Lake Forest High School (Illinois)
| Lake Forest High School | |
|---|---|
| type of school | Secondary School |
| founding | 1935 |
| address |
1285 N. McKinley Rd. |
| place | Lake Forest , Lake County , Illinois |
| State | Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 15 '52 " N , 87 ° 50' 24" W |
| carrier | State |
| management | Jay Hoffmann |
| Website | www.lfhs.org |
Lake Forest High School , or LFHS for short , is a public four-year high school located in Lake Forest , an affluent suburb of metropolitan Chicago , Illinois , in the United States . It is the only public school in Lake Forest Community High School District 115 and , as such, serves the communities of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff , Knollwood, and smaller parts of Mettawa and North Chicago . Students come from Lake Bluff Middle School , Lake Forest Country Day School , School of St. Mary's, and Deer Path Middle School .
history
The LFHS was built in 1935. The most recent additions were made in 2008, when a general area was revised and a new canteen and music piano were built, as well as other minor adjustments.
campus
The high school has both a studio theater and auditorium as well as a television studio with 5,500 videotapes. It also has computer rooms, a computer library with CD-ROM queries, school publication facilities, photo labs, and special educational facilities. The sports facilities are very close to the residential areas and include a climbing wall, an Olympic swimming pool with diving tower and a well-equipped school sports hall. The campus has a large sports field (for field hockey, lacrosse and ultimate ) and a running track and a football field with two stands. Because the school is very close to residential areas, the City of Lake Forest did not allow the school football team to use floodlights, but in 2006 the city permitted the use of floodlights for a night game on a one-off basis. In 2007, a referendum called for the football game to be relocated to West Campus, where floodlights are permitted. The referendum resulted in an overwhelming 2/3 majority, and the subsequent renovations took place in two phases. The first phase, which was completed during the current 2007/2008 school year, led to the construction of the music grand piano and the renovation of the west campus including the construction of a varsity field. The second phase, completed in August 2008, included renovations and new buildings on the east campus with a new cafeteria, a large atrium and library , as well as the construction of administrative offices on the west campus, and a new artificial turf football field with floodlights was also built on the west campus .
Academic
In 2005, 98.9% of the senior class graduated from LFHS. The high school was listed on the National Association of Secondary School Principals , The New York Times , The Washington Post , and Parade magazine 's "Top million" and "Most Successful" lists . The average class size is 19.3. Lake Forest has passed the Adequate Yearly Progress of the Prairie State Achievements Examination , a state testing part of the No Child Left Behind Act .
In 2010, Lake Forest High School had a median ACT composite score of 26.5 - one of the highest in the state. The national average was 21.1. SAT mean values were 601 in critical reading , 621 in mathematics and 594 in literature .
The average teaching time of the members of the faculty is 11.3 years, around 96% of the faculty members have a master's degree or higher. There are 156 certified employees, which creates a student-teacher ratio of 12.7.
Along with the typical course offerings, the LFHS also includes 22 AP classes and 41 Honors Class. The following advanced placement courses are offered: Biology , Calculus AB and BC, chemistry , programming , computer science , economics , environmental science , French V and VI, German , Latin IV and V, literary analysis and criticism , modern European history , music theory , psychology , Physics B and C, Political Science , Spanish V, Statistics , Studio Art , American History and World History .
The Lake Forest High School Foundation was established in 2002 with the aim of providing funding for the resources necessary to support and enrich the educational experience of Lake Forest High School students, faculty, and staff. This foundation is there to provide Lake Forest High School students and faculty with the finances they need to improve their education. The Lake Forest High Scholl Foundation has awarded over 150 grants to date, valued at approximately $ 950,000.
activities
- Amplification
- Art / Photo Club
- Astronomy Club
- Chess Club
- Congressional Debate
- CROYA
- Debate
- Environmental Club
- EuroChallenge
- Forensics team
- Global Connections
- Human Rights Club
- International Club
- Japanese animation
- Jazz band
- Junior State of America
- Math team
- Men's Club
- National Forensic League
- Model United Nations
- National Honor Society
- National Forensic League
- Red Cross Club
- SADD
- Sailing Club
- Scholastic Bowl
- Science Olympiad
- Scout buddies
- Senior class
- Student to student
- Student Council
- Tech crew
- Theater
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Women's Club
- YAK
- Yearbook
- Young Idea
Alumni
- Melinda Beck , 1973 - Former Newsweek publisher , now publisher of the Wall Street Journal
- Alan Benes , 1990 - Major League Baseball -Pitcher, 1995-2003: St. Louis Cardinals , Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers
- Andrew Bird , 1991 - musician
- Mat Devine - lead singer of Kill Hannah
- Dave Eggers , 1988 - author and writer
- William D. Eggers , 1985 - writer and consultant
- Charlie Finn - actor
- Matt Grevers , 2003 - swimmer, Olympic champion 2008 4 × 100 m
- Rob Pelinka , 1988 - sports agent
- Phil Rosenthal , 1981 - Chicago Tribune columnist
- Jane Skinner , 1985 - presenter at Fox News Channel ; Wife of the NFL - Commissioners Roger Goodell
- McKey Sullivan , 2007 - America's Next Top Model Winner , Cycle 11
- Catherine Warren , 2002 - Miss Illinois USA 2006
- Tim Weigel , 1963 - sports agent
- Vince Vaughn , 1988 - actor
- Danny Berardini , 2011 - University of Oklahoma NCAA All-American gymnast
Individual evidence
- ^ Lake County Public School Districts . Lake County Regional Office of Education (ROE 48). November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ^ A b c About Us - Lake Forest High School . Lake Forest High School. August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ↑ Lake Forest High School District Data (PDF; 447 kB) Lake Forest High School. June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ↑ Illinois School Report Card ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Profile of LFHS (PDF; 67 kB) Lake Forest High School. October 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
- ↑ a b Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
