Saint Charles East High School

Motto	To Create Caring, Responsible, Life-long Learners
Established	1973
Type	Public secondary
Principal	Robert Miller
Students	2,400
Grades	9–12
Location	1020 Dunham Road St. Charles, Illinois, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Orange, Black, and White
Mascot	Sir Charles the Great
Yearbook	Halo
Newspaper	XRay
Website	http://east.d303.org/

Saint Charles East High School is a public four-year high school located in St. Charles, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community Unit School District 303 which also includes Saint Charles North High School. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... St. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Yearbook (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... St. ... 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. ... Community Unit School District 303 is a comprehensive K-12 public education system covering 57 square miles in the Fox River Valley, 40 miles west of Chicago. ... SCN seal Saint Charles North High School (SCNHS) is a public four-year comprehensive school covering grades nine through twelve in Saint Charles, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ...

History

St. Charles East High School located at 1020 Dunham Road in St. Charles was originally know as St. Charles High School. Prior to moving to this location in the late 1970s the high school was located on the west side of town in what is now known as Thompson Middle School located at the corners of Seventh and Main Street in Saint Charles. Before the year 2000, one high school served all students within the District 303 boundaries at which time St. Charles North was established to accommodate the rapidly growing student population in St. Charles. The first graduating class in District 303 to be split between two high schools graduated in 2003.

The Saint Charles East High School campus includes the Norris Cultural Arts Center, and the Norris Recreational Center.[1] These facilities were established to serve not only the high school but the community as well. The Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, a 1,000-seat performing arts theater and art gallery, was founded in 1978 with funding from the St. Charles Charities, which was created in 1924 by Lester and Dellora Norris and Edward Baker.

During spring break in 2001, a very serious black mold problem was discovered at the campus and was determined to be the source of some student illnesses. The mold had been reported on by student Jeanette Quinn in an article in the school paper back in the 1989. The teacher that she interviewed stated that a few of his students became nauseous in his classroom due to a foul odor. However, no conclusive evidence was found connecting the moldy odor to the students' illnesses. In 2001 the whole building was shut down and the students received an extra two weeks of spring break while officials determined how to take care of the situation. For the rest of the 2001 school year, St. Charles East students shared a split-schedule with St. Charles North High School. East students attended class at the North campus during the morning, while North students went during the afternoon. During the summer of 2001 through the next school year, the school underwent an enormous renovation. For the entire 2001-2002 school year, the current students had to take classes in the adjacent Wredling Middle School building and mobile classrooms surrounding it (brought in specifically to accommodate the larger student body). Meanwhile, the Wredling Middle School students took classes in mobile classrooms parked in a field between Haines and Thompson Middle Schools. Classes resumed their normal locations and schedules the following school year (2002-2003). This event caught the attention and cameras of local and national news organizations on more than one occasion throughout the year.^[1] This article is about the year. ... Binomial name Aspergillus niger P.E.L. van Tieghem Aspergillus niger is a fungus and one of the most common species of the genus Aspergillus. ... Saint Charles North High School is a public four-year high school, located in St. ... Wredling Middle School is a public three-year middle school located in St. ...

Activities

Saint Charles East offers dozens of activities. Within the Arts there are opportunities for students to participate in Theater, Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Marching Band. The Theater Department presents three productions a year, one of which is a musical[2] Students who are active in the theater often are members of the Drama Club as well.

In St. Charles music classes are taken for credit. Students take choir, jazz band, band and orchestra as elective courses within the school day. These are graded classes. There are multiple performing groups that provide opportunities for students with a variety of musical skills. At this time St. Charles East High School has six bands of varying levels. [3] Most recently the St. Charles East High School Wind Ensemble toured China. This group has also performed in the Midwest Music Clinic in 2007.

Other activities include: Peer Leadership, Auto Club and National Honor Society.

Athletics

Saint Charles East has 29 athletic teams, of 14 boys and 15 girls teams, which compete in the Upstate Eight Conference and Illinois High School Association. Saint Charles East's mascot is Sir Charles the Great. In the 1998-1999 school year St. Charles East set a IHSA State Record for most State Championships won by a school with a total of 6 (not including Color guard or Drill team).^{[citation needed]}. St. Charles East Girl's Soccer was a prevailing and dominant legacy during the 90's, winning eight IHSA soccer state championships in '90,'92,'94,'96,'97,'98,'99,'00. The Upstate Eight Conference (UEC or U8C) is an organization of eleven high schools in northeastern Illinois, representing eight communities in Chicagos suburbs. ... 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. ...

St. Charles East has also been the recipient of 9 state class AAA colorguard titles and 11 Drill team titles within the past 12 years.^{[citation needed]} The colorguard is under the current direction of Johnni Zabka and Brittany Lamanna.

In 1979, the fledgling St. Charles High School Boy's Swim Team won its first state championship, breaking a streak of 12 in a row by Hinsdale Central.^{[citation needed]} Throughout the '80s, St. Charles dominated IHSA Swimming, winning in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. They were runners up in 1987, 1988, and 1990.^{[citation needed]}

At one time, inferiors were hung at the city limits next to the population sign that stated, "Welcome to St. Charles, State Capital of Illinois High School Swimming for the 80s." There were also championship wins in swimming in 1993, 1997, and 1999.^{[citation needed]}

School Fight Song

Heres to St. Charles East High School
Bring victory back
Heres to our colors---
the orange and the Black

RAH, RAH, RAH,

Heres to all the Saints
Who bear our name
Fighting to defeat the foe
And win this game

RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
RAH, RAH, RAH,
St. Charles EAST

The St. Charles East Wrestling program as well as the Track and Field team are the only current sports to be undefeated against the St. Charles North "North Stars."

Notable Alumni

• Randy Wright, Former Green Bay Packers quarterback

• Marci Jobson, US women's international soccer player and coach at Northern Illinois University^[2]

Leslie Hunt - Top ten American Idol Randall Steven Wright (born January 12, 1961) was a starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1986 to 1988. ... Packers redirects here. ... Marci Jobson (born Marci Seton Miller, December 4, 1975, St. ... Northern Illinois University is a public university located in DeKalb, Illinois. ... The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the FOX Broadcasting Network on January 16, 2007 and will run until late May. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ...

References

External links

• Official website
• Color Guard
• Track and Field (Running Saints)