Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
picture =
principal = Eric Olsen
established = 1964
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = 8015 West 111th St.
Palos Hills
state = Illinois
country = USA
enrollment = 2,451
faculty = 195
campus = Suburban
mascot = Chargers
colors = Navy Blue, and Burnt Orange
newspaper = Staggline
yearbook = Kaleidoscope
website = [http://stagg.d230.org/ stagg.d230.org]

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Stagg, or AAS, is a public four-year high school located at the intersection of S. Roberts Rd. and W. 111th Street in Palos Hills, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Consolidated High School District 230, which also includes Victor J. Andrew High School and Carl Sandburg High School.

History

Stagg High School opened in September 1964, following the successful passage of a $2.1 million bond issue on May 26, 1962.

Academics

In 2005, Stagg had an average composite ACT score of 21.1 and graduated 90.2% of its senior class. The average class size is 18.8. Stagg has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. [ [http://district.d230.org/uploads/AASFY05.pdf Illinois School Report Card] ]

The staff is 195 teachers, of whom 80% hold an advanced degree.

Athletics

Stagg's athletic teams play in the SWSC Conference, and Illinois High School Association. Stagg's mascot is the Chargers.

tagg Fight Song

:We're the Chargers, team of fame!:We will always win the game!:Blue and orange is our flag,:Proudly waving in the sun!:GO CHARGERS!:Stagg's the name we'll carry high!:Alma mater, do or die!:Ever loyal to our school's name:'Til the game is won!:C-H-A-R-G-E-R-S!:C-H-A-R-G-E-R-S!:C-H-A-R-G-E-R-S!:GO CHARGERS!

Charger football

The Stagg Charger Football Team is a member of the South West Suburban football conference of the IHSA. The 2005 Chargers finished with an impressive 9-2 record, defeating York, Sandburg, Shepard, Thornridge, Thornton, Bradley, Oak Lawn, and Thornwood during the regular season. The Chargers advanced into the sweet sixteen playoffs in class 8a football. The 2005 season seemed to be a flashback of the tremendous 2002 season, in which the Chargers finished with a 10-3 record and a trip to the state semi-finals. Stagg has advanced into the state playoffs for three of the past five years (2002, 2003, 2005) under head varsity coach Tim McAlpin, and assistant varsity coaches Michael Morrison, Jack Doyle, Mike Fahey, Pete Gabel, and Brian Buglio. The great success of the Football program can largely be contributed to the work ethic of the players during the offseason. The program requests that players participate in sports during the winter and spring, making training a year long effort. Stagg players have competed in many powerlifting meets, often placing among the best teams in each. Charger powerlifters achieved a State Championship title in 2003, and continue to strive for success in every way. The football team has also won numerous powerlifting awards and titles at meets all around the area, including the annually held Stagg meet. Powerlifting and Track have been deemed as the backbone of the football team, contributing to the success on the field. As of 2006, the Chargers participate in the arguably the toughest football conference in the state of Illinois, proving to be a tough team to beat. For the 2004 Charger season, the official voice of Stagg was Ken Boehlke.

However, aside from the Stagg football team, the rest of Stagg athletics have much more success to offer. Girls athletic teams have been carrying Staggs name for at least the last 5 years with the help of coaches such as Melissa Mason, Micheal Kealy, and Allen Cunningham

Activities

Marching Chargers

The Amos Alonzo Stagg Marching Chargers, Stagg's largest competitive extracurricular activity, is the most visual of the school's musical ensembles. Following a two-week band camp program, the marching band enters a fall season of contests and often tri-weekly rehearsals for the duration of the season. They participate in roughly 4-6 marching competitions each year across the state of Illinois, including an exhibition performance at their home competition, the Stagg Marching Band Jamboree (annual since 1979). The Marching Chargers generally end their yearly seasons by participating in the Illinois State University Invitational Marching Band Championships or the University of Illinois Illini Marching Festival.

Director of the Marching Chargers

*Mike Madonia, "1985-1991"
*Charles Vaccarello, "1991-2002"
*Jeffery T. Daeschler, "2003-current"
*Robert Mecozzi, "interim director 2008"

Color Guard Director

*Kate Alstadt, "2000-current"
**"formerly Kate Fijalkowski through 2001."

Annual competitive marching shows

1991, "Wings of Fire"
*Night On Bald Mountain, Ferandole, Show Me The Way, Firebird1992, "The Lord of the Rings" by Johann DeMiij
*Gandalf, Hobbits1993, "Celebration and Dance"
*Celebration and Dance, Armenian Dances, Bacchanale1994, "Liturgical Dances" by David Holsinger
*Lux Aeterna, Liturgical Dances1995, "Russian/Dance"
*Shostakovich, Symphony Number 31996, "To Tame the Perilous Skies" by David Holsinger
*To Tame the Perilous Skies1997, "In the Spring at the Time When Kings Go Off to War" by David Holsinger
*In the Spring at the Time When Kings Go Off to War1998, "Cuban Fire Suite"
*???1999, "Hey Pachuco!"
*Mr. Roboto, Rampage, Hey Pachuco!, Pieces of Dreams2000, "Twelve Seconds to the Moon" by Robert W. Smith
*Part I, Percussion Feature, Part III2001, "The Divine Comedy" by Robert W. Smith
*The Inferno, Purgatorio, The Ascension
*solos by Mark Patsavas and Mike Dellert2002, "Jubilation Suite" by Richard L. Saucedo
*Movement I, Movement II, Movement III2003, "A Night at the Opera"
*Ruslan and Ludmilla, Nessun Dorma, Coronation Scene2004, "Scheherazade" by Rimsky-Korsakov
*The Story of Prince Kalendar, The Story of the Prince and Princess, Festival at Baghdad
*solos by Christian Ponte, Chris Lencioni, and Sean Corbet2005, "Revolution"
*Gavorkna Fanfare, Cornish and English Dances, Peterloo Overture, Peterloo Finale
*solos by J.J. Schiappa2006, "Ballets Russes" by Igor Stravinsky
*Petrouchka, The Princess' Round, Firebird Finale
*solos by Joe Illichman and Brandon Ardisson2007, "Jekyll & Hyde" by Frank Wildhorn
*Prologue, Murder, Murder, In His Eyes, Confrontation
*solos by Joe Illichman and Kevin Kunz2008, "Red" by Key Poulan
*China, Cuba, Soviet Union
*solos by Kevin Kunz

Theater

1993-1994
*Fall Play ?
*Winter Play: ?
*Spring Musical: Once On This Island

1994-1995
*Fall Play,
*Winter Play, ?
*Spring Musical, "Guys and Dolls" by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser

1995-1996
*Fall Play, Romeo and Juliet, Judevine
*Winter Play, ?
*Spring Musical: Oklahoma (Rogers and Hammerstein)

1996-1997
*Fall Play, The Crucible
*Winter Play,
*Spring Musical:Pippin

1997-1998
*Fall Play, The American Clock
*Winter Play, ?
*Spring Musical: Carousel?

1998-1999
*Fall Play, Midsummer Nights Dream
*Winter Play, ?
*Spring Musical: Bye Bye Birdie

1999-2000
*Fall Play, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged
*Winter Play, ?
*Spring Musical: Into the Woods

2000-2001
*Fall Play, "The Outsiders" by Charles Klein
*Winter Play, "Remember When", a compilation of student-written one-acts.
*Spring Musical, "Hello, Dolly!" by Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman

2001-2002
*Fall Play, "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare
*Winter Play, "???", a compilation of student-written one-acts.
*Spring Musical, "Guys and Dolls" by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser

2002-2003
*Fall Play, "Moon Over Buffalo" by Ken Ludwig
*Winter Play, "Our Country is Good" by Timberlake Wertenbaker
*Spring Musical, "The Secret Garden" by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon

2003-2004
*Fall Play, "Deathtrap" by Ira Levin
*Winter Play, "After The Death of Anna Gonzales" by Terri Fields and adapted by A.J. Perales
*Spring Musical, "Oklahoma!" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (see Rodgers and Hammerstein)

2004-2005
*Fall Play, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy and adapted by Julia Neilson and Fred Terry.
*Winter Play, "A Bright Room Called Day" by Tony Kushner
*Spring Musical, "My Fair Lady" by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe

2005-2006
*Fall Play, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Neil Simon
*Winter Play, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" by Steve Martin
*Spring Musical, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" by Stephen Sondheim

2006-2007
*Fall Play, "Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare
*Winter Play, "Quilters" by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
*Spring Musical, "Peter Pan" by Sir James M. Barrie

2007-2008
*Fall Play, "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
*Winter Play, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940" by John Bishop
*Spring Musical, " Bye Bye Birdie" by book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.

List of clubs/activities

*Anime Club
*Art Club
*Audio Visual
*Band
*Broadcasting
*C.E.C.
*Chess Team
*Choral Director/Choir
*Cinematography Club
*Community Swim Coordinator
*Cosmetology
*Child Care - Voc.
*Color Guard
*Concert Band
*Culinary Arts (New)
*Dance Club
*Debate
*Drama Club
*Extra Mile
*FACS
*International Club
*IROC
*IJCL, Illinois Junior Classical League (Latin Club)
*Jazz Band
*Literary Magazine
*Madrigal Singers
*Marching Chargers
*Mathletes
*Muslim Student Association
*Newspaper
*NHS National Honor Society
*Orchesis/Modern Dance
*Ovation Jazz Choir
*Pep Band/Athletic Band
*Pit Orchestra
*Powerlifting
*Pre-Vocational
*Radio
*SADD
*Scholastic Bowl
*Science Club
*Snowball
*Special Olympics
*Speech and Debate
*Spring Musical Director
*Student Council
*Swim Guard
*Symphonic Band
*Varsity Club
*Wind Symphony
*Winter Guard
*WYSE
*Yearbook
*Youth and Government

References

External links

* [http://stagg.d230.org/ Official website]
* [http://d230.org/stagg/radio/ Stagg's Shoutcast Station]