Glenbard West High School
| Glenbard West High School | |
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| Address | |
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670 Crescent Blvd. Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°52′47″N 88°03′38″W / 41.8797°N 88.0606°WCoordinates: 41°52′47″N 88°03′38″W / 41.8797°N 88.0606°W |
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| Type | public secondary |
| Opened | 1922 |
| School district | Glenbard Twp. H.S. 87 |
| Superintendent | David Larson |
| Principal | Peter Monoghan |
| Staff | 208 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,127 |
| Average class size | 26.1 |
| Campus | suburban |
| School colour(s) |
forest green white |
| Athletics conference | West Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Hilltoppers |
| Average ACT scores | 22.9 |
| Publication | Byzantium |
| Newspaper | The Glen Bard |
| Yearbook | Pinnacle |
| Website | www |
Glenbard West High School, "GWHS," "GBW," or "West," is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Ellyn Avenue and Crescent Boulevard in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87. The West campus draws students from Glen Ellyn (primarily north of Illinois Route 38), a small portion of Lombard, and portions of Wheaton, Glendale Heights and Carol Stream. Glenbard West is known for its historically strong academic performance. The town of Glen Ellyn is passionate about athletics and West sporting events are often packed with supportive fans.
The first high school that students in the area attended was Glen Ellyn High School, which served students from 1916-1922. These classes were held at the DuPage Bank Building. By 1920, it was clear that a new facility was required as classes were spread between the bank building and local church basements.
The district purchased a site on Honeysuckle Hill for the price of US$1. The current building opened in 1922 as Glenbard Township High School; the first of the district's high schools. The school was built in the style of a castle, complete with roof turrets.
'Glenbard,' as it was originally named, was constructed in 1922 atop Honeysuckle Hill, overlooking Lake Ellyn. Built with dark red brick, the building was built with castle-like design, complete with a turret and other minor castle details. Glenbard West also has a tower known as the sixth floor. If you look out the window of the sixth floor tower on a clear day you can see the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower in downtown Chicago.
Athletics were initially played in a gymnasium built in the school building itself, but with the construction of a $12 million state of the art field house across the street, the former gym was turned into the Robert D. Elliott Library, named after one of the most influential principals in the school's history.
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