St. Charles East High School
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Saint Charles East High School is a public four-year high school
located in St. Charles, Illinois
, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States
. It is part of Community Unit School District 303
which also includes Saint Charles North High School.
score of 22.5 and graduated 99.0% of its senior class. The average class size is 22.0. Saint Charles East has made Adequate Yearly Progress
on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act
. Saint Charles East has a social network service called EastConnection.tk.
Within the Arts there are opportunities for students to participate in Theater, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band. The Theater Department produces three shows per year, including one musical. Students who are active in the theater department are often members of the Drama Club as well. Music classes are taken for credit. Choir, jazz band, band and orchestra are offered as elective courses within the school day.
The school's music program offers talented directors and students. Students of every level of musical ability are welcome into the program, sorted by freshman band then by ability level. At this time St. Charles East High School has six performing bands.
The top performing groups are the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Workshop, which have performed at the Midwest Music Clinic in 2008, Carnegie Hall, in Hawaii and across China, including a performance on the Great Wall of China. Music students have gone on to study music performance and composition at universities all over the country including the University of Illinois, St. Olaf University and the Juilliard School of Music.
and Illinois High School Association
. Saint Charles East's mascot is Sir Charles the Great. In the 1998-1999 school year St. Charles East set a IHSA State Record for most State Championships won by a school with a total of 7 (not including Color Guard or Drill Team). Jason Potter also won an individual state wrestling title that year, which is not included.. St. Charles East Girl's Soccer was a prevailing and dominant legacy during the 90's, winning eight IHSA soccer state championships in '90,'92,'94,'96,'97,'98,'99,'00.
In 1978/79, the fledgling St. Charles High School Boy's Swim Team, under coach Bob Teichart, won its first state championship in only its fourth year of existence as a high school team, breaking a streak of 12 in a row by Hinsdale Central. Throughout the '80s, St. Charles dominated IHSA Swimming, winning in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. They were runners up in 1987, 1988, and 1990.
At one time, signs hung at the city limits next to the population sign that stated, "Welcome to St. Charles, State Capital of Illinois High School Swimming for the 80s." There were also championship wins in swimming in 1993, 1997, and 1999.
Currently, the St. Charles East High School Swim Team is coached by Joe Cabel.
In the early 2000s the Saints' football team was ranked #1 in the country. They did not win state though. The year they were ranked 1st, Downers Grove knocked them out of the playoffs in the first round. Downers Grove won state that year and two more years after that.
2007 Upstate Eight Conference
Football Champions
2008 Illinois High School Association
Volleyball Champions
2009 Upstate Eight Conference
Football Champions
School Fight Song
Here's to St. Charles East High School
Bring victory back
Here's to our colors---
the orange and the Black
Here's to all the saints
Who bear our name
Fighting to defeat the foe
And win this game
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
St. Charles EAST
In the year 2000, due to increasing population in the area, District 303 was split between two high schools, and St. Charles High School was renamed St. Charles East High School. (A new high school, "St. Charles North High School," was built on the west side of town). The first class to graduate after attending all four years at the renamed school graduated in 2003.
The Saint Charles East High School campus includes the Norris Cultural Arts Center, and the Norris Recreation Center.http://www.norrisculturalarts.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=history.main These facilities were established to serve not only the high school but the community as well. The Delora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, a 1,000-seat performing arts theater and art gallery, was founded in 1978 with funding from the St. Charles Charities, which was created in 1924 by Lester and Delora Norris and Edward Baker.
During spring break in 2001, a serious black mold problem was discovered at the campus. It was believed to be the source of some student and teacher illnesses. In 2001 the building was shut down and the students remained on an extended spring break while officials struggled with the issue. For the rest of the 2001 school year, St. Charles East students shared a split-schedule with St. Charles North High School
. East students attended class at the North campus during the morning, while North students went during the afternoon. During the summer of 2001 through the next school year, the school underwent an enormous renovation. For the entire 2001-2002 school year, the current students had to take classes in the adjacent Wredling Middle School
building and mobile classrooms surrounding it (brought in specifically to accommodate the larger student body). Meanwhile, the Wredling Middle School students took classes in mobile classrooms parked in a field between Haines and Thompson Middle Schools. Classes resumed their normal locations and schedules the following school year (2002-2003). This event caught the attention and cameras of local and national news organizations on more than one occasion throughout the year.
During the fall of 2009, many students came down with Swine Flu and other flus after attending the homecoming dance. The Monday after homecoming weekend, 611 students were sick. By Tuesday, 972 had called in sick. The staff called an emergency meeting after school and promptly decided to close the school for three days, while the school was sanitized. This caused massive attention in local and national news. To many students this was known as "Swine 09" or "Swine Break".
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High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in St. Charles, Illinois
St. Charles, Illinois
St. Charles is a Chicago suburb in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. According to a 2004 census estimate, the city has a total population of 32,134. The official city slogan is Pride of the Fox, after the Fox River that runs...
, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of Community Unit School District 303
Community Unit School District 303
Community Unit School District 303 is a comprehensive K-12 public education system covering in the Fox Valley, west of Chicago.District 303 serves about 13,590 students from the City of St...
which also includes Saint Charles North High School.
Academics
In 2005, Saint Charles East had an average composite ACTACT (examination)
The ACT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test...
score of 22.5 and graduated 99.0% of its senior class. The average class size is 22.0. Saint Charles East has made Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
. Saint Charles East has a social network service called EastConnection.tk.
Activities
Saint Charles East offers dozens of after-school activities. Students can choose from groups like Key Club, Auto Club, Peer Leadership, athletics, club sports or apply into honor societies.Within the Arts there are opportunities for students to participate in Theater, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band. The Theater Department produces three shows per year, including one musical. Students who are active in the theater department are often members of the Drama Club as well. Music classes are taken for credit. Choir, jazz band, band and orchestra are offered as elective courses within the school day.
The school's music program offers talented directors and students. Students of every level of musical ability are welcome into the program, sorted by freshman band then by ability level. At this time St. Charles East High School has six performing bands.
The top performing groups are the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Workshop, which have performed at the Midwest Music Clinic in 2008, Carnegie Hall, in Hawaii and across China, including a performance on the Great Wall of China. Music students have gone on to study music performance and composition at universities all over the country including the University of Illinois, St. Olaf University and the Juilliard School of Music.
Athletics
Saint Charles East has 29 athletic teams, of 14 boys and 15 girls teams, which compete in the Upstate Eight ConferenceUpstate Eight Conference
The Upstate Eight Conference is an organization of fourteen high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing ten communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association.The high schools of the Upstate Eight Conference are located in Kane...
and 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...
. Saint Charles East's mascot is Sir Charles the Great. In the 1998-1999 school year St. Charles East set a IHSA State Record for most State Championships won by a school with a total of 7 (not including Color Guard or Drill Team). Jason Potter also won an individual state wrestling title that year, which is not included.. St. Charles East Girl's Soccer was a prevailing and dominant legacy during the 90's, winning eight IHSA soccer state championships in '90,'92,'94,'96,'97,'98,'99,'00.
In 1978/79, the fledgling St. Charles High School Boy's Swim Team, under coach Bob Teichart, won its first state championship in only its fourth year of existence as a high school team, breaking a streak of 12 in a row by Hinsdale Central. Throughout the '80s, St. Charles dominated IHSA Swimming, winning in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. They were runners up in 1987, 1988, and 1990.
At one time, signs hung at the city limits next to the population sign that stated, "Welcome to St. Charles, State Capital of Illinois High School Swimming for the 80s." There were also championship wins in swimming in 1993, 1997, and 1999.
Currently, the St. Charles East High School Swim Team is coached by Joe Cabel.
In the early 2000s the Saints' football team was ranked #1 in the country. They did not win state though. The year they were ranked 1st, Downers Grove knocked them out of the playoffs in the first round. Downers Grove won state that year and two more years after that.
2007 Upstate Eight Conference
Upstate Eight Conference
The Upstate Eight Conference is an organization of fourteen high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing ten communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association.The high schools of the Upstate Eight Conference are located in Kane...
Football Champions
2008 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...
Volleyball Champions
2009 Upstate Eight Conference
Upstate Eight Conference
The Upstate Eight Conference is an organization of fourteen high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing ten communities in Chicago's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association.The high schools of the Upstate Eight Conference are located in Kane...
Football Champions
School Fight Song
Here's to St. Charles East High School
Bring victory back
Here's to our colors---
the orange and the Black
Here's to all the saints
Who bear our name
Fighting to defeat the foe
And win this game
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
St. Charles EAST
History
St. Charles East High School is located at 1020 Dunham Road in St. Charles, Illinois. At one time it was the only high school serving the City of St. Charles. Prior to moving to its current location in 1977, the high school was located in the middle of town at the corner of Main Street and Seventh Street, in the building that now serves as Thompson Middle School. The new St. Charles High School campus was built in the open fields to the east of Dunham Road, adjacent to the existing Norris Recreation Center and Wredling Junior High School. The campus change was not made without controversy - the old downtown campus was an "open" campus that allowed the student body to depart and return during the school day, while the new campus is "closed". The first month in the new school featured student protests, leaky roofs, and problems with the school's (at the time) state-of-the-art solar heating system. The first class to graduate after attending all four years at the newly built high school was the class of 1981.In the year 2000, due to increasing population in the area, District 303 was split between two high schools, and St. Charles High School was renamed St. Charles East High School. (A new high school, "St. Charles North High School," was built on the west side of town). The first class to graduate after attending all four years at the renamed school graduated in 2003.
The Saint Charles East High School campus includes the Norris Cultural Arts Center, and the Norris Recreation Center.http://www.norrisculturalarts.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=history.main These facilities were established to serve not only the high school but the community as well. The Delora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, a 1,000-seat performing arts theater and art gallery, was founded in 1978 with funding from the St. Charles Charities, which was created in 1924 by Lester and Delora Norris and Edward Baker.
During spring break in 2001, a serious black mold problem was discovered at the campus. It was believed to be the source of some student and teacher illnesses. In 2001 the building was shut down and the students remained on an extended spring break while officials struggled with the issue. For the rest of the 2001 school year, St. Charles East students shared a split-schedule with St. Charles North High School
St. Charles North High School
Saint Charles North High School, or SCN, is a public four-year high school, located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
. East students attended class at the North campus during the morning, while North students went during the afternoon. During the summer of 2001 through the next school year, the school underwent an enormous renovation. For the entire 2001-2002 school year, the current students had to take classes in the adjacent Wredling Middle School
Wredling Middle School
Wredling Middle School is a public three-year middle school located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is part of Community Unit School District 303 which also includes Haines Middle School and Thompson Middle School. After graduation, nearly...
building and mobile classrooms surrounding it (brought in specifically to accommodate the larger student body). Meanwhile, the Wredling Middle School students took classes in mobile classrooms parked in a field between Haines and Thompson Middle Schools. Classes resumed their normal locations and schedules the following school year (2002-2003). This event caught the attention and cameras of local and national news organizations on more than one occasion throughout the year.
During the fall of 2009, many students came down with Swine Flu and other flus after attending the homecoming dance. The Monday after homecoming weekend, 611 students were sick. By Tuesday, 972 had called in sick. The staff called an emergency meeting after school and promptly decided to close the school for three days, while the school was sanitized. This caused massive attention in local and national news. To many students this was known as "Swine 09" or "Swine Break".
Notable alumni
- Randy WrightRandy WrightRandall Steven Wright is a former professional American football quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1984 to 1988.-High school:...
, Former Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
quarterback - Marci JobsonMarci JobsonMarci Jobson is a former American soccer midfielder and now the head women's soccer coach at Baylor University.-Career:...
, US women's international soccer player and coach at Northern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois UniversityNorthern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P... - Leslie Hunt, Top twenty finalist in American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
- Rick WohlhuterRick WohlhuterRick Wohlhuter is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 800 meters.He graduated from Notre Dame and qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games, held in Munich, Germany. He also competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 800 and 1500 meters...
, Olympic 800 and 1000 meter bronze medalist
External links
- Official website
- Color Guard
- Track and Field (Running Saints)
- http://runningsaints.org/track/boys/2007/records/OutdoorRecords.htm
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