- Kaneland High School
Infobox High School
name= Kaneland High School
headmaster=
principal=established=
July 1 ,1958
type= Public
location=Maple Park, Illinois
enrollment= 1,093 (Jan 2007)
campus= Country
colors= Black and White
nicknames= Knights
conference=Western Sun Conference
website= [http://www.kaneland.org/khs/ KHS Homepage] |Kaneland High School, or KHS, is a public four-year
high school located inMaple Park, Illinois , a western suburb ofChicago, Illinois , in theUnited States . It is part of Kaneland Community Unit School District 302.History
Kaneland first opened in 1958. The staff, faculty, alumni, and current students will be celebrating it's 50th anniversary this fall during homecoming week. More information can be found at the website.
Academics
In 2005, Kaneland had an average composite ACT score of 20.3, and graduated 100.0% of its senior class. The average class size is 290. Kaneland has made
Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of theNo Child Left Behind Act . [ [ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/3104530200001_e.pdf Illinois School Report Card] ]Athletics
Kaneland competes in the
Western Sun Conference andIllinois High School Association . Kaneland has a rich history in athletics. They have a total of 8 Illinois High School State Championships.
2-Football (97,98)these two teams going 14-0 both seasons, making it the first time in Kaneland's history that the football team went undefeated in back-to-back seasons.
2-Boys Track and Field (75,77)
2-Girls Track and Field (87,88)
1-Boys Cross Country (87)
1-Girls Basketball (82)Notable alumni
*
Don Beebe , former NFL player for theBuffalo Bills andGreen Bay Packers , current head football coach atAurora Christian High School
*P.J. Fleck , former Northern Illinois standout and NFL player, current wide receivers coach at Northern Illinois
* Eric Ferguson, Chicago radio morning disc jockey
*Trish Beondo, morning DJ from 99.5 out of Chicago
*Casey Crosby , former football and baseball star recently drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the 2007 MLB Draft
*Joshua Angell, Author/GLBT Civil Rights Activist
*Summer Bellessa , fashion model, editor ofEliza magazine
*Chris Sabal , Chicago radio late night disc jockeyReferences
External links
* [http://www.kaneland.org/khs/ Official Website]
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