Glenbard South High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Glenbard South High School

principal = Terri Hanrahan
established = 1972
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = 23W200 Butterfield Road,
Glen Ellyn
state = Illinois
country = U.S.
enrollment = 1,453
faculty = 100
campus = Suburban, 43 acres
mascot = Raider
colors = Red, White, Royal Blue
website = [http://www.glenbardsouthhs.org/ www.glenbardsouthhs.org]
picture =

Glenbard South High School, or GSHS is a public four-year high school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87. The smallest of the 4 Glenbard Township High Schools, South draws it's students from southern Glen Ellyn (primarily south and southwest of Illinois Route 38), and portions of unincorporated Glen Ellyn, and a small portion of Lombard. It is among the top-ranked public high schools in Illinois.

History

Glenbard South was the fourth of the Glenbard high schools built. It opened in 1972. The capacity of the building is 1500, but with additions, could actually house 2500 students. There used to be no windows, except in the library, the art rooms, and some hallways, but there are now windows in the towers as well. Because of this fact, it is rumored that Glenbard South was previously a jail but the school states that the lack of windows was for energy conservation.

Press

Glenbard South's school newspaper appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for misspelling the slogan, "If you can't beat them, then they are not tied down properly. If you still can't beat them, then accept that they better than you." Leno laughed at this.Fact|date=February 2008

Academics

In 2005, Glenbard South had an average composite ACT score of 24.0, and graduated 96.3% of its senior class. Glenbard South has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. [ [http://www.glenbard.dupage.k12.il.us/Glenbard_DistrictHQ/2005/media/pdf/Report%20Cards/Current%20Year/Glenbard_South_Report_Card.pdf Illinois School Report Card] ]

The staff is 100 teachers, of whom 94% hold an advanced degree. [ [http://www.glenbard.dupage.k12.il.us/Glenbard_DistrictHQ/2005/media/pdf/Profiles/South.pdf Glenbard South Profile] ] The average class size is 23.3.

Mission statement

"To prepare students to be productive citizens equipped to challenge the future as a knowledgeable person, critical thinker, effective communicator, quality producer, collaborative worker, responsible individual, and socially responsible citizen." [ [http://www.glenbard.net/Glenbard_south/site-pages/mission.html Glenbard South Official Website] ]

Athletics

Glenbard South competes in the Western Sun Conference. Its mascot is the Raider. In 2001, Glenbard South won the Illinois state championship for Boys Cross Country. [ [http://www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/pdh_perdef_grade10.htm Illinois State Board of Education] ]

*Boys Sports
**Baseball
**Basketball
**Chess
**Cross Country
**Football
**Golf
**Gymnastics
**Ice Hockey
**Soccer
**Swimming
**Tennis
**Track
**Wrestling

*Girls Sports
**Badminton
**Basketball
**Cheerleading
**Chess
**Cross Country
**Golf
**Gymnastics
**Softball
**Soccer
**Swimming
**Tennis
**Track
**Volleyball
**Wrestling

Activities

Glenbard South's Math Team took first place in the state of Illinois among schools with 1,000 to 1,999 students in 2006. In 2007, the Math Team won first place at the Western Sun Conference meet by a score of a Western Sun Conference record of 425. Their Mock Trial team won the state and came in 8th nationally in 1996, and was second place in the state of Illinois in 2006, with many regional victories. The Glenbard South Chess team took first place in their class in the state competition in 2006, and their Science Olympiad Team, in their first year, took fourth place in the state of Illinois in 2006. Students have been known to transfer to South for the both superb and intense music program.

The Glenbard South Symphonic Band won the 2007 Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival in the Class AA Division. The previous time the Band won was in 1992.
*Chess
*Drama
*Forensics
*French Club
*Math Team [cite web|url=http://www.mathleague.com/reglist/REGIL8.HTM|title=ILLINOIS MATHEMATICS LEAGUE Contest Registration Index|accessdate=2008-05-19|publisher=Mathematics Leagues, Inc.]
*Mock Trial
*Music-Instrumental
*Otaku Club
*Music-Organization
*Music-Vocal
*Ping Pong
*Scholastic Bowl
*Science Olympiad
*Student Council
*Spanish Club
*Summer Soccer League
*Model U.N.
*Philosophy Club
*MSA (Muslim Students Association)

Notable alumni

* Tim Costo (1987), Cincinnati Reds player [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Tim-Costo.shtml Tim Costo - Cincinnati Reds player] ]
* Ryan Grossman (2007), Eastern Illinois Offensive Lineman [ [http://www2.eiupanthers.com/roster.asp?playerid=72&sport=4 Eastern Illinois University Athletics ] ]
* Tom Krieglstein (1999), All-USA Academic First Team from USA Today [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2001-04-05-first-team.htm All-USA Academic First Team at USA Today] ]
* Pete Ludovice (1980), engineering professor at Georgia Tech [ [http://www.chbe.gatech.edu/fac_staff/faculty/ludovice.php Pete Ludovice, Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech] ] , radio host [ [http://www.wrek.org/blackboxhosts Pete Ludovice, host of Inside the Black Box] ] and stand-up comedian. [ [http://www.drpetecomedy.com/index.html Comedian Dr. Pete] ]
* Ryan McPartlin (1993), television actor [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574131/ Internet Movie Database] ]
* John Riley (1980)- DJ 93.3FM, Peoria Illinois [ [http://www.933thedrive.com/pages/179818.php John Riley host of The Drive 93.3FM in Peoria] ]
* John Shepard (actor) (1978) Film and Television Actor, appeared in The Hunt for Red October [ [http://www.fridaythe13thfilms.com/saga/part5/johnshepherd.html friday the 13th films ] ]
* Amy Lynn Svoboda (1985), US Air Force Captain killed in 1997 training mission
* Nikos Tselios (1997), Pro Hockey Defenseman [ [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=25885 Hockey Database] ]

* Alison Zlotow (1996), Professional Musician (violin) [ [http://www.iceorg.org/about/artist/zlotow.html International Contemporary Ensemble ] ] [ [http://tickets.publictheater.org/calendar/view.asp?id=5265 Public Theater, New York ] ]

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