- York Community High School is a public secondary school in Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Most of the students reside in Elmhurst, however the district also draws a small number of students from Addison, Bensenville, and Oak Brook.
- While York is known for being a comprehensive high school, its biggest claim to fame is the success of its boys cross country program; a program that has laid claim to numerous state and national championships; making it, arguably, one of the more elite American running programs.
- History
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Prior to 1918, Elmhurst operated a combined high school and grammar school, which was destroyed by fire in December 1917.
- York was established in 1918. The building saw many additions from 1950 through 1990, including a third floor, swimming pool, and additional facilities. After 2001, the city of Elmhurst passed a referendum to rebuild the school. Construction started soon after and the new building has separate academic, service, student commons and athletics areas (including a new fieldhouse).
- Academics
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In 2008, York had an average composite ACT score of 22.8 and graduated 94.4% of its senior class.
- In June 2008, Newsweek, using the Challenge Index, ranked York #1346 on their annual list of top American high schools.
- Athletics
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York High School competes in the West Suburban Conference. The school is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most sports and competitive activities in Illinois.
- The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo.
- York Community Highschool's athletic program was ranked 17th overall in the nation by ESPN RISE's FAB 50 list.
- The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet:
- Badminton: 2nd place (1980—81, 81—82)
- Baseball: State Champions (1959—60, 92—93)
- Basketball (girls): 2nd place (1987—88); State Champions (1983—84)
- Cross Country (boys): 4th place (1985—86, 87—88, 2001—02); 3rd place (1948—49, 66—67, 67—68, 76—77); 2nd place (1964—65, 69—70, 74—75, 75—76, 77—78, 79—80, 88—89, 95—96, 97—98, 98—99, 2007—08, 08—09); State Champions (1962—63, 65—66, 68—69, 71—72, 72—73, 73—74, 78—79, 80—81, 81—82, 82—83, 83—84, 84—85, 86—87, 89—90, 90—91, 91—92, 92—93, 93—94, 94—95, 99—2000, 00—01, 02—03, 03—04, 04—05, 05—06, 06—07)
- Cross Country (girls): 4th place (1992—93, 94—95, 95—96); 3rd place (1984—85, 96—97, 97—98, 2001—02); 2nd place (1999—2000, 02—03); State Champions (2000—01)
- Football: semifinals (1995—96, 2006—07)
- Golf (boys): 4th place (1964—65)
- Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1956—57); 3rd place (1959—60, 79—80, 81—82, 83—84); 2nd place (1957—58, 58—59, 61—62, 80—81, 2006—07); State Champions (1960—61, 82—83, 2007—08)
- Track & Field (boys): 4th place (1954—55, 56—57, 65—66, 2006—07); 3rd place (1934—35, 36—37, 95—96, 98—99, 2005—06); 2nd place (1984—85, 97—98, 2000—01, 04—05, 07—08); State Champions (1935—36, 38—39, 99—2000, 08—09)
- Track & Field (girls): 4th place (2000—01)
- Gymnastics (girls): 3rd place (1982—83, 83—84); 2nd place (1980—81)
- Volleyball (boys): 4th place (1994—95); 3rd place (1996—97)
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- Boys cross country program
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The York Boys Cross Country Program is a state and national power in the sport. In Illinois, the program holds the state records for state titles, top four finishes, top 10 finishes, and Sectional titles. Members of the York team competed at the inaugural Nike Team Nationals (NTN) national high school championship cross country meet in Portland, Oregon, where they finished 1st in 2004 (with the club name "Kroy") and 2nd in 2005 (as "Elmhurst XC").
- A documentary film has been created about the school's running program and coach Joe Newton. The movie is named "The Long Green Line" after the team's nickname, coined by fans and opponents referring to the "long green line" of runners in their meets. (The color of the uniforms is green.)
- Notable alumni
- Ken Hudson Campbell is an actor (Armageddon).
- Lee A. Daniels was an Illinois State Representative (1975–2006), who served as Speaker of the State House (1995–97).
- George J. Eade was a U.S. Air Force four-star general.
- Mike Farina was an Olympic wrestler, competing at the 1976 Montréal Olympics.
- Robert Goldsborough (1955), murder mystery novelist.
- Dan Konopka of the band OK Go went to York in the 1990s.
- Garth Lagerwey, a former professional soccer player who is currently an executive with Real Salt Lake.
- Betty Okino is an actress and former gymnast. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning gymnastics team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
- Gary Rydstrom is a multi-Academy Award winning sound mixer, sound effects editor, and director. His work in sound includes films such as Backdraft, Judgment Day, and Jurassic Park.
- Donald Sage was an All-American cross country and track runner for Stanford University.
- Mark Sibley, an NBA guard (1973–74) with the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Ian Michael Smith, actor, star of the motion picture Simon Birch
- Notable staff
- Joe Newton has been the boys cross country coach since 1959, and up until his retirement in 2000, was also the boys track & field coach, having coached state championship teams in both sports. He is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHS) Hall of Fame.
- See also
- List of high schools in Illinois
- External links
- York Community High School - Official Site
- Long Green Line - Documentary film about York High School's boys cross country program
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