Johnsburg High School

Johnsburg High School is a public High School in Johnsburg, Illinois; a town located in northeast McHenry County. Its mascot is the Skyhawk.

Johnsburg High School
Address
2002 W. Ringwood Rd.

Johnsburg
,
McHenry County
,
Illinois
60051

United States
Coordinates42.40334°N 88.2344°W / 42.40334; -88.2344
Information
Typepublic
Opened1978
School districtJohnsburg Community Unit School District #12
SuperintendentDr. Dan Johnson[1]
PrincipalKevin Shelton[2]
Staff97[3]
Teaching staff44.82 (FTE)[4]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment628 (2017-18)[4]
Average class size22 [5]
Student to teacher ratio14.01[4]
Hours in school day6 hours 50 minutes (5 hours and 19-23 minutes, not including lunch, passing periods, and academic support time)
Campusrural
School colour(s)     royal blue
     light gold[6]
SloganIt's a Great Day to be a Skyhawk
Fight songMen of Pennsylvania
Athletics conferenceKishwaukee River Conference[7]
NicknameSkyhawks
NewspaperJohnsburg Weekly News
YearbookSkyhawk
Websitejohnsburg12.org/JHS

The Illinois State Board of Education placed Johnsburg School District on the 2017 Financial Watch List. With only 19 of the state's 852 school districts named to this list, that places Johnsburg in the bottom 2.2% of school districts with the worst financial health in Illinois. Furthermore, only 9 districts have a lower financial profile score than Johnsburg, even after scores were adjusted for delayed payment of mandated categoricals.[8] Sadly, District 12 has not received a recognition status, the highest category of financial strength, since 2004.[9]

Community

The community experienced a rapid growth, and the high school had 907 students for the 2009–2010 academic school year.[10] The school now continues to see a steady decline in enrollment with an IHSA classification enrollment of just 628 students for the 2018–2019 school year.[11] Enrollment is projected to further decrease due to high property taxes in the area,[12] and the district having a debt burden which is expected to increase significantly[13] and a credit rating that continues to be downgraded.[14]

Courses of study

There is a variety of courses students can take at JHS, including course offerings in art, music, business, foreign languages, as well as a selection of honors and AP classes.[15]

The school also offers vocational classes including graphics, C.A.D., welding, heavy diesel, and machine tool technology. Students who complete the heavy diesel class may also earn a commercial driver's license.[16]

Student body

Music

The school offers both a choral program and a band program. There are three choral groups including Mixed Choir, Treble Choir, and Varsity Choir. Mixed Choir is open to any student, while Treble choir and Varsity Choir are open to students by audition. Johnsburg High School also has a Madrigal Ensemble that performs a Madrigal Dinner annually. The band program includes two percussion ensembles, jazz ensemble, concert band and marching band (The wind ensemble was eliminated in 2012 due to low enrollment). The marching band is mandatory for any student enrolled in any instrumental ensemble. The Johnsburg Marching Skyhawks march at every home football game, as well as competitions and parades throughout northern Illinois.

Theatre

Johnsburg High School has a theatre program that is extracurricular. Three teachers from the school run the drama program, though many aspects of the program are student-led, as many positions and duties revolving around each theatrical production are fulfilled by students. There are about 50 members active in different aspects of each production, including acting, set construction, technical aspects, and many other roles. The program has been chosen several times to perform at the Illinois High School

A variety of different plays are chosen to be produced in the fall and spring; a musical is typically reserved to be performed in the winter. The shows usually run one or two weekends and make enough money to support the next play. A unique and stand out feature of Johnsburg High School's theatre program is that productions are performed in the school's very own Theatre_in_the_round

Athletics

Johnsburg is currently a member of the Kishwaukee River Conference, and also participates in state championship tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The school currently sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track & field. Men participate in baseball, football, and wrestling. Many women participate in softball and volleyball. Both men and women compete in the school's bass fishing team, the only co-ed IHSA sport. Many alumni have gone on to play Division I and other college sports

The 2003 Johnsburg boys basketball team finished 30-2 and historically advanced to the Class AA State Tournament quarterfinals with an enrollment of only 781 students as one of the smallest AA schools in the state. (It was the only area team to ever make the Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament). In the fall of 2011 Johnsburg sent its first ever girl golfer to the IHSA state meet. Johnsburg received its first state trophy for a team sport in the spring of 2013 when the Lady Skyhawks soccer team took 4th place in IHSA class 1A soccer (They would break this record by securing 3rd-place finish in 2017). Johnsburg football recorded its best performance in its history in 2016 when the program secured a 2nd-place finish at the IHSA Class 4A state title game against Rochester.

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Notable alumni

References
  1. District Administration for Disrtrict #12; accessed 25 April 2009 Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Johnsburg HS Administration; accessed 25 April 2009 Archived 6 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. accessed 1 April 2014
  4. "Johnsburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  5. http://www.illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?schoolId=440630120260002
  6. IHSA information for Johnsburg HS; accessed 25 April 2009
  7. IHSA list of conferences and leagues; accessed 25 April 2009
  8. https://www.isbe.net/Documents/2017-School-District-Financial-Profile-Report%20.pdf.
  9. http://www.nwherald.com/2016/03/03/johnsburg-school-district-12-to-be-on-financial-watch/a88a8lv/
  10. IHSA page for Johnsburg H.S, including official student population
  11. http://ihsa.org/Schools/EnrollmentsClassifications/AlphabeticalEnrollments.aspx
  12. http://www.nwherald.com/2015/11/20/mchenry-county-property-taxes-school-districts-plan-projects-to-spend-down-savings/af0fbll/
  13. https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-downgrades-McHenry-County-School-District-12-Johnsburg-ILs-GO--PR_291331
  14. https://www.moodys.com/credit-ratings/McHenry-County-SD-12-Johnsburg-IL-credit-rating-800023785
  15. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=am9obnNidXJnMTIub3JnfGpocy1ndWlkYW5jZS1vZmZpY2V8Z3g6NTY3ZmQ5MzJiZGZjYjAyMQ
  16. Coleman, Emily. "Johnsburg vocational programs get the works". Northwest Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  17. Johnsburg HS Athletic Department; accessed 25 April 2009 Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  18. "Jason Guida MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. "Clay Guida UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. Reaven, Steve (March 24, 2008). "Keeping up with ... Johnsburg's John Smith". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
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