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'{{Infobox Secondary school | name = Yorkville High School | logo = [[Image:Yorkvillehslogo.png]] | motto = | established = 1893 | principal = David Travis | district = [[Yorkville Community Unit School District 115]] | type = Public secondary | grades = 9–12 | city = 797 Game Farm Road<br>[[Yorkville, Illinois|Yorkville]] | state = [[Illinois]] | country = [[United States|USA]] | enrollment = 1650 | faculty = 80 | campus = [[Suburban]] | mascot = [[Fox]]es | colors = Red, White | newspaper = ''Foxtales'' <ref name="autogeneratedil">http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/schools/foxtales/index.pdf</ref> | additional newspaper = ''Fox Stohls'' | yearbook = | website = [http://www.y115.org www.y115.org] | picture = [[Image:yorkvillehs.gif|280px]] }} [[Image:Dennis Hastert 2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Former Yorkville teacher [[Dennis Hastert]], as [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]].]] '''Yorkville High School''', or '''YHS''', is a public four-year [[high school]] located in [[Yorkville, Illinois]], a western suburb of [[Chicago, Illinois]], in the [[United States]]. It is part of [[Yorkville Community Unit School District 115]]. The service area of the school district, and therefore the high school itself, includes Yorkville, [[Bristol, Illinois|Bristol]], [[Montgomery, Illinois|Montgomery]], [[Oswego, Illinois|Oswego]], and [[Plano, Illinois|Plano]].<ref>"[http://www.y115.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/District?template=m About Our School District]" ([http://www.webcitation.org/6Z8UlwK5e Archive]). [[Yorkville Community Unit School District 115]]. Retrieved on June 9, 2015.</ref> ==History== Yorkville dates back to 1893, and opened up a new building in 1998. The current main campus building was built on the former Illinois State Game Farm, which raised pheasants and other gaming birds. The Yorkville High School Academy opened in the fall of 2008 for Freshmen students. United States [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] for Illinois' 14th district and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Dennis Hastert]] spent 16 years teaching at Yorkville from 1964–1980, primarily government and history classes.. ==Academics== In 2005, Yorkville had an average composite [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] score of 20.4, and graduated 97.2% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.5.<ref>[http://www.schools-data.com/schools/YORKVILLE-HS-YORKVILLE.html schools-data.com]</ref> Yorkville has not made [[Adequate Yearly Progress]] on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the [[No Child Left Behind Act]].<ref>[ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/2404711500001_e.pdf Illinois School Report Card]</ref> ==Athletics== Yorkville competes in the [[Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference]] and [[Illinois High School Association]]. They formerly competed in the [[Western Sun Conference]]. Its mascot is the [[Fox]]es. Yorkville athletes compete in a range of sports, including but not limited to: *[[Baseball]] *[[Basketball]] *[[Cheerleading]] *[[Cross country running|Cross Country]] <ref>{{cite web|last=Draper |first=Coach |url=http://www.yorkvilletrackandfield.com |title=Yorkville Track and Field |publisher=Yorkville Track and Field |date= |accessdate=2011-03-28}}</ref> *[[American football|Football]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkvillefootball.com |title=Yorkville High School Football |publisher=Yorkvillefootball.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-28}}</ref> *[[Golf]] *[[Dance Squad|Poms]] *[[Soccer]] *[[Softball]] *[[Tennis]] *[[Track and field athletics|Track]] *[[Volleyball]] *[[Wrestling]] *[[Gymnastics]] Dennis Hastert was Yorkville's head wrestling coach from the program's first season in 1973 until his departure in 1980. During his tenure as head coach, The Foxes won district four of seven seasons, including a state championship in the 1975-76 school year. Yorkville also won back-to-back state championships in wrestling under Coach Bob Long in the 92-93 and 93-94 school years.<ref>[http://www.ihsa.org/school/records/sum2501.htm IHSA Season Summaries]</ref> During his time, he is being alleged to have sexually molested at least three people. The girls cross country team won four straight Class 2A state championships from 2011 to 2014 and the boys team won the state championship in 2013 and 2014 after finishing 3rd in 2012 .<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ihsa.org/Schools/SchoolDirectory.aspx?url=/data/school/y.htm |title=Yorkville Season Summaries |publisher=Illinois High School Association (IHSA) |date= 11 January 2015 |accessdate=2015-04-23}}</ref> ==Activities== Beyond sports, Yorkville has a range of clubs and activities in which to participate. Some of these include: *Art Club *Future Educators of America *[[Key Club]] *[[Madrigal (music)|Madrigal]]s *Math Team *Music-Band *Music-Vocal *Music-Orchestra *[[National Honor Society]] *Newspaper <ref name="autogeneratedil"/> *Speech Team *[[Student Council]] *[[Technology Student Association]] (TSA) *Teens Reaching Youth (TRY) *Students Acting for the Environment (SAFE) *World-wide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) *Videogame Club<ref>[http://vgc.yhscs.us Yorkville High School Videogame Club]</ref> == Famous alumni or affiliated persons == * [[Jon Blackman]] - Tight End/Left Tackle who played in the [[NFL]] and defunct [[XFL]] * [[Dennis Hastert | Dennis "Denny" Hastert]] - Former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House, taught and coached students at YHS * [[Mike Radja]] - Professional ice hockey player, class of 2003 * [[Andy Richter]] - Comedian, actor and writer, class of 1984 ==References== <references /> ==External links== * [http://www.y115.org Official Website] {{Western Sun Conference}} {{Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference}} {{Coord|41.652|-88.452|display=title}} [[Category:Public high schools in Illinois]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1893]] [[Category:Yorkville, Illinois]] [[Category:Oswego, Illinois]]<!--Service area--> [[Category:Plano, Illinois]]<!--Service area--> [[Category:Schools in Kendall County, Illinois]] [[Category:Education in Kane County, Illinois]]<!--Not physically in Kane County, but includes the county in its service area--> [[Category:1893 establishments in Illinois]]'