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DeKalb High School is a public four-year high school located in De Kalb, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of DeKalb School District 428.

Population

The school currently has 1,694 students enrolled.

History

DeKalb High School dates its founding to the early 1900s. DHS is currently very full of students, and that has created a problem for students in the hallways. It has been decided a new high school will be built, opening for the 2011-2012 school year. The current campus will be given to Huntley Middle School.

Academics

In 2006, DeKalb had an average composite ACT score of 20.6 and graduated 90.6% of its senior class. DeKalb has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. It is up to the class of 2010 to keep this school out of Government Control. Despite these scores, there is a large amount of tutoring available to the students of DeKalb High School. There is a math lab that is open during school hours, as well as before and after school. Science Tutoring is offered three days a week after school, and foreign language tutoring is offered every Wednesday after classes.

Athletics

DeKalb's 22 athletic teams are known as the Barbs. This name comes from the fact that barbed wire was invented in DeKalb County. Its nine boys teams and thirteen girls teams now compete in the Western Sun Conference—which was just formed in 2006—as well as in the Illinois High School Association.

On February 7, of 2009 the DeKalb Illinois High School Basketball team proved worthy of a newspaper article that had nothing to do with winning. Playing against Milwaukee Madison High School, DeKalb would go on to purposely miss two free shots in a demonstration of incredible team sportsmanship. Just hours before this game began, Madison's senior Captain, Johntel Franklin, learned of his beloved mother's untimely death. To deal with his grief, this young teenage basketball player not only came to the game but he asked his coach to let him play. His coach hugged him and informed the refs he was sending in Franklin. Sending in a player not on the roster would mean an automatic technical and two free throws for the opposing team. So, DeKalb's Coach, Dave Rohlman, sent in Darius McNeal who volunteered to take the free throws. McNeal intentionally missed those two shots, rolling the basketball out of bounds twice. Once the Madison team and the Madison fans realized what DeKalb did in support of their grieving senior captain they stood in applause.

Music

• In 2008 the DHS Jazz Ensemble was named a finalist in the prestigious Essentially Ellington band competition, one of only 15 bands from all of North America to receive such honors.

• The DeKalb High School Guys' A Cappella group, Fly Check, won the ICHSA midwest regional championship in 2007 and 2008, and they attended nationals in New York City both years. They are one of 4 groups to be selected from the entire nation.

Other Extracurricular Activities

DeKalb sponsors the following extracurricular activities:

Notable alumni

• Richard Jenkins - Academy Award-nominated actor
• Drew Holmes - Writer of Saints Row 2, Red Faction Guerilla
• Cindy Crawford - Supermodel
• Mel Owens - Football player
• Richard Powers - Novelist
• Mike Mallory - Assistant Special Teams Coach, New Orleans Saints
• Doug Mallory - Co-Defensive Coordinator, LSU Tigers Football

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Essentially Ellington Website" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-08.

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