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Encyclopedia > Batavia High School (Illinois)
Batavia High School
Established 1911
Type Public secondary
Principal Doug Drexler
Students 1,787
Grades 9–12
Location 1200 W. Wilson St.
Batavia, Illinois, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Crimson, Gold
Mascot Bulldogs
Yearbook Echo (1945—); Bee Aitch Ess (1912–1917)
Newspaper Spectator
Website [1]

Batavia High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located in Batavia, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Batavia is a city in Kane County, Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... 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. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Country of origin United Kingdom Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI, AKC, ANKC KC(UK), NZKC, UKC The English Bulldog, often called simply the Bulldog, is a medium-sized dog breed, originally used for bullbaiting, in which trained bulldogs attacked and killed tied-up bulls for sport during the 17th... For other uses, see Yearbook (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File linksMetadata Bataviahs. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Batavia is a city in Kane County, Illinois. ... 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. ...


It was created by the merger of West Batavia High School and East Batavia High School (and their separate school districts) in 1911 and is part of Batavia Community Unit School District # 101; the East Batavia and West Batavia athletic programs merged in 1909.

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Academics

In 2005, Batavia had an average composite ACT score of 22.2, and graduated 78.3% of its senior class. The average class size is 29.4. .[1] The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ...


Athletics

Batavia competes in the Western Sun Conference (since 2006) and is a founding member of that organization. The school is a full member of the Illinois High School Association. Batavia's mascot is a Bulldog. The Western Sun Conference (WSC) is an organization of eight high schools in northern Illinois, representing eight communities in that part of the state. ... The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in interscholastic events at the high school level. ... For other uses, see Bulldog (disambiguation). ...


Music

There are approximately 500 students in the school involved in music, with 13 curricular ensembles and 8 extracurricular ensembles.


Band

The Current Director of Batavia Band is Mr. John Heath. He is the receiver of the John Phillips Sousa Award. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois.


Choir

Mrs. Lori Grant is the current choir director. She came to the school in the fall of 2003.


Orchestra

Miss Michelle Molnor is the current orchestra director and is also a graduate of the University of Illinois.


Theatre

Mr. Page McCloud has been the primary director for theatre at the school for the past 30 years and retired at the end of the 2007 Spring semeseter. Some of his major accomplishments in regard to plays and musicals include:


Musicals

 Where's Charlie? The Sound of Music (1998) Guys and Dolls (2000) The Music Man (2001) Into The Woods (2002) Damn Yankees (2003) Fiddler on the Roof (2004) Les Miserables (2005) Footloose (Spring 2006) West Side Story (Fall 2006) Grease (Spring 2007) 

Plays

 Don't Drink the Water (2003) Flowers for Algernon (2004) Inherit The Wind (2005) You Can't Take It With You (2005) Harvey (2006) To Kill A Mockingbird (2007) 

Famous Alumni

Steven Vance, Website Developer Kenneth Allan Ken Anderson (born February 15, 1949 in Batavia, Illinois) is an American football quarterback who spent his entire professional career playing for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL and later returned as a position coach. ... City Cincinnati, Ohio Team colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis Owner Mike Brown Mascot Who Dey League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... Jackie DeShannon, real name Sharon Lee Myers, (born August 21, 1944) is an American singer/songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. ... Daniel Paul Issel ( October 25, 1948 in Batavia, Illinois) is a star basketball player. ... For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ... Craig Sager (born in Batavia, Illinois), is currently a journalist for TNT. Before working for CBS, he worked in Kansas City, Missouri for KMBC, as well as WINK in Fort Myers, Florida, WTSB in St. ...


References

  1. ^ Illinois School Report Card

External links

  • Official Website


 

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