James B. Conant High School Explained

James B. Conant High School
Streetaddress:700 E. Cougar Trail
Zipcode:60169
Country:USA
Coordinates:42.0374°N -88.0627°W
Superintendent:Lisa A. Small[1] [2]
Principal:Julie Nowak[3]
Teaching Staff:143.60 (FTE)
Ratio:16.40
Avg Class Size:25[4]
Act:24.7
Gender:Co-ed
Schooltype:Public secondary
Grades:9–12
Campus:Suburban
Nickname:Cougars[5]
Yearbook:Conavite[6]
Publication:Tapestry[7]
Newspaper:Conant Crier[8]
Established:1964
Opened:1964[9]
Enrollment:2,355 (2019-20)[10]
Homepage:https://adc.d211.org/Domain/10

James B. Conant High School is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes William Fremd High School, Hoffman Estates High School, Palatine High School, and Schaumburg High School. Feeder schools are Mead Junior High, Keller Junior High, and Frost Junior High.

History

Conant opened in 1964 and was the first high school built within Schaumburg Township, and the third in District 211. It was named after James Bryant Conant, a chemist, educator, and leading authority on teacher education, who helped model the high school system used today.[11] Conant serves students who reside in the east side of Schaumburg, the west side of Elk Grove Village, the northern Cook County section of Roselle and the Southeast side of Hoffman Estates.

Conant also served students in the Northern Cook County section of Hanover Park until 2001. In 2000, District 211 approved a boundary change that sent about 300 Conant students who resided in Hanover Park and the south side of Schaumburg to attend Schaumburg High School to relieve overcrowding at Conant.

Academics

In 2018, James B. Conant High School was ranked No. 25 in the state according to U.S. News & World Report, making it the highest-ranked high school in District 211.[12]

In 2008, the senior class of Conant HS scored an average of 22.9 on the ACT, and 94.7% of the senior class graduated.

In 1995-96, the United States Department of Education recognized Conant High School as a part of its Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[13]

In 2006, Conant was recognized by the College Board as having the highest percentage of students passing their Advanced Placement or AP exams in the College Board's Midwest Region.[14]

In January 2016, the Conant Hyperloop Club, founded by Nick Pope, received a Subsystem Technical Excellence Award in the SpaceX-sponsored Hyperloop pod competition. The award was for outstanding technical merit in subsystem and design, based on "innovation and uniqueness of subsystem design, full Hyperloop system applicability and economics; level of design detail; strength of supporting analysis and tests; and quality of documentation and presentation."[15]

Athletics

Conant High School competes in the Mid-Suburban League (MSL), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and academic competitions in Illinois. The teams representing the school are stylized as the Cougars.

The school sponsors interscholastic athletic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, lacrosse, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, cheerleading, water polo, and wrestling. Young men may also compete in baseball and football, while young women may compete in badminton, bowling, and softball. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a co-op ice hockey team for young men, along with Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg High Schools.[16] Conant also has an ultimate frisbee club, which competes with neighboring high schools during the spring season.

The following teams have won championships in their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet:[17]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illinois Coronavirus Updates: New Closure Order in Chicago, County Reports First Case. 2020-07-13. NBC Chicago. en-US.
  2. Web site: Administration / Superintendent & Cabinet. 2020-07-13. Township High School District 211. en.
  3. Web site: Conant HS / Homepage.
  4. Web site: Class of 2008 school report card; accessed 20 June 2009 . 20 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612200738/http://d211.org/pdf/reportcards/chs_report_card.pdf . 12 June 2010 . dead .
  5. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0820.htm info for JBCHS; ihsa.org; accessed 20 June 2009
  6. Web site: Conavite website; accessed 20 June 2009 . 20 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090421161157/http://www.conantcougars.com/clubs/conavite/ . 21 April 2009 . dead .
  7. Web site: Tapestry website; accessed 20 June 2009 . 20 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090427171512/http://www.conantcougars.com/clubs/tapestry/ . 27 April 2009 . dead .
  8. Web site: Conant Crier website; accessed 20 June 2009 . 20 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522111148/http://www.conantcougars.com/clubs/crier/index.htm . 22 May 2009 . dead .
  9. http://www.d211.org/history2.shtml Twp. District 211 History; accessed 20 June 2009
  10. Web site: Conant High School. National Center for Education Statistics. June 13, 2021.
  11. Web site: History Township High School District 211. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912105138/http://adc.d211.org/about-us-home/history/ . 2015-09-12 .
  12. Web site: These Are the Best High Schools in Illinois. 2018-05-10.
  13. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM - Schools Recognized - 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002; U.S. Department of Education; p. 29; accessed 20 June 2009
  14. Web site: Brooks, Chad; Conant High among Midwest's best in AP testing; 28 February 2006; Daily Herald; accessed 20 June 2009 . 7 October 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928155946/http://www.studentsfirst.us/news/contentview.asp?c=175362 . 28 September 2007 . dead .
  15. Web site: Texas A&M Engineering News Release January 30, 2016 . Texas A&M University—Engineering . 2016-01-30 . 2016-02-05 . 2016-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202070708/http://hyperloop.tamu.edu/news-release-january-30-2016/ . dead .
  16. http://www.athletics2000.com/Conant/ Athletic Department for JBCHS; accessed 20 June 2009
  17. http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum0820.htm Season summaries for JBCHS; ihsa.org; accessed 20 June 2009
  18. Web site: IHSLA Website. Archibes.
  19. Web site: Friday Flyover: Conant High School . 2024-04-01 . ABC7 Chicago . en.
  20. https://www.angelcity.com/club/roster; accessed 27 October 2023
  21. http://www.wusa.com/team/?id=29&zone=players&player_id=1108 Jennifer Grubb profile; wusa.com; accessed 20 June 2009
  22. Web site: Holmes makes big leap from Conant to Cowboys. 2012-01-05. Daily Herald. 2021-12-28.
  23. Web site: Conant's Manczko still thinking big . 2022-08-26 . Chicago Tribune.

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