Lisle High School
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Lisle High School is a public four-year high school
located in Lisle, Illinois
, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States
. It is the part of Lisle Community Unit School District 202.
on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
The staff consists of 41 teachers; the average class size 20.9 students.
and Illinois High School Association
. Lisle's mascot is the Lions.
Current sports:
The High School has one of the best mascots in the state. The Lisle Lion Gets the crowd roaring evey game and is very popular with the kids.
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 Lisle, Illinois
Lisle, Illinois
Lisle is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,930 at the 2011 census, and estimated to be 23,135 as of 2008. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor...
, 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 the part of Lisle Community Unit School District 202.
History
Lisle Community High School first opened in 1957, at the location of the current junior high. It remained there until 1974, after the elementary and high school districts merged to form Lisle Community Unit School District 202. A new building was erected for the incoming class of 1975. In 2001, the high school received a makeover. The most notable changes were: the addition of a new auditorium, eight new classrooms, new band and choir rooms, and a second gym with a balcony. The class of 2007 was the 50th class to graduate from Lisle Senior High School.Academics
In 2011, Lisle had an average composite ACT score of 23.1 and graduated 97% of its senior class. Lisle has made Adequate Yearly ProgressAdequate 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.
The staff consists of 41 teachers; the average class size 20.9 students.
Athletics
Lisle has 21 athletic teams, of 10 boys and 11 girls teams, which play in the Interstate Eight ConferenceInterstate Eight Conference
The Interstate Eight Conference has 12 schools in Illinois that are members of the conference. The Interstate Eight originally had 8 schools—Coal City, Dwight, Lisle, Plano, Reed-Custer, Sandwich, Seneca and Wilmington. In 2006 Herscher, Manteno, Peotone and Westmont joined the conference. This...
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...
. Lisle's mascot is the Lions.
Current sports:
- Football
- Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Tennis
- Soccer
- Golf
- Cheerleading
- Lionettes Dance team
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Wrestling
- Baseball
- Softball
- Track
- Scholastic Bowl
State Championships
Within the last few years, Lisle Senior High has had a progressive set of athletic teams. The Boys Soccer Team won super sectionals 2 years in a row, placing 1st in state in 2010, and advancing to the finals for 2011. The girls soccer team placed 4th in 2010 at state. The scholastic bowl team at Lisle has won 2 state championships in a row (2010, 2011). Lisle is well known for it's competitive wrestling team, who has sent many wrestlers to the state competition within the last few years. The 2011 varsity football team was another year of disappointment, as the Lions struggled to earn a 3-6 record.Activities
- Music-Instrumental
- Music-Vocal
- Flags
- Key Club
- C.T.A.O -Coming Together As One/Be the change club
- AFS
- Theater
- Musical
- Student Government
- Science Olympiad
- Ecology Club
- Friends of Feed My Starving Children
The High School has one of the best mascots in the state. The Lisle Lion Gets the crowd roaring evey game and is very popular with the kids.
Notable alumni
- Brian DuganBrian DuganBrian James Dugan is an American rapist and serial killer active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs. He was on death row for the 1983 murder of 10 year-old Jeanine Nicarico until Illinois governor Patrick Quinn abolished capital punishment in 2011 and his sentence was commuted to...
is a convicted killer, who confessed to the killing of Naperville girl, Jeanine NicaricoJeanine Nicarico murder caseThe Jeanine Nicarico murder case was a complex and influential homicide investigation and prosecution in DuPage County, Illinois that sent two men to prison who were later exonerated and released, and contributed to the death penalty moratorium imposed by then-Governor George H...
. - John GrochowskiJohn GrochowskiJohn Grochowski is a gambling columnist and author. His weekly newspaper column began at the Chicago Sun-Times and is now syndicated nationally. He published his first gambling book in 1996 entitled Gaming: Cruising the Casino with a Syndicated Gambling Columnist. He then began a series of...
, author and radio personality http://posttrib.suntimes.com/lifestyles/grochowski/4130299-452/john-grochowski.html - Lester LewisLester LewisLester Lewis is an American television writer and producer, whose credits include sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords, Caroline in the City and The Larry Sanders Show. He is currently a supervising producer and writer on The Office and is developing a musical series for Disney Channel...
, television writer for The Larry Sanders Show - Dennis Lee, writer and director of 2011 film Fireflies in the GardenFireflies in the GardenFireflies in the Garden is a 2011 drama film starring Willem Dafoe, Ryan Reynolds, and Julia Roberts. Written and directed by Dennis Lee, the film premiered at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival, but did not get released in the United States until October 14, 2011.Fireflies in the Garden...