearbook (LAIR)
*Girl's Badminton
*Cheerleading
*Superfans
*Congressional Debate: 2008 Illinois Congressional Debate Champions (7th title in 11 years)
*Math Team
*Madrigal Singers
*Medical Careers Club
*Music-Instrumental
*Music-Vocal
*Midnight Blues-Vocal Jazz
*Basketball
*Soccer
*Football
*Swimming
*Water Polo
*Tennis
*Track
*Cross Country
*Jazz Band
*DECA
*Science Olympiad
*New Dawns Show Choir
*Orchesis
*Orchestra
*Anime Club
*"Circus" Literary Magazine
*Wrestling
*FIRST Robotics (Part of the WildStang team with Rolling Meadows High School and Motorola)
*"Wildcat" Marching Band-Winner of multiple awards
*Très Chic Girls Show Choir
*Volleyball
*Gay-Straight-Transgender Alliance
*Anime Club
*Hogwarts Society
*N.J.R.O.T.C
* S.A.D.D
* S.H.A.D.E.S. CLUB (Students Helping Accept Diversity in Every Situation)
*Latino Club
*Polish/Russian
* Ebony
*Spanish Conversation Club
*Italian Club
*Future Educators
*SCAT Morning Announcements
*Scholastic Bowl
*Speech and Acting

Notable alumni

* Michael R. Blanchfield - Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_R._Blanchfield]
* Marc Burns - Head Cross Country Coach - Wichita State University. Former Head Track & Field and Cross Country Coach - Loyola University Chicago [ [http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=61300&SPID=2840&DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=1147565&Q_SEASON=2007 Marc Burns Bio - GoShockers.com—Official Web Site of Wichita State Athletics ] ]
* Grant Dixton - Current legal counsel to the President [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/administration/whbriefing/2005stafflistb.html 2005 White House Staff List - By Salary(washingtonpost.com) ] ] and former law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
* Tom McManus - Former linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/3374/game_log.html SI.com - NFL - Tom McManus Game Log ] ]
* Wendel McRaven - Head Men's Cross Country Coach - University of Illinois. Former Head Track & Field and Cross Country Coach - Kent State University [ [http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-xc/mtt/mcraven_wendel00.html Player Bio: Wendel McRaven :: Men's Cross Country ] ]
* Robert Stephens - Founder of Geek Squad [ [http://www.gen.umn.edu/programs/communications/access/sp03/geek.htm U of M: General College: communications ] ]
* Jorge Torres - Olympian 2008 Men's 10000m 25th Place [ [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Torres_Jorge.asp Jorge Torres] ]

References

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