Neuqua Valley High School
Established	1997
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Michael Popp
Students	4130
Grades	9–12
Location	2360 95th Street Naperville, Illinois, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Wildcat
Yearbook	Neshnabec
Newspaper	The Echo
Website	nvhs.ipsd.org

Neuqua Valley High School, or NVHS, is a public four-year high school, Known for its legendary cocaine problem, it is located near the corner of Illinois Route 59 and 95th Street in Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Neuqua Valley is the counterpart to Waubonsie Valley High School of Indian Prairie School District 204 and the newly planned Metea Valley. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Incorporated City in 1890. ... 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. ... Binomial name (Schreber, 1777) The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. ... 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 links Download high resolution version (2265x884, 1106 KB) Summary A photo of Neuqua Valley High School, taken by User:MrHarman. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... See also U.S. 60 Illinois Route 59 is a state highway that runs south from Illinois Route 83 in Antioch to Interstate Highway 55 in Shorewood, a distance of about 75 miles (120 km). ... Incorporated City in 1890. ... 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. ... Waubonsie Valley High School, or WVHS, is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Eola Road in Aurora, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. ... Indian Prairie School District 204 (sometimes abbreviated IPSD) is the youngest of the three main districts serving Aurora, Illinois. ... Metea Valley High School will be a high school in Aurora, Illinois, to be located at Commons Drive and 75th Street near Auroras western boundary with neighboring Naperville, in DuPage County. ...

History

The campus consists of three buildings: a "Gold Campus" building (in a converted former middle school) for Freshmen (Grade 9) and a "Blue Campus" building (the original NVHS main building) for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors (Grades 10-12). The middle school conversion was done for the 2003-2004 academic year. A third building, referred to as the "Frontier Campus" allows Seniors to receive dual credit for classes from the College of DuPage. The original NVHS campus building was opened in August, 1997, and was built to house 3000 students. The "Gold Campus" and "Frontier Campus" were both opened to alleviate overcrowding in classes due to high enrollments. The College of DuPage is a two-year community college, with its main campus located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. ...

The lake behind the school is known as "Lake Birkett," in honor of the school's first principal, Kathy Birkett, who still serves the district as an Assistant Superintendent.

Academics

In 2006, Neuqua Valley had an average composite ACT score of 23.8, and graduated 99.5% of its senior class. Neuqua Valley did not make Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination in 2006, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school has been placed on the Illinois Academic Early Warning list for the 2006-2007 academic year. The average class size is 25.5.^[1] The ACT® test is a standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. ... Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a term defined by the No Child Left Behind Act. ... President Bush signing the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act at Hamilton H.S. in Hamilton, Ohio. ...

The Blue Campus, the original building, is divided into five wings, A-E. The A wing contains Neuqua's Fine and Applied Arts, as well as industrial and consumer education classrooms and facilities. The B wing contains History, English and Health classrooms. The C wing contains Science classrooms complete with lab equipment. The D wing contains Math, Computer Science, Foreign Language and Business Classrooms. The E wing contains the Cafeteria and Physical Education facilities and the staff room.

Freshman classes are held in the Gold Campus building. Some classes for seniors are held in a special "Frontier Campus." This is in a building near the main NVHS campus on 95th Street, which features classes taught in conjunction with the College of DuPage. The College of DuPage is a two-year community college, with its main campus located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. ...

Honors

Neuqua Valley has received recognition by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for its music program. The school was named a GRAMMY® Signature school in 1999 and 2001, a GRAMMY® Gold Signature school in 2000 and the National GRAMMY® Signature school "Best in Nation" in 2005. The Music Department homepage, has a list of other awards. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is known variously as NARAS or The Recording Academy. ...

Athletics

Neuqua Valley competes in the Upstate Eight Conference for athletics. The school has won two state soccer titles. The boys soccer team won the IHSA State final game in the fall 2003 season. The girls soccer team won the IHSA State final game in the spring 2005 season. Neuqua's football team has made the playoffs for the last five years but haven't went further; they have only gone to the second round of playoffs once in 2005. The Upstate Eight Conference (UEC or U8C) is an organization of eleven high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing eight communities in Chicagos suburbs. ...

The boys cross-country team has placed within the top 15 in the state every year since 2001. The boys tennis team has won the Upstate Eight Conference every year since 2001. The girls tennis team has won the Upstate Eight Conference every year since 1999.

In Spring of 2007, the boys baseball team won the IHSA class AA state title and the boy's volleyball team advanced far in the state competition and finished in third place in state.

Facilities

The school's athletic facilities include: One 25 yard indoor swimming pool, with a side diving well with two boards, and a small wading/warmup pool. The Blue Campus has three gymnasiums: two of these have three full-sized basketball courts each, and one is used for gymnastics. The Gold Campus has 2 Gymnasiums, 1 weight room, and 1 rock climbing wall. There is also a fully equipped weight room, a wrestling room, a football field enclosed by a 400 m recycled rubber running track and a soccer stadium.

Activities

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