Johnsburg High School

Johnsburg High School
Address
Map
2002 W. Ringwood Rd.

Johnsburg
,
Illinois
60051

United States
Coordinates42°24′12″N 88°14′04″W / 42.40334°N 88.2344°W / 42.40334; -88.2344
Information
TypePublic high school
Opened1978
School districtJohnsburg Community Unit School District#12
SuperintendentDan Johnson[1]
PrincipalKevin Shelton[2]
Teaching staff39.00 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9–12[3]
Enrollment530 (2023-2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio13.59[3]
Campusrural
Color(s)  Royal blue
  light gold[5]
Athletics conferenceKishwaukee River Conference[4]
NicknameSkyhawks
NewspaperJohnsburg Weekly News
YearbookSkyhawk
Websitewww.johnsburg12.org/JHS

Johnsburg High School is a public secondary school in Johnsburg, Illinois; it serves grades 9–12 for the Johnsburg Community Unit School District #12.

The school opened in 1978 and has an enrollment of approximately 600 students.[6]

Community

The community experienced a rapid growth, and the high school had 907 students for the 2009–2010 academic school year.[7] The school now continues to see a steady decline in enrollment with an IHSA classification enrollment of just 575.5 students for the two year cycle of 2023-25.[8] Enrollment is projected to further decrease due to high property taxes in the area,[9] and the district having a debt burden which is expected to increase significantly[10] and a credit rating that continues to be downgraded.[11]

Courses of study

There is a variety of courses students can take at JHS, including course offerings in art, music, business, foreign languages, as well as a selection of honors and AP classes.[12]

The school also offers vocational classes including graphics, C.A.D., welding, heavy diesel, and machine tool technology. Students who complete the heavy diesel class may also earn a commercial driver's license.[13]

Athletics

Johnsburg is currently a member of the Kishwaukee River Conference, and also participates in state championship tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The school currently sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track & field. Men participate in baseball, football, and wrestling. Many women participate in softball and volleyball. Both men and women compete in the school's bass fishing team, the only co-ed IHSA sport. Many alumni have gone on to play Division I and other college sports

The 2003 Johnsburg boys basketball team finished 30-2 and historically advanced to the Class AA State Tournament quarterfinals with an enrollment of only 781 students as one of the smallest AA schools in the state. (It was the only area team to ever make the Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament). In the fall of 2011 Johnsburg sent its first ever girl golfer to the IHSA state meet. Johnsburg received its first state trophy for a team sport in the spring of 2013 when the Lady Skyhawks soccer team took 4th place in IHSA class 1A soccer (They would break this record by securing 3rd-place finish in 2017). Johnsburg football recorded its best performance in its history in 2016[14] when the program secured a 2nd-place finish at the IHSA Class 4A state title game against Rochester.

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Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ District Administration for Disrtrict #12; accessed 25 April 2009 Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Johnsburg HS Administration; accessed 25 April 2009 Archived 6 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d "Johnsburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  4. ^ IHSA list of conferences and leagues; accessed 25 April 2009
  5. ^ IHSA information for Johnsburg HS; accessed 25 April 2009
  6. ^ "Johnsburg High School". Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  7. ^ IHSA page for Johnsburg H.S, including official student population
  8. ^ "Two-Year Cycle Enrollments and Classifications".
  9. ^ "McHenry County Property Taxes: School districts plan projects to spend down savings | Northwest Herald". Shaw Local News Network. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07.
  10. ^ "Moody's downgrades McHenry County School District 12 (Johnsburg), IL's GO rating to Baa1 from A2; negative outlook assigned". 24 January 2014.
  11. ^ "McHenry County S.D. 12 (Johnsburg), IL | Reports | Moody's".
  12. ^ https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=am9obnNidXJnMTIub3JnfGpocy1ndWlkYW5jZS1vZmZpY2V8Z3g6NTY3ZmQ5MzJiZGZjYjAyMQ [bare URL]
  13. ^ Coleman, Emily. "Johnsburg vocational programs get the works". Northwest Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  14. ^ "High school football: Rochester stops Johnsburg in Class 4A state title game". Shaw Local. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  15. ^ Johnsburg HS Athletic Department; accessed 25 April 2009 Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Jason Guida MMA Bio". Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Clay Guida UFC Bio". 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  18. ^ Reaven, Steve (March 24, 2008). "Keeping up with ... Johnsburg's John Smith". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 1, 2017.