Crystal Lake South High School - Crystal Lake, Illinois/IL

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Crystal Lake South High School

1200 S Mchenry Ave, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014-7495 -

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Definition of Terms

Crystal Lake South High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Mchenry County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1917 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

100 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 516 students

Grade 10 - 485 students

Grade 11 - 468 students

Grade 12 - 448 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	6%	10%
% Black	1%	19%
% White	89%	66%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Community High 155 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	6,939 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$74,692,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$64,488,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,764	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$9,294	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	91%	92%

College choices tougher (Northwest Herald)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 07:50:45 am
CRYSTAL LAKE – Larry Brown wants what any parent does for a son or daughter.
Upcoming bazaars and craft fairs (The Doings Western Springs)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:14:58 am
As the holiday season approaches ever near, bazaar season starts kicking into high gear. Check out our guide to find an event in your neighborhood. Riverside Developmental Services, 960 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, presents its first Holiday Crafts Show, to be an annual event, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Upcoming bazaars and craft fairs (The Doings Elmhurst)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 09:03:15 am
As the holiday season approaches ever near, bazaar season starts kicking into high gear. Check out our guide to find an event in your neighborhood.
Community Calendar (Barrington Courier-Review)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 09:16:45 am
Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday noon two weeks before desired publication date.
CL South Gators swamped with pride (Northwest Herald)
posted on October 3, 2009 at 06:36:36 am
CRYSTAL LAKE – Crystal Lake South High School was swamped with Gator pride during a pep assembly Friday afternoon as the school celebrated homecoming week.

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for schools of the same name.
Crystal Lake South High School, often referred to as "South" or "CLS," is one of three high schools in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States, and currently has a body of roughly 1916 students.
As Crystal Lake's second oldest school, it was founded in 1978 when Crystal Lake Community High School, now Crystal Lake Central High School, split into two schools due to the pressures of the population growth in the communities it served, Crystal Lake, and part of Lake in the Hills. South graduated its first class in 1979.
After the community's school split, the South Gators and Central Tigers became large rivals in the Fox Valley Conference. Though recently, focus of rivalry has primarily shifted to the Cary-Grove High School Trojans due to vastly increased competition in football games between the two schools. However, an underlying tone of competition still vibrates between the two Crystal Lake schools.
The city of Crystal Lake has grown rapidly since South first opened it doors. The school reached its structural capacity in 2002. A new addition opened for the 2003-2004 school year, with several dozen new classrooms. However, due to the phenomenal growth of the city, the addition was already insufficient by the 2005-2006 school year (the graduating class of 2004 consisted of 366 students, class of 2006 had 435 students, and the class of 2009 contains approximately 540 students). The final phase of the 2003-2004 additions was opened in the 2006-2007 school year. The "Lower level" under C-Hall added 10 classrooms and over 1,000 lockers.
Crystal Lake South High School's mascot is the "Gator". This mascot was chosen in 1976 by a poll of students who would attend South when it first opened.
Famous alumni
LCPL Jonathan W. Collins - Class of 2003, United States Marine killed in action in Ar Ramadi, Iraq 8/8/04
Jim Verraros - singer/actor of American Idol fame
Scott Olsen - major league pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Colleen Dion - Class of 1983 Soap Opera actress Bold and the Beautiful
Randy Salerno - news anchor WBBM-TV in Chicago
Ivana Bozilovic - Class of 1995 Model/Actress 100 Girls, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Wedding Crashers
Tawnee Stone - Porn star for Lightspeed Media Corporation
Fight Song
(Set to the tune of "The Victors" by Louis Elbel)
Cheer for the Fighting Gators!
There are no Imitators.
Green and the Gold Prevail.
South High School, Hail!
Fight Gators, Fight with Might!
Win Gators, Win Tonight!
South High - the Green and Gold.
Has Victory Tonight!

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