Hampshire High School (Illinois)
| Hampshire High School | |
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| Address | |
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1600 Big Timber Rd. Hampshire, Illinois, Kane 60140 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°07′22″N 88°29′55″W / 42.1228°N 88.498521°WCoordinates: 42°07′22″N 88°29′55″W / 42.1228°N 88.498521°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1838 (first high school) 2008 (current facility) |
| School district | D300 |
| Superintendent | Fred Heid |
| Dean | Shannon Jamrozy |
| Principal | Brett Bending |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1074 (2010) |
| • Grade 12 | 271 |
| Hours in school day | 7 hours, 13 minutes |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Purple and White |
| Athletics conference | Fox Valley Conference |
| Nickname | Whip-Purs |
| Rival | Burlington Central High School |
| Newspaper | Whip-Pur Tails |
| Website | http://hhs.d300.org |
Hampshire High School (Illinois) (commonly referred to as Hampshire or HHS) is a public high school for students in grades 9 through 12 located in Hampshire, Illinois. Hampshire High School serves students from Hampshire and surrounding areas, including Gilberts, Pingree Grove, Carpentersville, Huntley, and Sleepy Hollow. The school is located at the northern edge of Hampshire.
Hampshire High School is part of Community Unit School District 300, or D300, and is the newest of three high schools serving the district. Feeder schools to Hampshire include Hampshire Middle School and Dundee Middle School. The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association, Big Northern Conference. HHS plans to move to the Fox Valley Conference for the 2011-12 sports season. This would mean a schedule including the other two D300 schools.
The school colors are purple and white and the mascot is a cat typically depicted as a panther or a puma.
During the mid-19th century nine one-room school houses were built in Hampshire Township. These schools served all grade levels until 1838 when a high school and grade school was built at State Street and Mill Street in downtown.
After the school burned down in 1851, it was rebuilt in the same location. The nine one-room school houses served as grade schools into the 20th century.
In 1896 a square brick high school was constructed. Additions added to the capacity of the school and it remained Hampshire High School until a new building was constructed on South State Street. Stairs from the old high school can still be seen.
All Hampshire schools joined Carpentersville-based District 300 in 1948.
Planning for the combined Hampshire High School and Middle School began in 1950 and the school officially opened on Friday, September 5, 1952. That building was 32,098 square feet (2,982.0 m2). It opened with 105 high school students, 46 boys and 59 girls, as well as 58 middle school students, 32 boys and 26 girls. The main sports gym was not finished until January 1953. 1,000 people attended the first open house of the new gym. The first football field was added in 1964 when Ronald Ellett started the football program at Hampshire High School.In 1994 Coach Ron Ellett was inducted into the Illinois High School Coaches' Hall of Fame. During his tenure Coach Ron Ellett guided the Whippurs to four conference titles, two State Championships and a State Runner-Up. Ron Ellett was also the High School baseball coach and lead the baseball team to their first District Championship in 1977.
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