Grant Community High School
| Grant Community High School | |
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| Address | |
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285 East Grand Avenue Fox Lake , IL United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public School |
| Motto | "Welcome To Bulldog Country" |
| Established | 1938 |
| School district | 124 |
| Principal | Marilyn A. Howell, Ph.D |
| Faculty | 175 (105 Certified, 70 Non-Certified) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,735 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Black |
| Athletics | Noth Suburban Confrence - Prarie Division |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Newspaper | The Bark |
| Website | http://www.grant.lake.k12.il.us/ http://www.grantbulldogs.org |
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Grant Community High School, Grant, or GCHS, is a public four-year high school located in Fox Lake, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is part of Grant Community High School District 124.
History
Grant Community High School graduated its first class of seniors in 1939. Grant has Rapidly growing through out the years. It recently had an addition to the building which added a brand new library and 4 more classrooms
Athletics
Grant has many sports:
- Base Ball
- Basket Ball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross-Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track
- Volleyball
- Wrestling.
Grant competes in the North Suburban Prairie Conference and Illinois High School Association.
Acedemics
Various Acedmic Departments:
- Art
- Business
- English
- Family and Consumer Science
- Foreign Language
- Industrial Technology
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education and Health
- Science
- Social Science
- Technology Campus
Activities and Clubs
- National Honor Society
- Student Council
- T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More)
- Environmental Club
- Chamber Singers/Women's Ensemble
- Barbershop/Sweet Adeline's Ensemble
- Flag Corps
- Winter Flags Corps
- Jazz Band
- Marching Band
- P.A.S. (Performing Arts Society)
Publications
- NEWS PAPER- (THE BARK) - This non-English credit elective course introduces and reinforces the techniques of research, interviewing, writing, and editing in the context of print journalism.
- MAGAZINE- Who We Are Initium is a group of students from all walks of the school who have come together to create an art and literature magazine.
- GCHS Yearbook - This non-English credit elective course introduces and reinforces skills related to yearbook design. These include interviewing, writing, editing, and layout.
Community Information
Fox Lake is located at the southern tip of the Chain of Lakes region. Once a quiet summer vacation village, this community continues to show rapid growth in population and popularity. As the Village of Fox Lake approaches 10,000 residents, Fox Lake and the surrounding communites are well suited to provide convenient access to cultural and recreational activites. Much of the village’s economic base centers on the summer tourism industry, which sees approximately 1.5 million visitors annually. Boating is a major source of income for the community with an estimated 80% of all Illinois boat sales coming from the Fox Lake area. The median value of a home in Fox Lake is $137,600. The median household income is $46,548; and property taxes range from 6.176% to 9.095%. The major income source for public entities is in the form of property tax revenues, which is apporixmately 85%. The lack of industry in the community places a heavy burden on individual property owners. The census completed in 2000 estimated that approximately 22% of the Fox Lake population is low income.
Administration
- John Benedetti has served as the Superintendent of Grant Community High School District 124 since July 1, 1994 . Currently he is the highest ranking tenured High School Superintendent in Lake County . He is the chief executive officer of District 124 managing a $28 million budget and 155 faculty and staff. During his tenure, the District successfully passed a $16.5 million building bond and an education rate referendum in 1999 and spearheaded two construction projects in 2002 and 2006. Prior to his tenure in District 124, he served for 11 years in several administrative positions in Lake Zurich Unit School District 95.
- Christine Sefcik has served as Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations at Grant Community High School District 124 since 1996. Mrs. Sefcik holds a B.S. in Accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Educational Leadership from Northern Illinois University with a Type 75 in Educational Administration and a Chief School Business Official endorsement. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, former chairperson of the Northeastern Illinois Association of School Business Officials and currently serves on the Executive Board for the Intergovernmental Utilities Purchasing Cooperative.
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