Traughber Junior High

Infobox Secondary School
name = Traughber Junior High School

motto = "The World's Greatest School"
principal = Ralph P. Kober
established =
type = Public intermediate / middle
grades = 6-8
city = 61 Franklin St Oswego
state = Illinois
country = USA
oversight = Oswego Community Unit School District 308
enrollment = 765
faculty =
mascot = Panther
colors = Gold, Black
website = http://www.oswego308.org/schools/traughber/

Traughber Junior High School, or TJHS is a public intermediate school located in Oswego, Illinois, a small village in Illinois. It is under the jurisdiction of Oswego Community Unit School District 308. It is the oldest junior high school in the district and it used to serve as Oswego's high school which is today close to Traughber Junior High School under the name Oswego High School.

Academics

In the 2005-2006 school year, Traughber Junior High had an average score of 83.6 on the ISAT (Illinois Standards Achievement Test) with a class size average of 27.5 for sixth grade, 24.2 for seventh grade, and 21.3 for eighth grade. Traughber's last year will be the 2007-08 year where the building will then be used as a district office building. The last graduating class is the class of 2012.We all love miss the old school but the new traghber rocks our world!

Notable Alumni

It is notable to mention that former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert attended Traughber Junior High School before moving on to attend Oswego High School. He came to speak at the school in May 2007 to congratulate essay winners that wrote about issues that the President should address.

External links

* [http://www.oswego308.org/schools/traughber/ Website at Oswego308.org]