Wredling Middle School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Wredling Middle School

motto = HAWK: Honor. Achievement. Well-balanced. Kindness.
principal = Melissa Dockum
established = 1995
type = Public intermediate
grades = 6-8
city = 1200 Dunham Rd.
St. Charles
state = Illinois
country = USA
enrollment = 1,213
faculty = 71
campus = Suburban
newspaper = The Wredling Review
yearbook = The Wred Book
mascot = RedHawks
nickname = RedHawks
colors = Red & Black
website = [http://www.d303.org/schools/wredling/WMS/Wredling/main/homepage.htm]
picture =

Wredling Middle School is a public three-year middle school located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community Unit School District 303 which also includes Haines Middle School and Thompson Middle School. After graduation, nearly all of the students attend St. Charles East High School.

History

Wredling Middle School is named after Mr. John H. Wredling, who was Superintendent of Schools in Community Unit School District 303 from 1968 to 1972. Originally, the main campus was built in 1995 by Hestrup & Associates at 255 Red Gate Rd. with a capacity of 1300. In 2000, Wredling moved to 1200 Dunham Rd, where it is located today. The original campus was expanded and converted into St. Charles North High School at a cost of $41,500,000. The main elementary schools feeding into Wredling Middle School are Anderson, Fox Ridge, Munhall, Lincoln, and Norton Creek. Also included is a small contingent from Davis and Richmond.

When St. Charles East High School was shut down for the entire 2001-2002 school year due to mold, East students took classes at the adjacent Wredling Middle School building and mobile classrooms surrounding it (brought in specifically to accommodate the larger student body). Meanwhile, Wredling students took most classes at a mobile classroom campus situated between Haines and Thompson Middle Schools. Classes resumed their normal locations the following school year.

Academics

The student to faculty ratio at Wredling is 17 to 1. Wredling has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test, a state test which is mandatory under the No Child Left Behind Act.cite web | date = 2005 | url = ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/S3104530301012_E.pdf | title = 2005 Illinois School Profile | publisher = Illinois State Board of Education | accessdate = 2006-11-18]

Wredling Middle School students won nine awards in the 2005 creative writing contest sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Tri-Cities branch.

In 2006, the Wredling Middle School team finished 17th at the state Science Olympiad held at the University of Illinois.

Recently, Laura Garvey, Mya Hunt, and Kevin Zhang were accepted as members of the Illinois Music Educators Association's All-District Honors Orchestra and invited to play at the IMEA's annual Festival Concert held at Larkin High School in Elgin, Illinois.

Matthew Regan received the Mr. John Wredling Human Service Award in 2002 for his notable pursuit in helping members of the community. Matt helped a young Vietamese student, by the name of Dan Dinh, learn the skills necessary to succeed in the eighth grade. Matt is currently studying business at Indiana University.

Athletics

Wredling Middle School has 10 athletic teams, of which 5 are for boys and 5 are for girls. Wredling's teams are dubbed the "Red Hawks".Boys' Sports:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Football
*Track & Field
*WrestlingGirls' Sports:
*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Track & Field
*Volleyball

Activities

Wredling Middle School offers over twenty clubs & activities.

*Ambassadors
*Band
*Choir
*Club Red
*Drama Club
*Game Club
*Imagineers
*In Club
*Intramural Bowling
*Intramural Flag Football
*Intramural Softball
*Jazz Ensemble
*MathCounts
*Natural Helpers
*Newspaper
*Orchestra
*Rocket Club
*Science Club
*Science Olympiad
*School Store
*Share and Care
*Sonrise
*Student Council
*TEK
*Technology Student Association
*Theater
*Yearbook

Community

Racial Background:
*Asian/Pacific Islander - 3.9%
*Black - 1.1%
*Hispanic - 7.5%
*Native American - 0.3%
*White - 87.2%Additional Information:
*Average Teaching Experience - 10.9 years
*Limited English Proficiency - 0.2%
*Low Income - 9.1%
*Mobility - 4.9%
*Percent of Teachers with Graduate Degrees - 56.8%

The Wredling 8th grade class was nominated in the "Good Samaritan Youth" category of the annual Hometown Heroes program, which is hosted by the American Red Cross. The class was nominated for raising $16,681 for the American Cancer Society on Make A Difference Day in October 2004. The "Good Samaritan Youth" category is sponsored by Gordon Flesch Company.

"Summary Frames: Language Acquisition for Special Education and ELL Students", an article by Wredling Middle School 8th grade social studies teacher Alicia Honnert, was published in the Summer 2005 issue of Science Activities magazine.

Alice Nelson, a counselor at Wredling, was named the R.B. Mades Associate Educator of the Year in April 2004 as part of the 29th annual Educator of the Year Awards that are presented by the Kane County Regional Office of Education. Nelson is credited with helping to start the Teachers Encouraging Kids (TEK) program while working at Haines Middle School. Through TEK, teachers spend extra time with students out of school to support and encourage them. Nelson later also developed the student ambassador program as an extension of TEK.

References

External links

* [http://www.d303.org/schools/wredling/WMS/Wredling/main/homepage.htm Official website]