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{{Infobox Secondary school
{{Infobox school
| name = De Kalb High School
| name = DeKalb High School
| motto =
| image =
| picture =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| principal = Lindsey Hall
| streetaddress = 501 W. Dresser Road
| established = Early 1900s
| city = [[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb]]
| type = Public Secondary
| grades = 9–12
| city = 1515 S. Fourth St<br>[[De Kalb, Illinois|DeKalb]]
| state = [[Illinois]]
| state = [[Illinois]]
| zipcode = 60115
| country = [[United States|USA]]
| country = United States
| enrollment = 1,750
| coordinates = {{coord|41.9107|-88.7587|display=inline}}
| faculty = 110 Teachers, 40 Support Personnel
| district = DeKalb Community Unit 428
| campus = [[rural]]
| superintendent = Minerva García-Sanchez
| newspaper = The Barb Wire
| principal = Donna Larson
| faculty =
| teaching_staff =
| ceeb =
| avg_class_size = 25
| ACT = 25.3
| gender = [[Coeducational|coed]]
| schooltype = [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[Secondary school|secondary]]
| grades = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
| campus size =
| campus type = semi-rural
| conference =
| slogan = "Only one Barb."
| song =
| fightsong =
| motto =
| accreditation = [[AdvancED]]<ref name="AdvancED">[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=37258 Institution Summary], AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-11</ref>
| rival = Sycamore High School
| mascot = Barbie Crow
| mascot image =
| team_name = [[Barbed wire|Barbs]]
| colors = {{color box|orange}} [[orange (color)|orange]]<br />{{color box|black}} [[black]]
| yearbook = Kalibre
| yearbook = Kalibre
| publication =
| mascot = [[Barbs]]
| colors = Orange, Black
| newspaper = Barb Wire
| staff = 123.78 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| website = [http://www.dist428.org/dhs/home.html www.dist428.org/dhs]
| ratio = 16.83<ref name=NCES/>
| opened =
| established =
| founded =
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| nobel_laureates =
| enrollment = 2,083 (2022–2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1712000&ID=171200001449|title=DeKalb High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref>
| free_label = Awards
| free_text = 2013 top 10% of schools by US News
}}
}}
'''DeKalb High School''' is a [[State school|public]] [[high school]] located in [[DeKalb, Illinois]], in the United States. It is part of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428.

==De Kalb High School==

Established Early 1900s
Type Public Secondary
Principal Lindsey Hall
Faculty 110 Teachers, 40 Support Personnel
Students 1,750
Grades 9–12
Location 1515 S. Fourth St
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Campus rural
Colors Orange, Black
Mascot Barbs
Yearbook Kalibre
Newspaper The Barb Wire
Website www.dist428.org/dhs

==Overwiew==

'''De Kalb High School''' is a public four-year [[high school]] located in [[De Kalb, Illinois]], in the [[United States]]. It is part of De Kalb School District 428.

==Population==

The school currently has 1,666 students enrolled.


==History==
==History==
DeKalb High School dates its founding to the early 1900s as "DeKalb Township High School." The original campus was located on North First Street, now the site of Clinton Rosette Middle School. Then, constructed in 1967, a new campus building was completed on South Fourth Street and Barb Blvd., with three classroom and facility additions since then. During the 1990s and through 2008, the district experienced strong growth, resulting in severe overcrowding. On February 5, 2008, voters in the district approved a referendum to construct a new {{convert|400000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} high school facility on Dresser Road; east of Annie Glidden Road. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 27, 2009. It opened for the 2011-2012 school year. The former campus has been repurposed for use as Huntley Middle School, the former Huntley Middle school has been repurposed as Founders Elementary School, and the former Chesebro Elementary was repurposed as an Early Childhood/Pre-K Center.
De Kalb High School dates its founding to the early 1900s. DHS is currently very full of students, and that has created a problem for students in the hallways. It has been decided a new high school will be built, and ready in two years. The current campus will be given to Huntley Middle School.


==Academics==
==Academics==
In 2006, De Kalb had an average composite [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] score of 20.6 and graduated 90.6% of its senior class. De Kalb has not made [[Adequate Yearly Progress]] on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the [[No Child Left Behind Act]]. It is up to the class of 2010 to keep this school out of Government Control.
In 2014, DeKalb had an average composite [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] score of 25.3, and graduated 96.6% of its senior class. In addition, the school placed in the top 10% of schools in the nation, according to US News.
Despite these scores, there is a large amount of tutoring available to the students of DeKalb High School. There is a math lab that is open during school hours, as well as before and after school. Science Tutoring is offered three days a week after school, and foreign language tutoring is offered every Wednesday after classes.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
De Kalb's 22 athletic teams are known as the '''Barbs'''. This name comes from the fact that [[barbed wire]] was invented in [[DeKalb County, Illinois|DeKalb County]]. Its nine boys teams and thirteen girls teams now compete in the [[Western Sun Conference]]—which was just formed in 2006—as well as in the [[Illinois High School Association]].
DeKalb's 22 athletic teams are known as the '''Barbs'''. This name comes from the fact that [[barbed wire]] was invented in [[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb]]. Over the past century DeKalb has been a charter member of six high school athletic conferences: The [[Northern Illinois Conference (athletic conference)|Northern Illinois Football Conference]] in 1916, the [[North Central Illinois Conference]] in 1929, the [[Upstate Eight Conference]] in 1963, the [[Western Sun Conference]] in 2006, the [[Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference]] in 2010 and has been a member of the [[DuPage Valley Conference]] since 2019. DeKalb is a member of the [[Illinois High School Association]].

===National recognition===
On February 7, 2009, the DHS basketball team gained national acclaim for an act of [[sportsmanship]] in a game against Milwaukee Madison High School. Just hours before the game began, Madison's senior [[team captain|captain]] Johntell Franklin learned of his mother's death. He initially informed his coach he would not play that night, but later came to the game and asked his coach to let him play. Since Franklin was not listed on the team roster, Madison would incur a [[technical foul]], and DeKalb would get two [[free throws]]. DeKalb player Darius McNeal volunteered to take the free throws, and intentionally missed both, by rolling the ball out of bounds. Once the Madison team and fans realized that DeKalb had negated the foul to show support for Franklin, they stood and applauded. This act was reported extensively in the media, including ESPN.com,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3925981| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090224215608/http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3925981| archive-date = 2009-02-24| title = Point Missed, Point Made - ESPN Video - ESPN}}</ref> yahoo.com, World News Tonight, and the Lou Dobbs Report.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/126119-the-two-greatest-missed-free-throws-supports-grieving-opponent|title = The Two Greatest MISSED Free Throws, Supports Grieving Opponent|website = [[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/article1007132.ece|title = Sports}}</ref>


==Music==
==Music==
*In 2008 the DHS Jazz Ensemble was named a finalist in the prestigious [[Essentially Ellington]] band competition, one of only 15 bands from all of North America to receive such honors. <ref>{{Cite web | title = Essentially Ellington Website | accessdate = 2008-03-08 | url = http://www.jalc.org/about/news/2007/pdf/2008-03-04_ESSENTIALLY%20ELLINGTON.pdf}}</ref>
*In 2008 and 2012, the DHS Jazz Ensemble was named a finalist in the [[Essentially Ellington]] jazz ensemble competition, one of only 15 bands from all of [[North America]] to receive such honors.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Essentially Ellington Website | access-date = 2008-03-08 | url = http://www.jalc.org/about/news/2007/pdf/2008-0304_ESSENTIALLY%20ELLINGTON.pdf }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*The Dekalb High School Guys' [[a cappella]] group, Fly Check, won the ICHSA Midwest regional championship in 2007 and 2008, and they attended nationals in New York City both years. In 2011-12, 2014-15, and 2015-16, the mixed a cappella group "Enharmonic Fusion" was selected to go to [[New York City]] for the ICHSA Finals. In 2016-17, the group placed second at the national competition.
*In the 2012-2013 school year, the DeKalb Marching Barbs were selected to perform, with other marching bands across the United States, at the half time show at the [[Sugar Bowl]] in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. During their stay in NOLA, the DHS Marching band competed against other bands in the region and won, with a clean sweep, making them able to be the band to hold the flag during the national anthem. At that time (senior), Max McArtor appeared on television on ESPN, and (sophomore) Veronica Sherman was shown on the Jumbotron twice.


==Other extracurricular activities==
==De Kalb High School Guys' A Cappella==


DeKalb sponsors the following extracurricular activities:
*The De Kalb High School Guys' A Cappella group, Fly Check, won the ICHSA midwest regional championship in 2007 and 2008, and they attended nationals in New York City both years. They are one of 4 groups to be selected from the entire nation.

==Other Extracurricular Activities==

De Kalb sponsors the following extracurricular activities:
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{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*Art Workshop
*Art Workshop
*Anime Club
*Anime Club
*Badminton
*Badminton
*Band
*DHS Marching Band
*Baseball
*Baseball
*Barb Wire
*Barb Wire Newspaper
*Basketball (Girls' and Boys')
*Basketball
*Bowling
*Bowling
*Cheerleading
*Cheerleading
*Class Organizations
*Class Organizations
*Crobotics Robotics team
*Choir
*Concerts
*Cross Country
*Cross Country
*DCP/SAFE
*DCP/SAFE
*Dances
*Eco Buds
*Eco Buds
*[[National FFA Organization|F.F.A.]]
*[[National FFA Organization|F.F.A.]]
*Football
*Football
*Forensics (speech team)
*Forensics
*French Club
*French
*Gamer's Guild
*Genders and Sexualities alliance (GSA)
*Graphics Club
*Graphics Club
*Golf
*Golf
*Interact Club
*Interact Club
*Intramural Sports
*Inter murals
*Key Club
*Key Club
*Math Team
*Math Team
*Mixers
*Musicals
*Musicals
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*[[National Honor Society]]
*[[National Honor Society]]
*New Pennies
*New Pennies
*Outdoor Adventure club
*Newspaper
*Orchestra
*Peer Mediation
*Peer Mediation
*Plays
*Plays
*Pom Poms
*Pom Poms
*[[Students Against Destructive Decisions|S.A.D.D.]]
*Roots and Shoots
*[[Students Against Destructive Decisions| S.A.D.D.]]
*Scholastic Bowl
*Scholastic Bowl
*Shop Club
*Shop Club
*Sci-fi Club
*Soccer (Girls' and Boys')
*Soccer
*Softball
*Softball
*Spanish Club
*Spanish Club
*String Band
*Student Council
*Student Council
*Swimming (Girls' and Boys')
*Swimming
*Tennis (Girls' and Boys')
*Tennis
*Track and Field
*Track and Field
*[[Voices of Diversity]]
*Voices of Diversity
*Volleyball
*Volleyball
*[[Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering|W.Y.S.E.]]
*[[Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering|W.Y.S.E.]]
*Wrestling
*Wrestling
*[[WYSE]]
*Yearbook
*Yearbook


{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


==Current Students==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Kaylin Brodzki]] - Translator


*[[Cindy Crawford]] - Supermodel, cosmetics entrepreneur and television personality
==Notable alumni==
*[[Fred Eychaner]] - Media entrepreneur and philanthropist; founder of [[Newsweb Corporation|Newsweb]] and [[Sportsvision]]
*[[Drew Holmes]] - Writer of [[Saints Row 2]], [[Red Faction Guerilla]]
*[[Mike Heimerdinger]] - Former NFL assistant coach; 2x [[Super Bowl]] Champion ([[Super Bowl XXXII|XXXII]], [[Super Bowl XXXIII|XXXIII]])
*[[Cindy Crawford]] - Supermodel
*[[Toimi Jarvi]] - Former halfback for NFL's [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
*[[Mel Owens]] - Football player
*[[Richard Jenkins]] - [[Academy Award]]-nominated and [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor
*[[Richard Powers]] - Novelist
*[[Klapmeier brothers|Dale and Alan Klapmeier]] - Aviation entrepreneurs and aircraft designers; founders of [[Cirrus Aircraft|Cirrus]]
*[[Mike Mallory]] - Assistant Special Teams Coach, [[New Orleans Saints]]
*[[Doug Mallory]] - Co-Defensive Coordinator, [[LSU Tigers Football]]
*[[Doug Mallory]] - Assistant coach for NFL's [[Atlanta Falcons]]
*[[Mike Mallory]] - Assistant coach for NFL's [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
*[[Gary Ezra]] - Ford Credit Counselor Extraordinaire
*[[Karl Nelson]] - Former offensive tackle for NFL's [[New York Giants]]; Super Bowl Champion ([[Super Bowl XXI|XXI]])
*[[Richard Jenkins]] - Actor
*[[Reino Nori]] (1913–1988) - Quarterback for the NFL's [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Chicago Bears]]<ref>>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-reino-nori-former-n/144302261/ "NIU Hall of Fame Athlete Dies at 75,"] ''DeKalb Daily Chronicle,'' Oct. 9, 1988, p. 1.</ref>
*[[Mel Owens]] - Former linebacker for NFL's [[Los Angeles Rams]]
*[[Richard Powers]] - Writer and professor; [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning author of ''[[The Overstory]]'' (2019)
*[[Hellah Sidibe]], former professional [[Football player|soccer player]]; ran across the United States in 2021
*[[Evar Swanson]] - Former MLB outfielder for [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Chicago White Sox]]
*[[W. Willard Wirtz]] - [[United States Secretary of Labor]] under [[John F. Kennedy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://sites.google.com/a/d428.org/dhs/}}
*[http://www.dist428.org/dhs/home.html Official website]

==References==
{{reflist|1}}


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{{Western Sun Conference}}
{{Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference}}
{{DuPage Valley Conference}}
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 29 September 2024

DeKalb High School
Address
Map
501 W. Dresser Road

DeKalb
,
Illinois
60115

United States
Coordinates41°54′39″N 88°45′31″W / 41.9107°N 88.7587°W / 41.9107; -88.7587
Information
School typepublic secondary
School districtDeKalb Community Unit 428
SuperintendentMinerva García-Sanchez
PrincipalDonna Larson
Staff123.78 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment2,083 (2022–2023)[2]
Average class size25
Student to teacher ratio16.83[2]
Campus typesemi-rural
Color(s)  orange
  black
Slogan"Only one Barb."
MascotBarbie Crow
Team nameBarbs
RivalSycamore High School
AccreditationAdvancED[1]
NewspaperBarb Wire
YearbookKalibre
Awards2013 top 10% of schools by US News

DeKalb High School is a public high school located in DeKalb, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of DeKalb Community Unit School District 428.

History

[edit]

DeKalb High School dates its founding to the early 1900s as "DeKalb Township High School." The original campus was located on North First Street, now the site of Clinton Rosette Middle School. Then, constructed in 1967, a new campus building was completed on South Fourth Street and Barb Blvd., with three classroom and facility additions since then. During the 1990s and through 2008, the district experienced strong growth, resulting in severe overcrowding. On February 5, 2008, voters in the district approved a referendum to construct a new 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m2) high school facility on Dresser Road; east of Annie Glidden Road. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 27, 2009. It opened for the 2011-2012 school year. The former campus has been repurposed for use as Huntley Middle School, the former Huntley Middle school has been repurposed as Founders Elementary School, and the former Chesebro Elementary was repurposed as an Early Childhood/Pre-K Center.

Academics

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In 2014, DeKalb had an average composite ACT score of 25.3, and graduated 96.6% of its senior class. In addition, the school placed in the top 10% of schools in the nation, according to US News.

Athletics

[edit]

DeKalb's 22 athletic teams are known as the Barbs. This name comes from the fact that barbed wire was invented in DeKalb. Over the past century DeKalb has been a charter member of six high school athletic conferences: The Northern Illinois Football Conference in 1916, the North Central Illinois Conference in 1929, the Upstate Eight Conference in 1963, the Western Sun Conference in 2006, the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference in 2010 and has been a member of the DuPage Valley Conference since 2019. DeKalb is a member of the Illinois High School Association.

National recognition

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On February 7, 2009, the DHS basketball team gained national acclaim for an act of sportsmanship in a game against Milwaukee Madison High School. Just hours before the game began, Madison's senior captain Johntell Franklin learned of his mother's death. He initially informed his coach he would not play that night, but later came to the game and asked his coach to let him play. Since Franklin was not listed on the team roster, Madison would incur a technical foul, and DeKalb would get two free throws. DeKalb player Darius McNeal volunteered to take the free throws, and intentionally missed both, by rolling the ball out of bounds. Once the Madison team and fans realized that DeKalb had negated the foul to show support for Franklin, they stood and applauded. This act was reported extensively in the media, including ESPN.com,[3] yahoo.com, World News Tonight, and the Lou Dobbs Report.[4][5]

Music

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  • In 2008 and 2012, the DHS Jazz Ensemble was named a finalist in the Essentially Ellington jazz ensemble competition, one of only 15 bands from all of North America to receive such honors.[6]
  • The Dekalb High School Guys' a cappella group, Fly Check, won the ICHSA Midwest regional championship in 2007 and 2008, and they attended nationals in New York City both years. In 2011-12, 2014-15, and 2015-16, the mixed a cappella group "Enharmonic Fusion" was selected to go to New York City for the ICHSA Finals. In 2016-17, the group placed second at the national competition.
  • In the 2012-2013 school year, the DeKalb Marching Barbs were selected to perform, with other marching bands across the United States, at the half time show at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana. During their stay in NOLA, the DHS Marching band competed against other bands in the region and won, with a clean sweep, making them able to be the band to hold the flag during the national anthem. At that time (senior), Max McArtor appeared on television on ESPN, and (sophomore) Veronica Sherman was shown on the Jumbotron twice.

Other extracurricular activities

[edit]

DeKalb sponsors the following extracurricular activities:

Notable alumni

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-11
  2. ^ a b c "DeKalb High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Point Missed, Point Made - ESPN Video - ESPN". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24.
  4. ^ "The Two Greatest MISSED Free Throws, Supports Grieving Opponent". Bleacher Report.
  5. ^ "Sports".
  6. ^ "Essentially Ellington Website" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ >"NIU Hall of Fame Athlete Dies at 75," DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Oct. 9, 1988, p. 1.
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