Sycamore High School (SHS) is a four-year public high school in Sycamore, Illinois, United States. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association and a part of Sycamore Community Unit School District #427. Sycamore High School is the only high school in the city, and serves students in grades 9–12 living in Sycamore and the surrounding areas.
| Sycamore High School | |
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| Address | |
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427 Spartan Trail , 60178 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°59′4″N 88°42′11″W / 41.98444°N 88.70306°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | "Home of the Spartans" |
| Established | 1908 |
| School district | Sycamore Community School District 427 |
| Superintendent | Steve Wilder |
| Principal | Brian Swanson |
| Staff | 70.80 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,191 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.82[1] |
| Campus type | Semi-suburban |
| Color(s) | Black and gold [2] |
| Slogan | "Sycamore Has Been Good To Me" |
| Fight song | Hail Spartans |
| Athletics conference | Interstate Eight Conference |
| Mascot | Mr. Spartan |
| Nickname | Spartans[2] |
| Newspaper | Spartan Voice |
| Yearbook | Leaves |
| Website | shs |
Athletics
editFall sports
edit- Boys' cross country - 2007 Class 2A State Champions
- Girls' cross country
- Dance
- Football
- Boys' golf
- Girls' golf
- Boys' soccer
- Girls' tennis
- Girls' volleyball
- Sideline cheerleading
Winter sports
edit- Boys' basketball
- Girls' basketball
- Boys' Bowling
- Girls' bowling
- Cheerleading
- Dance
- Girls' gymnastics
- Boys' swimming
- Girls' swimming
- Wrestling
Spring sports
editNotable alumni
edit- Bryan Carter - Grammy and Tony Award winning musician [5]
- Mark Johnston - former NFL cornerback
- Lake Kwaza - bobsledder[6]
- Ben Niemann - linebacker for NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.[7]
- Nick Niemann - linebacker for NFL's Los Angeles Chargers.<ref>"Sycamore alum Nick Niemann gets drafted by Chargers in sixth round". MyStateline.com. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2022-02-13.</ref
- Elliott Marsh - Sycamore High School Legend
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sycamore High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sycamore High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Carifio, Eddie (2023-06-11). "Baseball: Will Klumpp scores winning run on wild pitch; Sycamore takes third in state". Shaw Local. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Carifio, Eddie. "Breaking: Sycamore wins softball state championship". Shaw Local. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ America, Good Morning. "Behind the Broadway curtain: 'Some Like It Hot'". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Army's Olympic hopefuls overcome injuries, restrictions for chance at the Games". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Sycamore will cheer for the Chiefs and one of their very own on Super Bowl Sunday". WGN-TV. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
External links
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