Hononegah Community High School
| Hononegah Community High School | |
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| Address | |
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307 Salem Street Rockton, Illinois 61072 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′14″N 89°03′48″W / 42.454°N 89.0632°WCoordinates: 42°27′14″N 89°03′48″W / 42.454°N 89.0632°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1923 |
| School district | Hononegah Community High School District 207 |
| Superintendent | Lynn Gibson |
| Principal | Eric Flohr |
| Staff | 187 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 2113 |
| Average class size | 23.3 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) |
Purple Gold |
| Athletics conference | (NIC-10) |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Nickname | Indians |
| Average ACT scores | 26 |
| Website | Official School Website |
Hononegah Community High School is a public high school in Rockton, Illinois and is the only high school comprising Hononegah Community High School District 207. Located between Rockford and the southern border of Wisconsin, the school serves students from the towns of Rockton, Roscoe, Shirland, and parts of South Beloit.
The high school opened its doors in 1923. The school is named after Ho–no–ne–gah, the Native American wife of Stephen Mack, Jr., who is generally credited for founding the town of Rockton. The school's namesake is honored with a large mural in the school's main lobby (see gallery below).
One of the unique aspects of Hononegah is its inflatable "bubble" field house, the first of its kind for any Illinois public school, until its collapse in December 2015.
Hononegah High School was built in 1922, and dedicated in February 1923. Additions to the building have taken place in the 1950s, 1971 (metal gym complex), 1981 classroom addition, 1996 (Performing Arts Center and classrooms) and 2003 (new entrance, locker rooms, guidance and social studies as well as the information system's academy). The cafeteria was originally the theater and gym. The concession area in the metal gym was the location of the Hononegah Theater in the 1970s through 1996.
George Kelsey, a local entrepreneur and successful businessperson, donated $1.6m in 1941 to build a new football stadium, and the school honors him with an award presented to one student each year, based on GPA, being in at least two sports and two honors level classes, and a lack of criminal background.
District 207 purchased land near Interstate I-90 to accommodate a second campus if enrollment continues to rise. Notable additions to the base campus include a Performing Arts Center capable of seating 1,100 and an athletic practice dome(which deflated in a hail storm during the winter of 2015). The school is 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% Asian
In 2011, Hononegah had an average composite ACT score of 21.0, and graduated 88.0% of its senior class. Though from 2006 to 2014 Hononegah students have achieved 9 perfect scores. As of 2013, Hononegah had not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test used in Illinois to fulfill the mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school overall did not meet minimum expectations in mathematics.
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