Highland Park High School (Highland Park, Illinois) Explained

Highland Park High School
Streetaddress:433 Vine Avenue
City:Highland Park
State:Illinois
Zipcode:60035
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.1934°N -87.8016°W
District:Township High School District 113
Superintendent:Chala Holland
Principal:Deborah Finn
Teaching Staff:142.70 (FTE)
Ceeb:142275
Ratio:12.19
Act:1
Gender:all
Type:Public
Grades:9–12[1]
Campus Type:Suburban
Conference:Central Suburban League
Motto:Dream—Believe—Achieve
Teamname:Giants
School Colours: Blue
White
Yearbook:Little Giant
Publication:Sojourn
Newspaper:Shoreline
Opened:1889
Enrollment:1,739 (2022–23)[2]
Homepage:HPHS
Footnotes:[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Highland Park High School (HPHS) is a public four-year high school located in Highland Park, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois. It is part of Township High School District 113. From 1900 to 1904, the school was known as Deerfield High School. The high school served both Deerfield (renamed Moraine in 1998) and Shields townships from 1904 until 1936 and was Deerfield-Shields High School. The building of Lake Forest High School in 1936 provided a school to serve Shields Township students. This led to the return of the name Highland Park High School. A new, separate Deerfield High School opened 20 years later to serve the growing population.

History

For a period of approximately fourteen years following Highland Park High School's establishment in 1886, classes were held in the rooms over the Brand Brothers paint shop in downtown Highland Park. It has occupied the present site on Vine Avenue since 1900. Over the course of time, however, several additions have been constructed. In 2000, HPHS and its sister school, Deerfield High School underwent a two-year, $75 million renovation and expansion project. HPHS received several new additions and renovations with 130000square feet renovated and 77000square feet added. The additions and renovations were designed by Legat Architects and executed by VACALA Construction, Inc.[11]

Academics

In 2013, Highland Park had an average composite ACT score of 25.2, and graduated 90.5% of its senior class. Highland Park has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[12]

Highland Park High School has non native-English speaking students and a student population of 80% white, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian and 2% African American.[13]

Student life

Athletics

Highland Park competes in the Central Suburban League and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) which governs most of the sports and competitive activities in the state. Its mascot is the Giants.

The school sponsors interscholastic sports teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and water polo. Young men may also compete in baseball, golf, football, and Scholastic wrestling. Women may compete in softball and field hockey. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams for men and women in lacrosse in addition to an ice hockey team for men. Highland Park also sponsors a joint fencing team with Deerfield High School for men and women.[14]

The following teams have won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:[15]

Activities

Highland Park offers 64 clubs, activities, and intramurals for students.[16] Among these activities are chapters or affiliates of several nationally notable organizations: Amnesty International, Congressional Debate, DECA, FIRST Tech Challenge, Key Club, and Model UN.[17]

The following competitive teams have won their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:[15]

The following clubs have scored championships in non-IHSA sanctioned events:

Philanthropy

Since 1994, students at HPHS annually mobilize to support a charity during February.[20] This month-long event is known as "Charity Drive" and is orchestrated by the Charity Drive Committee, one of the subdivisions of the school-wide political Student Senate.[21] Students choose the charity in a school vote.[22] The school regularly raises six-figure amounts and is courted by charities. Fundraising activities last the whole month and include raffles, themed events, and a battle of the bands. students have raised more than $3 million.

Notable people

Academia and letters

Arts

Business

Sports

Military

Politics

Staff

External links

Notes and References

  1. Highland Park Schools Collections. City of Highland Park.
  2. Web site: Highland Park High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
  3. http://www.dist113.org/Sup.asp{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. Web site: Home. dist113.org. March 20, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202005043/http://www.dist113.org/hphs/RedesignPages/dept_new/administration/contact_admin.htm. December 2, 2008. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: Home. dist113.org. March 20, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080820023558/http://www.dist113.org/hphs/RedesignPages/dept_new/dept_new.htm. August 20, 2008. mdy-all.
  6. http://www.dist113.org/public/HPHSRC.pdf{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  7. Web site: Page Not Found. ihsa.org. March 20, 2015.
  8. Web site: Home. dist113.org. March 20, 2015.
  9. Web site: Highland Park High School in HIGHLAND PARK, IL - Best High Schools - US News. usnews.com. March 20, 2015.
  10. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Highland Park High School. ed.gov. March 20, 2015.
  11. Web site: ACROSS THE NATION. asumag.com. March 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707181959/http://asumag.com/mag/university_across_nation_2/. July 7, 2011. dead.
  12. Web site: 2013 Illinois School Report Card for HPHS; accessed December 21, 2013. isbe.net. March 20, 2015.
  13. Web site: Student Teacher Ratio Highland Park High School - Highland Park, Illinois - IL. greatschools.net. March 20, 2015.
  14. Web site: Home. dist113.org. March 20, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202002059/http://www.dist113.org/hphs/RedesignPages/athletics_new/athletics/teams.htm. December 2, 2008. mdy-all.
  15. Web site: Page Not Found. ihsa.org. March 20, 2015.
  16. Web site: Home. dist113.org. March 20, 2015.
  17. Web site: Home. dist113.org. March 20, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202005927/http://www.dist113.org/hphs/RedesignPages/activities_new/clubs_new.htm. December 2, 2008. mdy-all.
  18. http://www.harvard-debate.org/view_results.aspx Harvard Debate Tournament
  19. Web site: HPHS Band Awarded Gold . April 12, 2012 . October 15, 2015 . TribLocal . Gibson . Gloria . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122728/http://www.triblocal.com/highland-park-highwood/community/stories/2012/04/hphs-band-awarded-gold/ . March 4, 2016 . mdy-all .
  20. Web site: Highland Park HS Charity Drive pulls in $201,000. Berkowitz. Karen. chicagotribune.com. 2019-09-05.
  21. News: These Benefactors Do Homework As Charities Fawn. Merrick. Amy. 2008-03-04. Wall Street Journal. 2019-09-05. en-US. 0099-9660.
  22. Web site: Highland Park HS picks charity for 2018 drive. Berkowitz. Karen. chicagotribune.com. 2019-09-05.
  23. Web site: Doug . Henkle . Highland Park High School (IL), Class of 1959 . January 27, 2015.
  24. Book: Handbook of Frauds, Scams, and Swindles: Failures of Ethics in Leadership. Matulich. Serge. Currie. David M.. 2016-04-19. CRC Press. 9781420072860. en.
  25. Web site: Distinguished Alumni - All Items. dist113.org. March 20, 2015.
  26. Web site: Astronaut Bio: John Grunsfeld (02/2012) . . December 21, 2013.
  27. Web site: Michael Addison . Highland Park High School (IL), Class of 1959 (Official Website) . January 27, 2015.
  28. 1938PASP...50..119A Page 119. adsabs.harvard.edu. 1938PASP...50..119A. 2019-07-04.
  29. News: James J.J. . Wilson . Highland Park News . Sci-fi group honors Highland Park High alum . August 31, 2012 . September 1, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130105013847/http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/entertainment/14760483-421/sci-fi-group-honors-highland-park-high-alum.html . January 5, 2013 . mdy-all .
  30. Web site: From Highland Park to 'House of Cards'. Chicago Tribune.
  31. Web site: Brett Gelman, Writer, Comedian, and Actor. Gothamist. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107053258/http://gothamist.com/2007/02/20/brett_gelman_wr.php. January 7, 2016. mdy-all.
  32. Web site: Brian Levant. IMDb. 2019-07-04.
  33. Web site: How This Highland Park Geek Became a Game of Thrones Writer. Bendersky. Ari. Chicago magazine. en. 2019-04-22.
  34. Web site: From Highland Park to Washington. July 12, 2016.
  35. News: Sadin . Steve . Paul Adams, legendary Deerfield football coach, dies at 82 . 18 March 2019 . Deerfield Review . Pioneer Press . March 17, 2019.
  36. Web site: Jerry Wainwright biography; depaulbluedemons.com; accessed July 16, 2009 . July 17, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521091648/http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15600 . May 21, 2009 . dead .
  37. Web site: USATODAY.com - DePaul hires Richmond coach Jerry Wainwright. usatoday.com. March 20, 2015.

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