Thomas Jefferson High School (Rockford, Illinois)

Thomas Jefferson High School
Address
4145 Samuelson Road
Rockford, Illinois 61109
United States
Coordinates 42°12′26″N 89°02′16″W / 42.2071°N 89.0378°W / 42.2071; -89.0378Coordinates: 42°12′26″N 89°02′16″W / 42.2071°N 89.0378°W / 42.2071; -89.0378
Information
School type Public Secondary
Motto Strive to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe.
Established 1969
School district Rockford Public School District 205[1]
Superintendent Ehren Robert Jarrett[2]
CEEB code 143712[3]
Principal Donald Lee Rundall[4]
Teaching staff 101[1]
Grades 9–12[1]
Gender Coed[5]
Enrollment 1,704 (2014-15)[6]
Average class size 18[1]
Campus type Mid-size City[1]
School color(s)      Red
     White
     Gold[7]
Fight song Notre Dame Victory March
Athletics conference Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10)[8]
Mascot J-Hawk
Nickname J-Hawks
Average ACT scores 17.5[9]
Newspaper The Times
Yearbook Flight
Website Official School Website

Thomas Jefferson High School (commonly referred to as Jefferson High School, Rockford Jefferson, or JHS) is a public coed four-year high school, in Rockford, Illinois, United States. The school serves the city of Rockford and the neighboring villages of Cherry Valley, Illinois and New Milford, Illinois. The school is named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.

Athletics

Jefferson High School's mascot is the J-Hawk. The official school colors are red, white, and gold.[10]

Jefferson High School is a member of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) and participates in state championship tournaments sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[11]

The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:

Activities


The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jefferson High School Overview". U.S. News & World Report LP. 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rockford Public Schools District 205 Administration". RPS205. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "SAT Code Search". The College Board. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jefferson High School Principal Wins Outstanding Principal Award". WorldNow and WKOW. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Jefferson High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report LP. 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Jefferson High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jefferson High School Basketball". CBS Interactive. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "IHSA School Directory". Illinois High School Association. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "2012 Illinois School Report Cards". Illinois State Board of Education. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "IHSA School Directory". Illinois High School Association. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "IHSA School Directory Rockford (Jefferson)". Illinois High School Association. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Top 10 State Championship Efforts". Northern Illinois Sports Beat. Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Girls Bowling Champions & Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Chess in Rockford". Rockford Chess. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Tools for Grammarphobes and Grammarphiles". The Spectrum Theme. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "NFL Player Profile". National Football League. 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  17. ↑ "Knaus in a Happy Place These Days". ESPN. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Kathryn Layng". IMDb. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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