Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Stevenson High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Half Day Road in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. It is the only school in High School District 125 and is fed mainly from Kildeer Countryside C C School District 96, Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102, and Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... Go to american revolution at wiki to get the same information provided below! This article concerns Patriots in the Revolutionary War. ... A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually as a report or summary of statistics or facts. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1680x1050, 1676 KB) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois) ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... U.S. Highway 45 is a north-south United States highway. ... See also {{{see_also}}} Illinois Route 22 is an east-west state road that connects U.S. Route 14 (Northwest Highway) near Fox River Grove with U.S. Route 41 (Skokie Highway) in Highland Park. ... Lincolnshire is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The Aptakisic-Tripp School District is a school district in Illinois. ... Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 is an elementary school district in Northeast Illinois serving areas including Prairie View, Buffalo Grove Riverwoods and Lincolnshire, Illinois . ...

Statistics

Students

Stevenson High School has an average class size of 14.8 students as of June 28, 2006. 99% graduate and continue with postsecondary learning. 1.6% of students are from low-income families.^{[citation needed]} June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Total Enrollment

The total enrollment^[1]as of June 28, 2006, is: June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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Attendance and Completion

The attendance and completion rates^{[citation needed]} as of May 6, 2006, for Stevenson High School and the state of Illinois for grades nine through twelve are: May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Ethnicity

The ethnicity in percentages^[1] as of June 28, 2006, for Adlai E. Stevenson High School, on the left, and the state of Illinois, on the right, for grades nine through twelve are: June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

Standardized testing

According to the Prairie State Achievement Exam in 2003, 88% of 11th graders met the state standards in mathematics, 85% in reading, and 91% in writing^{[citation needed]}. The results of a passing score on the PSAE in this school according to race and economic status are shown below:

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Advanced Placement Testing

Students at Stevenson High School consistently perform exceedingly well on the College Board's Advanced Placement Exams. In 2006, 1402 students completed over 3100 AP Exams. 89% of the exams earned a score of 3 or higher.

Stevenson had the two AP Scholars for the State of Illinois in 2006. One student completed 18 AP exams and the other completed 16 during their time at Stevenson. Many students begin taking AP exams as early as their sophomore year. Many upper-level courses for which there is not an AP exam offer dual or articulated college credit.

Faculty

The average teacher experience at Stevenson is 11 years—73% with master's degrees or higher and 27% with bachelor's. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.^[1]

Ranking And Awards

In Newsweek's Top High Schools In America, Stevenson High School(Lincolnshire, IL) is ranked #86 in the nation out of 12,000 schools.Stevenson is ranked 2nd in Illinois.

Athletics

The Stevenson Patriots compete in the North Suburban Conference. Stevenson's Athletic Director is John D. Martin. This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The North Suburban Conference is an IHSA recognized high school extra-curricular conference including the following schools, generally located in the North Shore (Chicago) area in Illinois. ...

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=Activities

Intramural Sports=

• Flag-Football
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Volleyball
• Dodgeball
• Softball

Odyssey

Odyssey is a bi-annual two-day fine arts festival in which all students and faculty participate in order to fill the state requirement for fine arts. Participants select from over 200 classes, seminars, and performances given by volunteers from the community. Choices range from local bands and acapella groups to TV producers and improv troupes to yo-yo experts and jugglers. Odyssey has increasingly come under fire from students, parents, and staff due to chronic class, seminar, and performance spot shortages. While in theory over 200 classes are offered, critics contend that an average student is assigned to all but one or two classes of his or her choosing. A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ... The yo-yo is a toy consisting of two equally-sized discs of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, around which a string is wound. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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Notable Faculty

Notable faculty at Stevenson include:

• Richard DuFour, Principal 1983-1991, Superintendent 1991-2002: formalized the idea of a professional learning community based on the work of the faculty at the school; author of Professional Learning Communities at Work.^[2]
• Janet Gonzalez, Principal 2006-present: First female principal of Stevenson High School

Notable Alumni

• Matt Bauer - Yonkers (U/S Tulsa) in 2003 Broadway Revival of Gypsy with Bernadette Peters
• Jonathan Blitstein - indie film writer and director of 2007 film Let Them Chirp Awhile.
• Ryan Blitstein - journalist (currently at the San Jose Mercury News)
• Kyle Brandt - MTV's The Real World: Chicago participant/actor (Days of Our Lives)
• Tamika Catchings - Current WNBA All-star, Team USA member; star of 1995 and 1996 IHSA Women's Basketball championship seasons as underclassmen before moving to Texas.
• Brad Cieslak - Current NFL football player for the Buffalo Bills. He played quarterback, linebacker and punter at Stevenson High School.
• Mark Deady - Olympian (Semi-finalist at Seoul in the 1500 m) and Illinois High School 1600 m record holder (4:07)
• Bobby Giannini- Current Air Force Academy Powder Puff Football Standout. Followed Stevenson to its first and only state title birth in 2003. Will not be drafted into the NFL.
• Tony Gillig - Pro Drag racer - ASSC Racing - Ex IHRA pro stock racer
• Ronald Goldman - class of 1986, allegedly murdered by O.J. Simpson
• Andrea Jaeger, class of 1983- former professional tennis player
• Joe Lando - actor (most famous as Sully on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
• Alison LaPlaca - actress (most famous for her role of Linda Phillips in the sitcom Duet and its spin-off Open House)
• Ted Musgrave - Current NASCAR Truck series driver, has also competed in ASA.
• Matt O'Dwyer - (raised in Lincolnshire, IL) Former NFL football player 1990 graduate of Stevenson High School, who went on to Northwestern University and became a professional football player in 1995. He played for New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers before being released and retiring in 2006.
• Danny Richmond - Class of 2002, professional hockey player, currently of the Chicago Blackhawks.
• Richard Nongard - Class of 1984 Author,psychotherapist and hypnotist. Author of "Diagnosis Evil" and other books.
• Ben Finfer- Class of 1998 Producer of popular, Chicago sports radio show Mac, Jurko and Harry, who can be heard every weekday 3-7 on WMVP-AM. Ben is also on air frequently, dazzling the airwaves with his blunt humor and stunning good looks.

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External links

• Official Website
• Clubs and Activities at Stevenson High School

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