Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The magazine's 2013 report out this week recognizes several Illinois schools.
On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked North High School at No. 885 among high schools in the country, with a "Newsweek Score" of 3.06. For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about CHS D99 North's ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above. The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Downers Grove North ranked 36th out of 667 Illinois high schools, while South High placed 52nd, according to the annual list published by U.S. News and World Report.
Both schools in Downers Grove's Community High School District 99 are among the best in state, according to annual rankings published Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report. Downers Grove North ranked 36th out of 667 public high schools in Illinois, up one spot from 2012. Downers Grove South ranked 52nd, up five spots from last year. The 2013 U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings are based on data collected from more than 21,000 public U.S. high schools from 49 states and the District of Columbia. The rankings are designed to capture how well high schools educate all of their students and prepare them for college-level work, a press release from U.S. News said. Schools are evaluated based on overall student performance on …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Downers Grove North Athenas and Downers Grove South Fillies will travel to Bloomington, IL, on Friday and Saturday after placing among the top 12 teams at the 3A sectional in Palatine.
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Thursday, January 24
Both Downers Grove high schools have something to dance about. The Downers Grove North Athenas and Downers Grove South Fillies will both compete in the IHSA competitive dance state final Friday and Saturday after placing among the top 12 teams at the 3A sectional in Palatine on Jan. 19. The Fillies finished second in its group behind St. Charles North, with a score of 83.50. The Athenas finished sixth with a score of 75.50. Both teams are set to perform Saturday evening at the state finals competition. This year marks the first year competitive dance is recognized as an IHSA sport. Over the past eight years, the Downers Grove South Fillies have won six state championships through TeamDance Illinois. At a December competition, the school's …
Friday, November 25, 2011
Quarter 1 honor roll for 2011-2012 school year.
From District 99: 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR: 4.0 And Above Honor Roll Class of 2015 (Freshmen) Kevin Michael Atwater, Daniel Richard Bartkowiak, Adam Winston Behnke, Robert Steven Bonanno, Mackenzie Marie Cady, Jacklyn Danielle Cannon, Paul Michael Cappetta, Benjamin Dean Carlson, Edward James Carson, Erinn Nicole Casey, Joshua Paul Chesney, Zachary Dayon Christensen, Elizabeth Webber Coughlin, Evan Michael Culligan, Darius Ignatius Daugvila, David A DelValle, Maximilian I Denk, John E Diamond, Elisabeth Lauren DiGiulio, Patrick Daniel Drabik, Raymond Jeffrey Dragunaitis, Tyler Robert Drobnik, Alexandru Daniel Duta, Kyra Rose Dvorak, Brittney Gabriela Dziabula, Elizabeth Ash Eboli, Katelyn Joyce Edel, David Paul Edwards Jr , Jack Ryan …
Friday, September 30, 2011
Lucca throws for three touchdowns, runs for another in York's 41-0 rout.
It was Downers Grove North’s homecoming Friday night, but York did all the celebrating. The visiting Dukes used their high-powered offense, which has scored 249 points this season, to rout the Trojans 41-0 at Carstens Field in Downers Grove and remain unbeaten in West Suburban Conference Silver Division action with two weeks to go before a much-anticipated showdown with Glenbard West that likely will determine the league championship. York (5-1, 3-0) amassed 465 yards of offense, 304 of which came on the ground. Running back Ken Boesenberg, an often-overlooked cog in the Dukes’ well-oiled machine, didn’t score but rushed for 134 yards on 13 carries. “We like to establish the run game first and then evidently that opens up the passing game…
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Last year South had two semifinalists; North had seven. This year, each school has five.
Ten Community High School District 99 students have been named 2011-2012 National Merit semifinalists based on their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT last year. Five of those students attend Downers Grove North High School. Five attend Downers Grove South High School. North National Merit semifinalists: Kayla A. Chapa, Emily R. Temple-Wood, Andrea K. Vetrone, Kelsey R. White and Hannah T. Young South National Merit semifinalists: Heather R. Bird, Scott J. Blessing, Ben K. Couillard, Rosaley Gai and Alexandra K. Hansen Only 16,000 students nationally have been named semifinalists, who are the highest scorers in each of the 50 states and comprise less than one percent of each state's seniors. More than 90 percent of semifinalists move on to …
Friday, September 9, 2011
The district sent out an e-release Friday afternoon stating it was optimistic it would receive the quality of bus service it expected from Westway.
Bus service "greatly improved" this week for the majority of routes at North and South High Schools, a District 99 release said Friday. "Right now, we are optimistic that Westway Coach will continue to provide us with the level of service we demand and have outlined in our agreement with them," the release said. The district apologized to students affected, saying Westway's poor service directly reflected on District 99. "Even though we contract with an outside company, we recognize and take responsibility for the fact that their service is a direct reflection upon us," the release said. "Our top priority has been to work through the challenges with Westway Coach to ensure that our students receive safe and reliable transportation to and …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Trojans inexperienced but confident they will improve after two losing seasons.
The Downers Grove North High School football team is coming off its worst two-year period in school history, so it’s fair to say the Trojans have more than a little hunger in them as they prepare for the 2011 season. Downers North went 3-15 over the past two seasons, including a 2-7 mark last fall. The 2009 squad, which was 1-8, set a school record for losses, but last year’s squad had a lot of heartbreak, losing five games by a touchdown or less. “We lost so many close games last year,” Downers North coach John Wander said. “We were up in eight of those nine games and we ended up 2-7. “We scored enough points. We couldn’t stop Sister Teresa, so we’re really concentrating on defense and we’re saying we’ve got a little chip on our shoulders…
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Hornets' sophomore 112-pounder wins the sectional crown and heads to Champaign at 40-1 on the season.
DOWNERS GROVE–Hinsdale South sophomore wrestler Sebastian Pique had quite the eventful day at Saturday’s Class 3A Downers Grove North Sectional. First, the 112-pounder knocked off Glenbard North standout Johnny Gosinski in the semifinals. Then, he was able to avenge, for the second time this season, his only loss of the year in the finals. After losing to Glenbard East junior Angelo San Juan (36-7) in the first tournament of the year, he turned around and beat him for the title at Palatine. Then Saturday, he continued his redemption tour with a 13-8 decision in the finals. “I don’t really like to hold grudges, but I’m really happy,” said Pique, who advances to next weekend’s state tournament at Assembly Hall in Champaign. “I wrestled a …
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Mustangs' aggressive defense, led by guard Jerron Wilbut, has sparked the team to easy wins of late, including Saturday's 44-point rout of Downers North.
Downers Grove South’s emphasis on defense has been a major factor in the Mustangs’ 13-game winning streak to date. “Really, the last few weeks we’ve put an emphasis on defense,” Mustangs coach Jay Baum said. “We want our defense to lead into our offense.” The Mustangs put that into practice in their 64-20 rout of Downers Grove North on Saturday. They forced 14 steals and more than 25 turnovers in the game. Mustangs guard Jerron Wilbut and forward Kevin Honn were particularly disruptive, combining for six steals. “We wanted to pick up intensity on defense,” Wilbut said. “We obviously have a lot of talent on offense, so we focus on our defense.” The defense was aggressive in the halfcourt, keeping the Trojans scoreless for almost the …
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PAUL C.
6:56 am on Saturday, October 1, 2011
Not fun to watch! Wander needed to at least try to pass the ball 30-35 times against York who defensively may be as good or better than GBW. The defense lived on the field all night. Good news is the Soph Trojans won again to move to 6-0! 2012 hopefully holds promise. These last 2 years have been hard to watch although this team had played competively in every game until last night's performance… more ›