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'{{Infobox school | name = Yorkville High School | native_name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo = [[Image:Yorkvillehslogo.png]] | motto = | established = 1893 | closed = | type = Public secondary | status = | category_label = | category = | gender_label = | gender = | affiliation = | affiliations = | administrator = | assst_admin = | president = | chairman_label = | chairman = | rector = | principal = David Travis | asst principal = | campus_director = | headmaster = | head_name = Second Master | head = | head_name2 = Assistant Headmaster | head2 = | dean = | founder = | chaplain = | officer_in_charge = | faculty = 80 | teaching_staff = | enrollment = 1650 | grades_label = | grades = 9–12 | streetaddress = | city = 797 Game Farm Road<br>[[Yorkville, Illinois|Yorkville]] | state = [[Illinois]] | province = | country = [[United States|USA]] | coordinates = | latitude = | longitude = | district = [[Yorkville Community Unit School District 115]] | oversight = | accreditation = | campus = [[Suburban]] | colors = Red, White | colours = | athletics = | houses = | student_union = | nickname = | mascot = [[Fox]]es | free_label = [[Emblem]] | free_text = | rival = | yearbook = | newspaper = | free_label_1 = | free_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_2 = | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | test_name = | test_average = | national_ranking = | website = [http://www.y115.org www.y115.org] | footnotes = | picture =<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:yorkvillehs.gif|280px]] --> | picture_caption = | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = }} '''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, 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]" ( {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Z8UlwK5e?url=http://www.y115.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/District?template=m |date=2015-06-08 }}). [[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 game birds. The Yorkville High School Academy opened in the fall of 2008 for Freshmen students. ==Academics== In 2005, Yorkville had an average composite [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] score of 20.4, and graduated 97.2% of its senior class. 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]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Athletics== Yorkville competes in the [[Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference]] and [[Illinois High School Association]]. It used to compete in the [[Western Sun Conference]], The Little Seven Conference, and the Suburban Prairie Conference. Its mascot is the [[Fox]]es. Yorkville athletes compete in a range of sports, including: {{div col}} *[[Baseball]] *[[Basketball]] *[[Cheerleading]] *[[Cross country running|Cross Country]] **Girls state champion - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015<ref name="ihsa.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum2501.htm|title=IHSA|work=ihsa.org|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref> **Boys state champion - 2013, 2014<ref name="ihsa.org"/> *[[American football|Football]] *[[Golf]] *[[Dance Squad|Poms]] *[[Soccer]] *[[Softball]] *[[Tennis]] *[[Track and field athletics|Track]] *[[Volleyball]] *[[Wrestling]] **State champion - 1976, 1993, 1994<ref name="ihsa.org"/> *[[Gymnastics]] {{div col end}} ==Activities== Beyond sports, Yorkville has a range of clubs and activities in which to participate. 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">http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/schools/foxtales/index.pdf{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *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>{{cite web|url=http://vgc.yhscs.us|title=Yorkville Videogame Club|work=yhscs.us|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref> == Notable people == * [[Jon Blackman]] - Tight End/Left Tackle who played in the [[NFL]] and defunct [[XFL]], class of 1993 * [[Dennis Hastert|Dennis "Denny" Hastert]] - Former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House, taught and coached here and sexually abused some of the students that attended Yorkville High School * [[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]]'