Waukegan High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, a city to the north of Chicago, Illinois. It is part of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60. Students attend classes at the Washington Campus (EAST Campus), located at 1011 Washington Street, and also at the Brookside Campus (WEST Campus), at 2325 Brookside Avenue. WHS first opened its doors in 1870 in the east campus. West campus was built to accommodate the baby boomer generation after WWII and originally held the Freshmen and Sophomore classes, while East Campus housed the Junior and Senior classes. West Campus is known today as Brookside Campus. Between the 1975–76 school year, and the 1989–90 school year, Waukegan High School split into two completely separate campuses. The East (Washington) campus is considered to be one and the same as the current and previous Waukegan High School. The West (Brookside) Campus was, during those years, a separate high school known as Waukegan West.
| Waukegan High School | |
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2325 Brookside Avenue , 60085 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°10′09″N 73°14′33″E / 34.1693°N 73.2425°E (Brookside) 42°21′31″N 87°50′39″W / 42.35855°N 87.844148°W (Washington) |
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| School type | Public |
| Opened | 1870 |
| School district | Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 |
| Superintendent | Theresa Plascencia |
| Principal | Timothy Bryner |
| Teaching staff | 215.00 FTE |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Number of students | 4,562 (2015–16)[1] |
| Average class size | 20.4[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | purple green gold |
| Song | The Purple, Green And Gold |
| Fight song | The Purple, Green And Gold |
| Athletics conference | North Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Team name | Waukegan Bulldogs |
| Accreditation | AdvancED[3] |
| Newspaper | The Dog Times |
| Website | schools |
Athletics
The Waukegan Bulldogs are members of the North Suburban Conference. They also compete as a part of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which sponsors the state tournaments for most of the sports and activities in the state.
During the time when Waukegan High School was split into Waukegan East and Waukegan West High Schools, East retained the "Bulldog" nickname that had been in use, while the West school took the name "Raiders". When the schools merged again, the traditional Bulldog name was retained, however, a pirate's eye patch was added to depictions of the bulldog to honor the "Raiders" legacy of the West campus.[4]
Waukegan sponsors the following interscholastic athletic teams for men and women: basketball, cross country, track, swimming, golf, soccer, and volleyball. Men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Women may compete in badminton, softball, cheerleading, and tennis.
While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams in pom poms for women,[clarification needed] and coed teams in drill team and rifle team.[5]
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective state championship tournaments, sponsored by the IHSA:[6]
- Baseball: 2nd place (1959–60); State Champions (1970–71, 1982–83)
- Basketball (boys): 4th place (1958–59); 2nd place (2008–09); 3rd place (2009–10)
- Cross Country (boys): 3rd place (1993–94)
- Golf (boys): 4th place (1939–40); 3rd place (1957–58); 2nd place (1953–54, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1969–70)
- Golf (girls): 4th place (1976–77, 1977–78, 1983–84); 3rd place (1992–93); 2nd place (1981–82); State Champions (1975–76, 1980–81, 1991–92)
- Track & Field (boys): 4th place (1926–27); 3rd place (1982–83, 1989–90); 2nd place (1953–54); State Champions (1979–80)
- Track & Field (girls): 3rd place (1994–95); 2nd place (1995–96)
- Wrestling: 4th place (1953–54, 1960–61, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2000–01); 3rd place (1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1981–82); 2nd place (1950–51, 1951–52, 1961–62, 1990–91); State Champions (1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66)
The 1982–83 baseball state title, the 1983–84 4th place finish in girls golf, and the 1989–90 3rd place finish in boys track & field were won by Waukegan West High School. The IHSA recognizes the current Waukegan High School as the caretaker of these victories.[6]
Notable alumni
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- Paul Adams was an Illinois Fighting Illini football player and long-time coach at Deerfield High School.[7]
- Robert Barnett is a lawyer whose clients have included Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.[8]
- Gary Bennett (class of 1990) was a Major League Baseball catcher (1995–2008). He was a member of the 2006 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.[9]
- Jack Benny (did not graduate) was a vaudevillian, comedian, and star of radio, film, and television from the 1920s through the 1960s.[10]
- Jim Bittermann has been a news reporter based in Europe since 1980 for NBC, ABC, and most recently CNN.
- Nick Browder was a quarterback in the Arena Football League.[8]
- Corky Calhoun was a professional basketball player (1972–80), member of 1977 NBA Champion Portland Trail Blazers.[11]
- Betty Currie was the personal secretary for President Bill Clinton, best known for her testimony in the Monica Lewinsky affair.
- Johnny Dickshot was a Major League Baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants, Chicago White Sox).[12]
- Neil Flynn is an actor best known for his work on the television series Scrubs and The Middle.[citation needed]
- Otto Graham was a professional football player (1946–55), playing his entire career as quarterback for the Cleveland Browns; he is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[13][14]
- Jermaine Lewis was a professional football player in the Arena Football League.[15]
- Joshua Mallett, better known by his stage name "Rip", is a recording artist, producer, DJ and filmmaker
- Rashaan Melvin is a cornerback for the NFL's Oakland Raiders.
- Derek Mitchell was a shortstop for Team USA Baseball (1995); also played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds organizations.[16]
- Bob O'Farrell was a Major League Baseball catcher (1915–35), voted the National League's 1926 Most Valuable Player and played for the 1926 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.[8]
- David Ogrin is a professional golfer.[8]
- Jerry Orbach was an actor noted for roles on stage, television, and film; won a Tony Award for his work on Broadway and starred in the NBC television series Law & Order.[8]
- Adam Pearce (class of 1996) is a professional wrestler.[citation needed]
- Jereme Richmond, basketball player for University of Illinois, declared for NBA Draft in 2011.
- Brian Traxler is a former MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- Jerome Whitehead was a professional basketball player in the NBA (1978–89); member of the national champion 1976-77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team.[17]
- Renae Youngberg played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
- Jon Michael Hill is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama, Detroit 1-8-7 and currently co-stars as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary.
References
- ^ "Waukegan High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getReport.aspx?year=2014&code=3404906000022_e.pdf
- ^ Institution Summary, AdvancED. Retrieved 11 July 2012
- ^ "Waukegan HS history". Retrieved April 11, 2009.
- ^ "Waukegan HS Athletic Department". athletics2000.com.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help) - ^ a b "Season Summaries for Waukegan High School". ihsa.org. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help) - ^ Sadin, Steve (March 17, 2019). "Paul Adams, legendary Deerfield football coach, dies at 82". Deerfield Review. Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Bell, Taylor; Waukegan: High School of the Week; 3 October 2007; Chicago Sun- Times; accessed 13 April 2009
- ^ "11th Round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1931 – 1940 Illinois State Society History: Jack Benny". illinoisstatesoceity.typepad.com.
- ^ "Corky Calhoun Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Johnny Dickshot Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ Schwartz, Larry; Automatic Otto defined versatility; espn.com; accessed 11 April 2009
- ^ "Otto Graham stats and profil". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|website=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Jermaine Lewis stats and profile at Arena Football League". AFL. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ^ http://www.slammersillinois.com/instructors/derek-mitchell
- ^ "Jerome Whitehead Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com.