Grant Community High School

Infobox School
name = Grant Community High School


motto = "Welcome To Bulldog Country"
district = District # 124
established = 1930
type = Public
principal = Dr. Pat Bentancur
faculty = 175
enrollment = 1900+
free_label = Colors
free_text = Red and White
free_label2 = Mascot
free_text2 = Bulldogs
location = 285 E. Grand Avenue
information = 1-847-587-2561
website = http://www.grantbulldogs.org/

Grant Community High School was established in 1930 and is a high school located in Fox Lake, Illinois, United States.

Mission Statement

Grant Community High School will educate each and every student to be a responsible and productive citizen who will be able to effectively manage future challenges. Students will be provided with the opportunity to develop intellectually, emotionally and physically in a safe and supportive environment.

[ [http://www.grantbulldogs.org/ Grant] ]

District And School information

Currently, approximately 1900 students attend Grant Community High School and we are still growing, due to the excessive amount of construction in the area, namely neighborhoods like Valley Lakes. With a new addition and renovations completed in 2002, Grant is now a two-story convert|260000|sqft|m2|sing=on building that sits on 42 acres of property. The district obtains most or all of its students from four public elementary school districts (Big Hollow, Gavin, Stanton, Palombi) and two private parochial schools (St. Bede and Calvary Christian). The class of 2007 had 331 graduates.

Activities and Clubs

*National Honor Society
*Student Council
*Academic Team
*T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More)
*Environmental Club
*Chamber Singers/Women's Ensemble
*Barbershop/Sweet Adeline's Ensemble
*Fall Flag Corps
*Winter Flags Corps
*Jazz Band
*Marching Band
*P.A.S. (Performing Arts Society)
*Prayer Group
*Film Club
*Debate Club
*Mock Trial
*WYSE Team(World Youth Science Engineering)
*Math Team
*Guitar Club

In the past 3 years Grant's Academic Team (or "A-team" as its members often call it) has been increasingly successful. Coach VanAlstine became Varsity coach in 2004 replacing Taubery (who coached JV in 2004-5) and Mr. Strebel became JV coach in 2005. The 2005-6 season was basically a rebuilding one and a chance to improve greatly as the previous year's seniors were now gone. The 2005-6 All-Conference member was Chris Ranes. The 2006-7 All-Conference member was Sarah Goodwin. The 2007-8 All-Conference Member was Alex Maskevich.

Publications

* Newspaper (The Bark) [http://grantbulldogs.org/newspaper.html]
* Yearbook
* Literary Magazine

Athletics

*Football
*Baseball
*Softball
*Boys Track / Girls Track
*Boys Basketball / Girls Basketball
*Co-Ed Cross Country
*Boys Soccer / Girls Soccer
*Cheerleading
*P.O.M.S.
*Boys Tennis / Girls Tennis
*Girls Volleyball
*Girls Bowling
*Boys Golf
*Swimming
*Wrestling
*Dance Team

**Grant Athletics Home Page: [http://www.athletics2000.com/grant Grant Community High School Athletics]

2008 Referendum

Grant Community High School held a referendum on Super Tuesday and passed after the machines in Northern Lake County's broke. They had to drive the ballots to the headquarters to count the votes.

The Construction will start at the end of may

[ [http://www.grantbulldogs.org/referendum Grant Community High School ] ] Check out the Grant Referendum page for Up-To-Date Pictures [http://www.grantbulldogs.org/referendum Referendum Home]
Check out the Grant Construction Page for UP-TO-DATE-INFORMATION [http://www.grantbulldogs.org/construction.html construction Progress]

References

*Information From: [http://www.grantbulldogs.org/about.html/ Grant]
*Grant Picture 1952: [http://www.grantclassof1952.com/Page%20Main%20Page.htm/ Class of 1952]
*Official Website of the 2008 Referendum [http://www.gchs2008.org/ GCHS 2008]
*Check out the status of Construction and Pictures:
[http://www.grantbulldogs.org/referendum Picture Updates] [http://www.grantbulldogs.org/construction.html Construction Progress Updates]