Maine South High School
| Maine South High School | |
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1111 S. Dee Rd. Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°00′05″N 87°51′11″W / 42.0014°N 87.8531°WCoordinates: 42°00′05″N 87°51′11″W / 42.0014°N 87.8531°W |
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| School type | public, secondary |
| Opened | 1964 |
| School district | Maine Township HS 207 |
| NCES District ID | 1724090 |
| Superintendent | Ken Wallace |
| CEEB code | 143377 |
| NCES School ID | 172409005031 |
| Principal | Mr. Shawn Messmer |
| Teaching staff | 171.5 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,617 (2010-11) |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) |
red black white |
| Fight song | Hail to the Hawks |
| Athletics conference | Central Suburban League |
| Mascot | Harley |
| Team name | Hawks |
| Average ACT scores (2010-11) | 24.6 |
| Publication | Equinox |
| Newspaper | Southwords |
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| TV/radio | WMTH |
| Website | http://south.maine207.org/ |
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Maine South High School is a public four-year high school located in Park Ridge, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Maine Township High School District 207, which also includes Maine East High School and Maine West High School.
Maine South is well known for its academic, athletic, and fine arts success. Since at least 1992 it has also received mention in national media as the alma mater of Hillary Clinton, a member of the school's first graduating class.
Bids on the construction of Maine South opened on 18 March 1963. Maine South was built in 1964 on the grounds of a former landfill to meet the growing educational needs of the area, mainly the city of Park Ridge, but also some of Niles, Harwood Heights, Norridge, Rosemont and unincorporated Norwood Park Township.
The first principal, Clyde Watson, was appointed in December 1963, in order to give him time to begin forming the first parents and music booster clubs.
Until 1969, students were under a dress code that included a requirement for men to be clean shaven, and that hair had to be cut above the collar. 1969 also saw the first expansion of the school with the addition of the student cafeteria, and some physical education and classroom areas.
In 1973, the North Central Association, an academic accreditation agency, rated Maine South as "one of the top 10 high schools in the nation."
In 1986 and 1987, officials from Maine South were instrumental in pushing the Illinois High School Association to recognize girls soccer.
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