Glenbard East High School - Lombard, Illinois/IL

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Glenbard East High School

1014 S Main St, Lombard, IL, 60148-3968 -

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Definition of Terms

Glenbard East High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Dupage County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2605 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

125 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 617 students

Grade 10 - 680 students

Grade 11 - 635 students

Grade 12 - 673 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	12%	2%
% Hispanic	14%	10%
% Black	8%	19%
% White	64%	66%
% Unknown	2 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

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

Glenbard Township High 87 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	8,998 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$108,343,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$110,139,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,041	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$12,240	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	93%	92%

Lombard native dropped from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (Lombard Argus Press Spectator)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:58:00 pm
Lombard native Joanna Krupa was eliminated from hit TV show “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday11/17.
Chicagoan eliminated from 'Dancing' (Chicago Tribune)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:03:06 am
Model Joanna Krupa was eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday.
Lombard native voted off "Dancing' after strong run (Daily Herald)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 03:55:31 am
Before her stint on ABC's hit show " Dancing With the Stars ," Lombard native Joanna Krupa's dance resume read like this: Quit ballet at age 9 because her parents could no longer afford the lessons. Used fake ID at 16 to go dancing in Chicago nightclubs.
School Bus Cameras: False Sense Of Security? (CBS 2 Chicago)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:50:37 pm
Cameras on school buses; some parents see them and assume they are there to help keep their children safe. At the very least, they may assume the cameras are being used. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports that isn't a safe assumption and one family found out the hard way.
School Bus Cameras: False Sense Of Security? (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:41:22 pm
LOMBARD, Ill. (CBS) â Cameras on school buses; some parents see them and assume they are there to help keep their

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Glenbard East High School, or GEHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87.
History
Glenbard East High School opened in September 1959, with a student body of 525 students and 28 staff members. The approximate enrollment for the 2008/2009 school year was 2700 students and 180 staff members.
Prior to the opening of Glenbard East in 1959, Lombard students in High School District No. 87 attended Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn.
Activities
In 2007, the Mock Trial team won the Illinois State Mock Trial Competition. The team went on to compete at Nationals in Dallas, Texas, placing 18th overall.
Athletics
Glenbard East compete in the DuPage Valley Conference (DVC). Glenbard East is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and competitive activities in Illinois. The teams are stylized as the Rams.
The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet:
Baseball: 2nd place (1976–77)
Cross Country (boys): 4th place (1964–65); 3rd place (1965–66)
Football: semifinalist (1999–2000)
Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (1984–85, 85–86, 88–89); 2nd place (1986–87, 87–88, 89–90)
Tennis (boys): 4th place (1962–63)
Volleyball (boys): 3rd place (2005–06)
Notable alumni
Joanna Krupa is a model and actress (Superstars, Dancing With The Stars).
David Orr is the clerk of Cook County and was Interim Mayor of Chicago after the death of Harold Washington.
Mary Doria Russell is an award–winning author, primarily known for her works of science fiction (The Sparrow, Children of God). At least one character from Dreamers of the Day is named in honor of a former teacher from Glenbard East.
Dan Tani (class of 1979) is a NASA Astronaut
Derek Walker is a member of the practice squad for the Seattle Seahawks.
Timothy Zahn (class of 1969) is a Hugo Award–winning science fiction author, whose most famous works may be those set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
External links
Glenbard East High School website

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