| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Lake County, IL |
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| Total Students |
1308 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
80 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 364 students | | Grade 10 - 326 students | | Grade 11 - 328 students | | Grade 12 - 290 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:16 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
14% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
7% |
10% |
| % Black |
2% |
19% |
| % White |
75% |
66% |
| % Unknown |
2 % |
4% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
n/a |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
n/a |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Community High 128 School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
2 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
3,214 students |
984 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$67,825,000 |
$9,428,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$57,917,000 |
$9,311,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$21,103 |
$9,581 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$18,020 |
$9,462 |
| District Graduation Rates |
96% |
92% |
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- Vernon Hills High School, or VHHS, is a public four-year high school located in Vernon Hills, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community High School District 128, which also includes Libertyville High School.
- History
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Following the successful passage of a $48.5 million bond referendum in 1997, construction on the school began. The doors opened on September 7, 1999 for all freshmen in District 128. Construction continued for the next year, upon which the school opened for all grades in August 2000. The school was formally dedicated on April 9, 2000. The first graduating class was that of 2002. The Cougar mascot was chosen following a poll of the freshmen and sophomore students attending the new school in August 2000.
- Academics
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In 2008, Vernon Hills had a mean composite ACT score of 24.0, and graduated 94.4% of its senior class. The average class size is 30. Vernon Hills has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
- The staff consists of 106 teachers, of whom 82 hold an advanced degree.
- In 2009, Newsweek released a list of the best high schools in America. Vernon Hills High School was ranked 638st nation-wide and 15th state-wide.
- Athletics
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Vernon Hills competes in the North Suburban Conference. Its mascot is the Cougar.
- The VHHS football team finished the 2003-04 season with the best record in the North Suburban (Prairie) Conference. It finished the 2005-06 season undefeated, winning the conference. It has qualified for state finals in every year except the 2004-05 season.
- The 2007-08 Pom Pons team won a state championship in the TEAMDance Illinois Class AA Open Dance category. They defended their state title with another win in 2009.
- The boys volleyball team has been very successful within the North Suburban (Prairie) Conference. They have earned three conference championships, in 2003, 2008, and 2009 (when they finished 10-0 in conference play). They were the first team of any sport at VHHS to become back-to-back conference champions.
- In the 2007 season the varsity baseball team won in the Sectional semifinals but lost in the Sectional finals against the Lake Forest High School Scouts.
- A complete list of notable state finishes can be found under State Competition Placements, below.
- Activities
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Vernon Hills High School offers more than thirty student organizations, including:
- FBLA and DECA
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VHHS also sponsors two award-winning business clubs. FBLA sent five students to compete in the National Competition in Anaheim in the summer of 2009. FBLA has had students place in the top 10 of Accounting at the National level for two straight years (2008, 2009). DECA sent 13 state winners to the International Competition in Orlando. VHHS's DECA Financial Analysis team, which consisted of two freshmen, Sean Hogan and Jake Dinkel, placed 7th at the International Competition out of the over 150 teams competing in 2007
- Math Team
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The Math Team earned VHHS its first state championship when it won first place in its division at the 2001 ICTM State Math Competition. The team took 3rd place at the 2007 competition, where its freshmen and junior teams each took home 2nd place for written competition.
- The Math Team earned a state championship in division 3AA at the 2008 ICTM State Math Competition, where all 13 VHHS teams placed within in the top six in the state. Moya Chen placed first on the Algebra I test and VHHS took first place with its Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II teams. Also taking first place honors were the Frosh/Soph 8-person team and the Relay team of David Kim, Brynan Qiu, Parin Kadakia, and Paul Juhn.
- At the 2009 ICTM State Math Competition, VHHS Math Team once again took first place in division 3AA.
- Music
- Ensembles
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Vernon Hills High School offers a variety of musical ensembles for its students to perform in. These include:
- 3 Symphonic Bands
- 2 Orchestras
- 4 Choirs
- 2 Jazz Bands
- Jazz Strings
- The Symphony Orchestra has been invited to play at the international Midwest Clinic and the MENC National Conference. The Wind Ensemble has performed in New York City and at Walt Disney World's Epcot in Florida.
- State Competitions
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VHHS has always performed very well at the IHSA state competition, placing 4th in its class in its first year of existence. As of 2009, VHHS has placed first in the state in Class A for three consecutive years. The complete record of music department state finishes is as follows:
- In Class B:
- 2001: 4th
- 2002: 4th
In Class A:
- 2003: 24th
- 2004: 3rd
- 2005: 3rd
- 2006: 2nd
- 2007: 1st
- 2008: 1st
- 2009: 1st
- In 2006 and 2009, the VHHS Wind Ensemble was selected as the Class AA Honor Band at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-sponsored Superstate band competition, recognizing the VHHS Wind Ensemble as one of the top high school concert bands in Illinois.
- WYSE
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The Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering club at VHHS continues to be successful in their 1500 division. They have placed at the state level in many years past. A team of 14 students compete in the events of Math, Biology, Chemistry, English, and Physics, with each student taking two tests, and at least two students per each subject. The competition takes place at a regional, sectional, and state level. Regional and sectional levels are usually successful, with resulting in first-place finishes. State rankings are as follow:
- 2002: 3rd
- 2003: Did not place
- 2004: 2nd
- 2005: 2nd
- 2006: 3rd
- 2007: 2nd
- 2008: 2nd
- 2009: 1st
- State Competition Placements
- External links
- Official Website
- Community High School District 128 Website
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| About This Zip Code (60061) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
20,328 people |
12,207,380 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
61% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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33 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$71,354
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$46,557 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.1 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
27 years old |
49 years old |
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80% / 20% |
62% / 38% |
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