| Number of Schools Managed |
31 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
28,510 students |
984 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$263,022,000 |
$9,428,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$251,090,000 |
$9,311,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,226 |
$9,581 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,807 |
$9,462 |
| District Graduation Rates |
96% |
92% |
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- Neuqua Valley High School, or NVHS is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Illinois Route 59 and 95th Street in Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Neuqua Valley is the counterpart to Waubonsie Valley High School and the newly built Metea Valley, in Indian Prairie School District 204.
- History
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The campus consists of three locations: a "Gold campus" building (in a converted former Crone Middle School) for Freshmen (Grade 9) and a "Main campus" building (the original NVHS main building) for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors (Grades 10-12). The middle school conversion was done for the 2003-2004 academic year. A third building, referred to as the "Frontier campus" allows Seniors to receive dual credit for classes from the College of DuPage. Seniors from Waubonsie Valley High School also may do this. The original NVHS campus building was opened in August, 1997, and was built to house 3000 students. The "Gold Campus" and "Frontier Campus" were both opened to alleviate overcrowding in classes due to high enrollments.
- The lake behind the school is known as "Lake Birkett," in honor of the school's first principal, Kathryn Birkett, who now serves as the district's Superintendent.
- Academics
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In 2008, Neuqua Valley had an average composite ACT score of 23.9, and graduated 99% of its senior class. Neuqua Valley has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination.
- The Blue Campus, the original building, is divided into five wings, A-E. The A wing contains Neuqua's Fine and Applied Arts, as well as industrial and consumer education classrooms and facilities. The B wing contains History, English and Health classrooms. The C wing contains Science classrooms complete with lab equipment and also Television Production studios. The D wing contains Math, Computer Science, Foreign Language and Business Classrooms. The E wing contains the Cafeteria and Physical Education facilities and the staff room.
- First-year classes are held in the Gold Campus building. Some classes for seniors are held in a special "Frontier Campus." This is in a building near the main NVHS campus on 95th Street, which features classes taught in conjunction with the College of DuPage. Some students attend the Frontier Campus full-time. Many classes at Frontier do not take place on Friday.
- Honors
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Neuqua Valley has received recognition by the Grammy Association for its music program. The school was named a GRAMMY signature school in 1999 and 2001, a GRAMMY signature school Gold in 2000 and 2009, and the National GRAMMY Signature school "Best in Nation" in 2005. The Music Department homepage, has a list of other awards.
- Athletics
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Neuqua Valley competes in the Upstate Eight Conference for athletics. The school is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), and competes in state tournaments that it sponsors.
- The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Young men also have teams sponsored in baseball, football, and wrestling. Women may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball. Outside of these teams, the school's name is also linked with a team competing in Lacrosse, a sport not sponsored by the IHSA.
- The following teams have placed in the top four of their respective IHSA State Championship:
- Baseball: 3rd place (2007–08); State Champions (2006–07)
- Woman's Basketball: 3rd place (2001–02); 2nd place (2000–01)
- Cross Country (boys): 4th place (2003–04, 08–09); State Champions (2007–08)
- Golf (girls): 4th place (2001–02, 02–03); 2nd place (2000–01)
- Soccer (boys): 4th place (2008–09); 2nd place (2007–08); State Champions (2003–04)
- Soccer (girls): State Champions (2004–05)
- Swimming & Diving (boys): 4th place (2005–06); 3rd place (2006–07); 2nd place (2008–09); State Champions (2007–08)
- Swimming & Diving (girls): 3rd place (2002–03); 2nd place (2005–06)
- Track & Field: 2nd place (2008-09)
- Volleyball (boys): 3rd place (2006–07, 07–08)
- Water Polo (girls): 3rd place (2002–03)
- The boys cross-country team has placed within the top 15 in the state race in Peoria every year since 2001. In 2007, the boys cross country team won the Nike Team Nationals. The team was forced to run under the name Naperville XC Club to avoid violating IHSA season limitation by-laws.
- Facilities
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The school's athletic facilities include: One 8-Lane 25 yard indoor swimming pool, with a side diving well with two boards, and a small 3-Lane 20 yard wading/warm-up pool. The Blue Campus has three gymnasiums: two of these have three full-sized basketball courts each, and one is used for gymnastics. The Gold Campus has 2 Gymnasiums, 1 weight room, and 1 rock climbing wall (given as a Senior class gift in 2003). There is also a fully equipped weight room, a wrestling room, a football field enclosed by a 400 meter recycled rubber running track and a soccer stadium.
- Activities
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The school sponsors numerous extracurricular clubs and organizations ranging from arts and academic to cultural and special interest. While an entire list can be found here, the following are the most notable in terms of being chapters of a larger national movement:
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- Best Buddies
- Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
- Family, Career & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Junior State of America (JSA)
- Model United Nations
- Operation Snowball
- Vocational Industrial Clubs of America/Skills USA (VICA)
- YMCA Youth and Government
- Notable alumni
- Evan Lysacek - Figure Skater
- Babatunde Oshinowo - NFL defensive tackle-Carolina Panthers
- Danielle Panabaker - actress "Yours, Mine, and Ours," "Sky High", "Friday the 13th" and "Mr. Brooks"
- Dave Della Terza - Creator of Vote For The Worst
- Chris Derrick - Stanford University All-American. 2007 IHSA Cross Country State Champion, and Former American Record Holder for the Junior 5000m with a time of 13:29.
- Brittany Bock - WPS defender for the Los Angeles Sol, and the United States Women's National Soccer Team
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