Yorkville High School

Coordinates: 41°39′07″N 88°27′07″W / 41.652°N 88.452°W

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Yorkville High School

Address

797 Game Farm Road Yorkville , Illinois 60560 United States
Coordinates	41°39′07″N 88°27′07″W / 41.652°N 88.452°W / 41.652; -88.452
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1893
School district	Yorkville Community Unit School District 115
Principal	David Travis
Teaching staff	129.80^[1] (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12^[1]
Enrollment	2,118^[1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	16.32^[1]
Campus	Suburban^[1]
Color(s)	Red and white^[2]
Athletics conference	Southwest Prairie Conference^[2]
Nickname	Foxes^[2]
Website	www.y115.org/yhs

Yorkville High School, or YHS, is a public high school located in Yorkville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.

The school serves Yorkville, Bristol, Montgomery, Oswego, and Plano.^[3]

History

In 2008, the Yorkville High School Academy opened across the street from the high school. It serves as a Freshman campus, while the high school remains for grades 10th through 12th.^[4]

Athletics

The Yorkville Foxes compete in the Southwest Prairie Conference. The school colors are red and white. The following Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sanctioned sports are offered:^[2]

Baseball (boys)
Basketball (girls and boys)
Bowling (girls and boys)
Competitive Cheerleading (girls)
Cross country (girls and boys)
- Girls state champion - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015^[5]
- Boys state champion - 2013, 2014^[5]
Football (boys)
Golf (girls and boys)
Dance Squad (girls)
Soccer (girls and boys)
Softball (girls)
Swimming (girls and boys) ^[6]
Tennis (girls and boys)
Track (girls and boys)
Volleyball (girls)
Wrestling (boys)
- State champion - 1976, 1993, 1994^[5]

Yorkville formerly competed in the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference, Western Sun Conference, The Little Seven Conference, and the Suburban Prairie Conference.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Jon Blackman - Tight End/Left Tackle who played in the NFL and defunct XFL, class of 1993
Dennis "Denny" Hastert - Former U.S. representative and speaker of the House, taught and coached at the school
Mike Radja - Professional ice hockey player, class of 2003
Andy Richter - Comedian, actor and writer, class of 1984
Yuki Yuen [zh] - Journalists in Hong Kong, senior anchor and feature group reporter of TVB News.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Yorkville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "IHSA Yorkville (H.S.)".
^ "About Our School District" ( Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine). Yorkville Community Unit School District 115. Retrieved on June 9, 2015.
^ "About YHS". Yorkville Community Unit School District 115. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "IHSA". ihsa.org. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "YHS Athletics / YHS Sports".

External links

Official website

v t e Western Sun Conference
High Schools	Batavia DeKalb Geneva Glenbard South Kaneland Rochelle Sycamore Yorkville

Categories:

Hidden categories:

v t e Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference
East Division	DeKalb Kaneland Morris Sycamore Yorkville
West Division	Rochelle Geneseo LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Sterling

Authority control databases
International	ISNI
Geographic	NCES