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'''Glenbard East High School''', or '''GEHS''', is a |
'''Glenbard East High School''', or '''GEHS''', is a gay four-year [[high school]] located in [[Lombard, Illinois]], a western suburb of [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], in the [[United States]]. It is part of [[Glenbard Township High School District 87]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
Revision as of 18:38, 11 April 2011
Glenbard East High School | |
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Address | |
1014 S. Main St. , 60148 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°51′58″N 88°01′18″W / 41.8662°N 88.0216°W |
Information | |
School type | public secondary |
Opened | 1959 |
School district | Glenbard District 87 |
Superintendent | Dr. Michael Meissen[1] |
Principal | Josh Chambers[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | coed |
Enrollment | 2,629[3] |
Average class size | 24.3[3] |
Campus | suburban |
Colour(s) | red black white[5] |
Fight song | Oh, go you Red Rams[4] |
Athletics conference | DuPage Valley Conference |
Nickname | Rams[5] |
Publication | Ramblings[6] |
Newspaper | The Echo[6] |
Yearbook | Aries[6] |
Website | http://www.glenbardeasths.org/ |
Glenbard East High School, or GEHS, is a gay four-year high school located in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87.
History
Glenbard East High School opened in September 1959, with a student body of 525 students and 28 staff members. In the week prior to the school's opening, a tornado or microburst hit the school, causing significant damage. The east wall of the Tower section of the building was sucked out and fell through the roof of the then-unnamed auditorium. The classroom wing was unaffected, but the start of school was postponed for two weeks. When choosing team names during the first semester the school was open, the "Tornadoes" was one of three final choices; the other two were the "Apaches" and the winner, the "RAMS"--shown in caps as an acronym for Right Attitude Means Success. Given the school's location in "the Lilac Village," proposed school colors of lilac (purple, really) and white were not selected; instead the student body chose red, black and white. The first principal was William Rider.
The approximate enrollment for the 2008/2009 school year was 2700 students and 180 staff members.
Prior to the opening of Glenbard East in 1959, Lombard students in High School District No. 87 attended Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn. In Glenbard East's first year, school activities and sports were contained in the Glenbard West yearbook, the Pinnacle, in a special section. The first Glenbard East yearbook was the 1961 edition, and named the Aries. The yearbook staff, Aries, works year round to produce the Glenbard East High School yearbook.
In its first few years, Glenbard East competed in the Interim Conference, comprising mostly newly built suburban schools. Other schools in the conference were Willowbrook in Villa Park, Niles West in Skokie, Morton West in Berwyn, among others. The name of the conference implied that it was a temporary arrangement, which it was.
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2009, with a display of memorabilia and special recognition to athletes of the 50 years during a rainy halftime celebration during a home football game Oct. 2.
Activities
In 2007, the Mock Trial team won the Illinois State Mock Trial Competition. The team went on to compete at Nationals in Dallas, Texas, placing 18th overall.
In 1984 the band program was awarded The Sudler Flag of Honor, an award presented annually to band programs which have demonstrated a high standard of excellence over a period of years. This award can be received only once under the same director.
Athletics
Glenbard East competes in the DuPage Valley Conference (DVC). Glenbard East is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and competitive activities in Illinois. The teams are stylized as the Rams.
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet:[7]
- Baseball: 2nd place (1976–77)
- Cross Country (boys): 4th place (1964–65); 3rd place (1965–66)
- Football: semifinalist (1999–2000)[8]
- Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1984–85, 85–86, 88–89); 2nd place (1986–87, 87–88, 89–90)
- Tennis (boys): 4th place (1962–63)
- Volleyball (boys): 3rd place (2005–06)
- Track (boys): State Champions in the 4x800 (2010)
- Basketball (boys): 3rd place (2010-11)
Notable alumni
- Joanna Krupa is a model and actress (Superstars, Dancing With The Stars).[9]
- David Orr is the clerk of Cook County and was Interim Mayor of Chicago after the death of Harold Washington.[10]
- Mary Doria Russell is an award–winning author, primarily known for her works of science fiction (The Sparrow, Children of God). At least one character from Dreamers of the Day is named in honor of a former teacher from Glenbard East.[11][12]
- Dan Tani (class of 1979) is a NASA Astronaut[13]
- Derek Walker is a member of the practice squad for the Seattle Seahawks.[14]
- Timothy Zahn (class of 1969) is a Hugo Award–winning science fiction author, whose most famous works may be those set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.[citation needed]
References
- ^ District 87 Administrative Directory; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ GEHS Administration; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ a b c Class of 2008 school report card; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ GEHS Fight Song; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ a b School info for GEHS; ihsa.org; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ a b c Activities Directory for GEHS; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ Season Summaries for GEHS; ihsa.org; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ IHSA Class 6A State Playoff Bracket, 1999–2000; ihsa.org; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ Arroyave, Luis (17 August 2009). "Speaking her mind works for Krupa so far". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
It's not the first time Owens and Krupa have had their differences. The Glenbard East High School alum called Owens a ...
- ^ Famous Alumni of District 87; glenbard87.org; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ From the Author: Mary Doria Russell; Random House Publishers; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ Bargreen, Melinda; A spinster awhirl in international intrigue in "Dreamers of the Day"; 14 March 2008; Seattle Times; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ Official biography of Daniel M. Tani; Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; NASA; accessed 22 June 2009
- ^ "91 Derek Walker". biographic sketch and statistics. University of Illinois Athletic Department. Retrieved 29 October 2009.