Willowbrook High School
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| Willowbrook High School |
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| Established | 1959 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Dr. Evelyn Ennsmann |
| Faculty | 127 |
| Students | 2,239 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 1250 S. Ardmore Ave. Villa Park, Illinois USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Columbia Blue, Silver |
| Mascot | Roman Warrior |
| Website | [1] |
Willowbrook High School, or WBHS, is a public four-year high school located approximately half a mile North of Illinois Route 38 on Ardmore Ave in Villa Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of School District 88, which also includes Addison Trail High School.
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[edit] History
The research, planning and decision-making that led to the opening of Willowbrook in September 1959 started in the late spring of 1950 when the Board of Education launched a study of residential growth in the District 88 communities. The board resolved in January 1958 that the new school be named Willowbrook and that it be occupied, all four grades, for the first time in September 1959.
Helping shape the Willowbrook traditions was Student Advisory, a committee of incoming sophomores, juniors and seniors. They worked with Principal Herbster throughout the summer of 1959 to choose the school colors and athletic teams nickname; draft the constitution for the Student Council; and organize Willowbrook’s first Homecoming (October 9-10, 1959). The students in the school’s first years were subjected to a strict dress code that prohibited jeans, pants without belts, short skirts, and no long hair on the boys.
[edit] Academics
In 2005, Willowbrook had an average composite ACT score of 20.4 and graduated 87.6% of its senior class. The average class size is 22.3. Willowbrook has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1]
[edit] Athletics
Willowbrook's athletic teams play in the West Suburban (Gold) Division, and Illinois High School Association. Willowbrook's mascot is a Roman Warrior.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Jody Gerut, was called up to the Cleveland Indians on April 26, 2003
- Dave Bier, 1979, amateur tennis player
- Matt Roth, Defensive end for the Maimi Dolphins.
[edit] References
- ^ Illinois School Report Card. Willow Brook High School (2005). Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
