Johnsburg High School
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Johnsburg High School is a public High School in Johnsburg, Illinois
; a town located in northeast McHenry County
. Its mascot is the Skyhawk.
One of the extracurricular offerings is its theatre program, which produces three performances each school year. The school has a unique theater-in-the-round. Also in the 2009-2010 school year they have put on Four plays. Starting with Little Women, One Act Plays, West Side Story, and Lend Me a Tenor.
The Marching Band has competed at Marengo Settler's Day's Field Show Competition, St. Rita Mustang Stampede, Sandwich HS Marching Band Invitational, Wheaton North High School Marching Band Festival, and the University of Illinois Marching Band Festival. The Marching Band also performed in Walt Disney World at the Disney Magic Music Days Parade in March 2008.
The Jazz Ensemble has competed at Jazz in the Meadows and the Northshore Jazz Festival. The Jazz Ensemble has also performed at the Fox Valley Jazz Festival and the Johnsburg Educational Partnership Foundation Gala, and at Walt Disney World in 2004 and March 2008.
Historically, the school's band has also performed at Epcot Center (1988), and aboard a cruise ship in the Bahamas (1990 and 2006)
Plays are produced in the fall and spring, and a musical is performed in the winter. The shows usually run one or two weekends and make enough money to support the next play.
, and also participates in state championship tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association
(IHSA).
The school currently sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball
, cross country
, golf
, soccer, tennis
, and track & field. Men may participate in baseball
, football
, and wrestling
. Women many participate in softball
and volleyball
. Both men and women compete in the school's bass fishing team, the only co-ed IHSA sport.
Johnsburg, Illinois
Johnsburg is a northwest suburban Chicago village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,391 at the 2000 census.-History:...
; a town located in northeast McHenry County
McHenry County, Illinois
McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 308,760, which is an increase of 18.7% from 260,077 in 2000. Its county seat is Woodstock. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is the sixth largest county, in...
. Its mascot is the Skyhawk.
Community
The community experienced a rapid growth, and the high school had 907 students for the 2009-2010 academic school year.Academics
There are a variety of courses students can take at JHS. There are currently 15 AP courses, and nearly 30% of the student population takes one AP exam in their junior or senior year. Conversely, many students opt to take part in the automotive program, and typically about 15 students per year earn their CDL license (via Rockford) as seniors.One of the extracurricular offerings is its theatre program, which produces three performances each school year. The school has a unique theater-in-the-round. Also in the 2009-2010 school year they have put on Four plays. Starting with Little Women, One Act Plays, West Side Story, and Lend Me a Tenor.
Music
The school offers both a choral program as well as a band program. There are two levels to academic choir including concert choir and acapella choir. Concert choir is open to any student, while acapella choir is available upon passing an audition based on the skills of singing unaccompanied as well as being able to read music. It is considered to the more advanced choral level. There is also a madrigals group that is also available through audition. The band program includes a wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, jazz ensemble, concert band and marching band. The marching band is mandatory for any student enrolled in any instrumental ensemble. The Johnsburg Marching Skyhawks march at every home football game, as well as competitions throughout Northern Illinois.The Marching Band has competed at Marengo Settler's Day's Field Show Competition, St. Rita Mustang Stampede, Sandwich HS Marching Band Invitational, Wheaton North High School Marching Band Festival, and the University of Illinois Marching Band Festival. The Marching Band also performed in Walt Disney World at the Disney Magic Music Days Parade in March 2008.
The Jazz Ensemble has competed at Jazz in the Meadows and the Northshore Jazz Festival. The Jazz Ensemble has also performed at the Fox Valley Jazz Festival and the Johnsburg Educational Partnership Foundation Gala, and at Walt Disney World in 2004 and March 2008.
Historically, the school's band has also performed at Epcot Center (1988), and aboard a cruise ship in the Bahamas (1990 and 2006)
Theatre
Johnsburg High School has a theatre program that is extracurricular. There are about 100 members, half of which are active in all aspects of any play, including set construction, tech, and acting. Three teachers from the school run the program, though students are generally in charge of designing and building the sets. The program has been chosen twice to perform at the Illinois Theatre Fest.Plays are produced in the fall and spring, and a musical is performed in the winter. The shows usually run one or two weekends and make enough money to support the next play.
Athletics
Johnsburg is a member of the Fox Valley ConferenceFox Valley Conference
The Fox Valley Conference is an IHSA recognized high school extracurricular conference including the following schools, generally located in the northern part of the Fox River basin in Illinois.-Valley Division:-Fox Division:-Changes:...
, and also participates in state championship tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
(IHSA).
The school currently sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, soccer, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and track & field. Men may participate in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, and wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
. Women many participate in softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. Both men and women compete in the school's bass fishing team, the only co-ed IHSA sport.