Harry Darnell Jacobs High School | |
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Address | |
2601 Bunker Hill Algonquin, Illinois 60102 United States |
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Coordinates | 42°10′2″N 88°20′28″W / 42.16722°N 88.34111°WCoordinates: 42°10′2″N 88°20′28″W / 42.16722°N 88.34111°W |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Established | 1975 |
Oversight | Community Unit School District 300 |
Principal | Barb Valle |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 2523 |
Color(s) | Brown and Gold |
Athletics conference | Fox Valley |
Mascot | Golden Eagles |
Newspaper | The Talon |
Website | http://jhs.d300.org/ |
Harry D. Jacobs High School (commonly referred to as Jacobs or HDJ) is a public high school for students in grades 9 through 12 located in Algonquin, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, serving students from the west half of the Village of Algonquin and its surrounding areas, including Lake in the Hills, Gilberts, some of Sleepy Hollow, some of Carpentersville, and some of West Dundee, Illinois. The school is located in McHenry County, Illinois but also draws students from Northern Kane County.
Harry D. Jacobs High School is part of Community Unit School District 300, and one of three high schools serving the district. Feeder schools to Jacobs include Westfield Community School, Dundee Middle School, and Algonquin Middle School. The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association, Fox Valley Conference.
Elementary schools that feed into Harry D. Jacobs High School include:
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Middle schools that feed into Harry D. Jacobs High School include:
The school colors are brown and gold, and the athletic team's are nicknamed the Golden Eagles.
In terms of Advanced Placement (AP) courses, the school offers Music Theory, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Art Studio, U.S. History, Government and Politics, English Language, English Literature, Psychology, Environmental Science, Computer Programming, and Calculus and Spanish.