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  Established 1970
  Type Public secondary
  Grades 9–12
  Address 1100 W Schaumburg
  City Schaumburg
  State Illinois
  Country USA
  Enrollment 2,651
  Campus Suburban
  Mascot Saxons , "Siegie"
  Colors Cardinal Red, Gold
  Yearbook ''Shimmer''
  Newspaper ''Sextant''
  Website wwwshsd211org


Schaumburg High School, or '''SHS''' is a public four-year high school located in Schaumburg, Illinois , a northwest suburb of Chicago , Illinois , in the United States.


HISTORY

Schaumburg High School opened in 1970. The United States Department Of Education recognized Schaumburg High School as a Blue Ribbon School Of Excellence . http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf. The high school is accredited by the North Central Association and has earned full recognition status by the State Superintendent of Schools in the State of Illinois.

Currently, as well as for the next couple of years, Schaumburg High School is undergoing a massive reconstruction product in which 13 new classrooms, a new grand foyer, busport, administration center, 3 new science labs, and handicap accessibility will be added to the high school. This is a part of the larger District 211 construction projects on Conant, Hoffman Estates, and Schaumburg High Schools.


ACADEMICS

In 2006, Schaumburg had an average composite ACT score of 21.4, and graduated 98% of its senior class. The average class size is 650. Schaumburg has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act . Illinois School Report Card

For the past two years, Schaumburg High School has been named one of America's Top High Schools by Newsweek Magazines, placing it in the top 5% of high schools in the nation, and honor only three of the five district 211 high schools received.

Schaumburg High School is also a Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.


ATHLETICS

Schaumburg competes in the Mid-Suburban League West Conference and Illinois High School Association . Its mascot is the Saxons .

  • Boys' Baseball 1997 AA State Champions, 1989 AA State Runner Up {Link without Title}

  • Boys' Football 1999 State 2nd Place

  • Boys' Basketball 2001 State Champions.

  • Boys' Cross Country State Champions in 1985 , 1987 , and 1988 .

  • Boys' Tennis 1999-2000 Sectional Champions.

  • Girls' Bowling 2004 State champions

  • Boy's Basketball 2006 Super-Sectional Champions and Elite Eight Qualifiers

  • Boys' Cross Country 2007 3rd in State

  • Chuck Novak 2007 3rd in state Chess

  • Boys' Gymnastics 2007 Mike Lester took 5th at State

  • Girls' Bowling 2007 State 3rd Place

  • Girls' Flags 2007 State 2nd Place

  • Girls's Poms 2007 State 7th place



SAXON SPIRIT


Saxon Fight Song

''Fight on all you saxons''

''Lead us on to victory tonight''

''Raise your voice to the highest''

''For the Red, For the Gold we will fight''

''Keep your spirit forever, and we'll cheer our alma mater dear''

''So keep fighting for Schaumburg, for a victory is near!''



Saxon Fight Chant



''Schaumburg High has got the stuff''

''We move, we fight, we're really tough''

''With victory as our battle cry!''

''We'll go, we'll fight, we'll never die''

''Cheer the red, hail the gold''

''Come on, Saxons, let's go!''



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