Community High School (West Chicago)
| West Chicago Community High School | |
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| Address | |
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326 Joliet St. West Chicago, Illinois 60185 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′46″N 88°12′23″W / 41.8794°N 88.2063°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public secondary |
| Opened | 1926 |
| School district | Community HS Dist. 94 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Doug Domeracki |
| Principal | Dr. Moses Cheng |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,124 |
| Average class size | 25.89 |
| Campus | suburban |
| School colour(s) |
navy blue white |
| Fight song | We're West Chicago, Brave and Bold |
| Athletics conference | Upstate Eight Conference beginning 2013-2014 year |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Average ACT scores | 19.9 overall, 21.2 for Core Classes |
| Publication | Mind's Eye |
| Newspaper | Wildcat Chronicle |
| Yearbook | Challenge |
| Website | http://www.d94.org/ |
Community High School, also known as West Chicago Community High School, WCCHS, or simply WE-GO, is a public four-year high school located in West Chicago, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the sole school in the Community High School District 94.
From 1904-1926, the old junior high school (since torn down and now the present location of the West Chicago Fire Department) and various buildings in the city of West Chicago were used as high school classrooms. On December 28, 1924, the citizens voted to construct a high school at the present site.
The opening date of the new high school was September 23, 1926. The 21st annual commencement (the first at the new high school) was held on June 11, 1927. The graduating class consisted of 27 students (20 girls and 7 boys).
In 1954, Community High School experienced its first addition to the building. That addition is the area that now includes the cafeteria, small gym, and some classroom facilities. In 1964 another major addition was approved by the Board of Education. This area includes the Bishop Gymnasium and all of the new classroom facilities in the northern part of the building. In 1978 additions were added to the north and south ends of the building providing a swimming pool, fieldhouse, greenhouses, library, commons, and administrative offices. In the summer of 1998 ground was broken for the addition of twenty-eight classrooms, a fitness center and dance studio, and the construction of a new sports stadium. The new classrooms, fitness center and dance studio are located on the west side of the building. In addition to new construction, the building referendum passed in 1997 included monies for the installation of new heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning systems for the remaining parts of the building.
The referendum allocated 1.8 million dollars for technology. Technology has been integrated into all classrooms in the school. The high school now has 12 fully equipped computer labs, an Online College and Career Center,a Yearbook Production Lab, and laptop computers.
In 2008, West Chicago had an average composite ACT score of 20.4 and graduated 96.1% of its senior class. West Chicago has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, which with the ACT comprise the assessment tools used in Illinois to fulfill the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Four of the school's five student subgroups did not meet minimum expectations in reading, while three did not meet minimum expectations in mathematics. Overall, the school has not met minimum expectations in reading and mathematics.
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