- Indian Prairie School District 204
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Indian Prairie School District 204 (sometimes abbreviated IPSD) serves students from the Illinois communities of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Plainfield and Naperville. Currently one preschool, twenty-one elementary schools, seven middle schools, three high schools, and one alternative high school are in the district. There are thirty-one District 204 schools in Naperville and Aurora and one in Bolingbrook. The third high school (Metea Valley High School) opened in Aurora in August 2009. This prompted Waubonsie Valley High School's Gold Campus to be converted into a seventh middle school known as Gregory Fischer Middle School.
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History
The district was formed in 1972 by the mergers of Wheatland Elementary District 40, Elementary District 90 and Indian Plains Elementary District 182. The district began as a Kindergarten-8th Grade (K-8) district, with its students attending Naperville Central High School for 9th Grade-12th Grade until Waubonsie Valley High School was constructed for District 204 and opened in 1975. The district opened eleven buildings during the 1990s, at all levels of primary and secondary education.Neuqua Valley High School was introduced to the district in 1997. Another two elementary buildings were opened in 2001-2002, another in 2007, and a third high school, called Metea Valley High School, opened in 2009, to relieve overpopulation of Neuqua Valley High School and Waubonsie Valley High School.
Elementary schools
School's name School's namesake Location Mascot Principal Year opened Prairie Children's Preschool 1998 Brookdale Elementary School Brookdale subdivision Naperville Bobcats Brian LeCrone 1989 Brooks Elementary School Gwendolyn Brooks Aurora Tigers Dave Younce 1995 Builta Elementary School Wayne Builta, former teacher at Waubonsie Valley Bolingbrook Badgers Maranda Van Waning 1999 Clow Elementary School Robert E. Clow, school board president Naperville Cougars Barbara Kaufman 1979 Cowlishaw Elementary School Mary Lou Cowlishaw, retired member of the Illinois General Assembly Naperville Koalas Claudette Walton 1997 Fry Elementary School Fry family, longtime residents of Will County, Illinois Naperville Foxes Moira Arzich 2001 Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown subdivision Aurora Hawks Kim Stephens 1988 Gombert Elementary School Peter M. Gombert, former Associate Superintendent for Business Aurora Gators Jeremy Ricken 1998 Graham Elementary School V. Blanche Graham, former teacher and principal Naperville Falcons Joan Peterson 1996 Kendall Elementary School Oliver Julian Kendall, World War I casualty from Naperville Naperville Patriots Lena Guerrieri Longwood Elementary School Longwood subdivision Naperville Lions Laura Johnston 1972 McCarty Elementary School McCarty Brothers Aurora Mustangs Kim Earlenbaugh 1989 Owen Elementary School Owen Wavrinek, former School Board President [1] Naperville Owls Jason Bednar 2002 Patterson Elementary School Patterson family, early settlers of Wheatland Township, Will County, Illinois. Naperville Prairie Dogs Michelle Frost 1993 Peterson Elementary School Danielle Joy Peterson, a district graduate and former employee, now deceased Naperville Panthers Terri Russell 2007 Spring Brook Elementary School Spring Brook subdivision Naperville Huskies Dave Worst Steck Elementary School Reba O. Steck, former teacher Aurora Eagles Kerry Merrill 1992 Watts Elementary School/ May Watts* Naperville Wolverines Mike Raczack 1989 Welch Elementary School Arlene Welch, former teacher Naperville White Tigers Kenneth Bonomo 1999 White Eagle Elementary School White Eagle subdivision Aurora Wolves Jon Vogel 1995 Young Elementary School Nancy Young, former librarian Aurora Dolphins Adrienne Morgan 1999 Middle schools
School's name School's namesake Location Mascot Principal Year opened Crone Middle School Clifford Crone, former superintendent Naperville Panthers Allan Davenport 1997 Fischer Middle School Gregory Fischer, Educator Aurora (in the converted Gold Campus of Waubonsie) Falcons Jennifer Nonnemacher 2009 Granger Middle School Francis Granger, early resident of DuPage County, Illinois Aurora Grizzlies Mary Kelly 1993 Gregory Middle School Gordon Arthur Gregory, former school board president Naperville Pioneers Stephen Severson 1987 Hill Middle School Thayer J. Hill, first superintendent of IPSD 204. Naperville Trailblazers Darrell Echols 1981 Scullen Middle School Thomas G. Scullen, former superintendent Naperville Sharks Mark Truckenbrod 2001 Still Middle School Jeffrey C. Still, former teacher at Waubonsie Valley and Granger Aurora Bulldogs Kimberly Cornish 1997 High schools
School's name School's namesake Location Mascot and Colors Principal Year opened Indian Plains Alternative High School Aurora Hawks Green and Blue Josh Haas Waubonsie Valley High School Waubonsie, chief of the Potawatomi Aurora Warriors Green and Gold Kristine Marchiando 1975 Neuqua Valley High School Neuqua, son of Waubonsie Naperville Wildcats Blue and Gold Robert McBride Jr. 1997 Metea Valley High School Metea, chief of the Potawatomi Aurora Mustangs Black and Gold Jim Schmid 2009 References
- ^ Owen Elementary School is the only elementary school in the district to use its namesake's first name (or the name of the subdivision the school was constructed in) for the building, rather than the last name.
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Categories:- School districts in Illinois
- Naperville, Illinois
- Education in Aurora, Illinois
- Bolingbrook, Illinois
- School districts in DuPage County, Illinois
- Education in Kane County, Illinois
- Education in Will County, Illinois
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