North Chicago Community High School
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North Chicago Community High School, also known as North Chicago and NCCHS, is a public four-year high school
located in North Chicago, Illinois
, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States
. It is part of --North Chicago School District 187]]. Due to its proximity to the Naval Station Great Lakes
, the school serves an extensive amount of military families, resulting in a slightly higher than average mobility rate.North Chicago Community High School Map
in the neighboring city of Waukegan, Illinois. The current North Chicago High School is a 22000 square feet (2,043.9 m²) facility with a 750-seat auditorium, library, fine arts facilities, 450-seat cafeteria, two gyms, and a chemistry lab built in 1997. The high school serves approximately 900 students in the North Chicago and Great Lakes area.
As of March 2011, North Chicago's basketball team was ranked number four in the state of Illinois.
s available to students. There are vast opportunities for students to gain access to knowledge and skills, while also having access to three guidance counselors as well as a college counselor, and keep them on track for academic success. The school is also a member of the Lake Country High Schools Tech Campus at the College of Lake County
(CLC), which offers career-based college level training to aspiring high school students, while also broadening their exposure to other students and internship opportunities in Lake County, Illinois. This program has been praised for its academic viability and because students have the opportunity to earn three credits (toward both high school and college) for one class during a two hour period during their school day.
Various colleges, such as Northwestern University and Robert Morris University make regular visits to North Chicago to attract college-bound students. The school is also home to the North Chicago branch of the I Have a Dream
Foundation, which recruits a special group of high achieving students from from the grade school level and moves on with them through high school, helping them to complete difficult school work, make important college decisions, and plan their future. The average class size is 14.6, with the number of enrolled students in 2010 was recorded at 916. Culture improvements include, implementation of a new student advisory board and volunteer service requirements for graduation.
North Chicago hosted a series of restructuring meetings, community members working together to implement effective positive changes.
Recently there has been a turnover of principals and a tightening of school rules and policies as mandated by the District 187 Board of Education
and the state of Illinois.
. Its mascot is the Warhawk
. Various sports are open to participating students during the fall, spring, and winter sports seasons: 1) Fall- Boys football, boys and girls cross country, girls tennis, and boys volleyball and boys soccer; 2) Winter- Boys and girls basketball, girls bowling, and boys and girls wrestling; 3) Spring- Boys and girls track and field, girls soccer, girls volleyball, and boys tennis. During it's 2010-2011 basketball season, the high school finished fourth in state in the IHSA state basketball tournament. There is a long-standing friendly rivalry between North Chicago High School and the neighboring city of Zion
's high school.
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 North Chicago, Illinois
North Chicago, Illinois
North Chicago is an outer suburb/exurb of the Chicago metropolitan area and is an incorporated city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,918 at the 2000 census....
, a northern 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 --North Chicago School District 187]]. Due to its proximity to the Naval Station Great Lakes
Naval Station Great Lakes
Naval Station Great Lakes is the home of the United States Navy's only boot camp, located near the city of North Chicago, Illinois, in Lake County. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Chicago...
, the school serves an extensive amount of military families, resulting in a slightly higher than average mobility rate.North Chicago Community High School Map
History
The North Chicago Community High School, commonly called NCCHS the school's attendees, was established in 1954. Before this facility was erected, high school students had to attend the Waukegan High SchoolWaukegan High School
Waukegan High School, or WHS, is a public, four-year high school located in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, a city to the North of Chicago, Illinois. WHS first opened its doors in 1870. Today, the Brookside Campus extends from Berwick Avenue to McAree Road, and from Brookside Avenue to the center line of...
in the neighboring city of Waukegan, Illinois. The current North Chicago High School is a 22000 square feet (2,043.9 m²) facility with a 750-seat auditorium, library, fine arts facilities, 450-seat cafeteria, two gyms, and a chemistry lab built in 1997. The high school serves approximately 900 students in the North Chicago and Great Lakes area.
As of March 2011, North Chicago's basketball team was ranked number four in the state of Illinois.
Academics
North Chicago High School has a rigorous academic setup with a number of Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors courseHonors course
Honors course is a distinction applied in the United States to certain classes to distinguish them from standard course offerings. The difference between a regular class and the honors class is not necessarily the amount of work, but the type of work required and the pace of studying...
s available to students. There are vast opportunities for students to gain access to knowledge and skills, while also having access to three guidance counselors as well as a college counselor, and keep them on track for academic success. The school is also a member of the Lake Country High Schools Tech Campus at the College of Lake County
College of Lake County
The College of Lake County is a community college in Grayslake, Illinois. In 1967, a referendum passed establishing the CLC community college district...
(CLC), which offers career-based college level training to aspiring high school students, while also broadening their exposure to other students and internship opportunities in Lake County, Illinois. This program has been praised for its academic viability and because students have the opportunity to earn three credits (toward both high school and college) for one class during a two hour period during their school day.
Various colleges, such as Northwestern University and Robert Morris University make regular visits to North Chicago to attract college-bound students. The school is also home to the North Chicago branch of the I Have a Dream
I Have a Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a 17-minute public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered on August 28, 1963, in which he called for racial equality and an end to discrimination...
Foundation, which recruits a special group of high achieving students from from the grade school level and moves on with them through high school, helping them to complete difficult school work, make important college decisions, and plan their future. The average class size is 14.6, with the number of enrolled students in 2010 was recorded at 916. Culture improvements include, implementation of a new student advisory board and volunteer service requirements for graduation.
North Chicago hosted a series of restructuring meetings, community members working together to implement effective positive changes.
Recently there has been a turnover of principals and a tightening of school rules and policies as mandated by the District 187 Board of Education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
and the state of Illinois.
Athletics
North Chicago competes in the North Suburban Conference and Illinois High School AssociationIllinois 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...
. Its mascot is the Warhawk
Warhawk
A War Hawk is a person who actively supports a war.*Warhawk , a vertically-scrolling video game, released by Firebird software*Warhawk , a Sony PlayStation game...
. Various sports are open to participating students during the fall, spring, and winter sports seasons: 1) Fall- Boys football, boys and girls cross country, girls tennis, and boys volleyball and boys soccer; 2) Winter- Boys and girls basketball, girls bowling, and boys and girls wrestling; 3) Spring- Boys and girls track and field, girls soccer, girls volleyball, and boys tennis. During it's 2010-2011 basketball season, the high school finished fourth in state in the IHSA state basketball tournament. There is a long-standing friendly rivalry between North Chicago High School and the neighboring city of Zion
Zion
Zion is a place name often used as a synonym for Jerusalem. The word is first found in Samuel II, 5:7 dating to c.630-540 BCE...
's high school.
Activities
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
: The North Chicago High School NHS sponored a March 2011 program to raise money for the crisis in Japan after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiThe 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
and Fukushima I nuclear accidents. - CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Individual Events (Speech Team)
- Concert BandConcert bandA concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
/ Marching BandMarching bandMarching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
: Hosts a few large concerts per year, sometimes with the district grade schools or with the professional Wilmett Community Band. Makes an annual visit to Northwestern University for professional critiquing - ChoirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
: Involved in several concerts with the Concert Band and makes trips to various locations throughout the year to perform - Scholastic Bowl
- Student CouncilStudent councilStudent council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
: Sponsored a 2010 effort to raise money for the crisis in Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquakeThe 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks... - Science Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- NJROTC: very active in the community and has won numerous awards for its drill teams in competition
- NJROTC Armed Exhibition and Regulation
- NJROTC Unarmed Exhibition and Regulation
- NJROTC Color Guard
- NJROTC Marksmenship
- Performing Arts
Notable alumni
- Thaddeus ColemanThaddeus ColemanThaddeus Coleman is an American football offensive lineman for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
, professional football player. - Terry LinkTerry LinkTerry Link is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 30th District since 1997. He is also the Chairman of the Lake County Democratic Party...
, Illinois State Senator. - Tyrone SmithTyrone Smith (athlete)Tyrone Smith is a professional Bermudian born long jumper.Tyrone grew up in the Chicago suburb of North Chicago where he attended NCCHS and Novak-King Middle School. At NCCHS he was a member of the Track and Field team as well as the Football team...
- Professional Long Jumper, 2008 Olympian - Michael Turner, All-ProAll-ProAll-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
running backRunning backA running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
.
Notable staff
- Glen KozlowskiGlen KozlowskiGlen Kozlowski is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Chicago Bears.-College:...
is the school's head football coach. He is a former NFL wide receiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
(1987–92), having played his entire career for the Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Eric Gallagher joins the NCCHS administrative team from Round Lake Area Schools District 116, Cicero School District 99, and Dupage County School District 88.