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30-666: Wheeling High School ( WHS ) is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois , a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois , in the United States . It is part of Township High School District 214 , which also includes Buffalo Grove High School , Elk Grove High School , John Hersey High School , Prospect High School , and Rolling Meadows High School . The school serves the communities of Wheeling , Prospect Heights , Arlington Heights , Buffalo Grove and Mount Prospect . U.S. News & World Report ranked WHS as

60-520: A high school (abbreviated as HS or H.S. ), can also be called senior high school . In some countries there are two phases to secondary education (ISCED 2) and (ISCED 3), here the junior high school , intermediate school, lower secondary school, or middle school occurs between the primary school (ISCED 1) and high school. Mid-Suburban League The Mid-Suburban League (MSL) is an Illinois High School Association recognized high school extra-curricular league which includes 12 schools located in

90-1090: A degree at or above the master's degree level. Wheeling High School offers over 200 different courses, many of which are at the AP or dual credit level. The academic departments at Wheeling High School are grouped as follows: AVID , career/technical education, English/fine arts, math/science, physical education/driver's education, special education, and world language/social science. The following AP courses are offered at Wheeling High School: Biology , Calculus AB , Calculus BC , Chemistry , Computer Science A , English Language & Composition , English Literature & Composition , Environmental Science , Human Geography , Physics C , Psychology , Spanish Language & Culture , French Language & Culture , Statistics , Studio Art: 2-D Design , Studio Art: Drawing , United States Government & Politics , United States History , World History , Italian Language & Culture , Computer Science Principles , Microeconomics , and Macroeconomics . The average composite SAT score in 2023

120-615: A different education system and priorities. Schools need to accommodate students, staff, storage, mechanical and electrical systems, support staff, ancillary staff and administration. The number of rooms required can be determined from the predicted roll of the school and the area needed. According to standards used in the United Kingdom, a general classroom for 30 students needs to be 55 m , or more generously 62 m . A general art room for 30 students needs to be 83 m , but 104 m for 3D textile work. A drama studio or

150-628: A greater variety of classes, or sponsoring a greater number of extra-curricular activities . (Some of these benefits can also be achieved through smaller but specialized schools, such as a dedicated special school for students with disabilities or a magnet school for students with a particular subject-matter interest.) In terms of structure, organization, and relationships, larger schools tend to be more hierarchical and bureaucratic , with fewer and weaker personal connections and more rigidly defined, unvarying roles for all staff. Teachers find that large schools result in more information to process in

180-422: A secondary school may have a canteen, serving a set of foods to students, and storage where the equipment of a school is kept. Government accountants having read the advice then publish minimum guidelines on schools. These enable environmental modelling and establishing building costs. Future design plans are audited to ensure that these standards are met but not exceeded. Government ministries continue to press for

210-561: A single basketball court could serve a school with 200 students just as well as a school with 500 students, so construction and maintenance costs, on a per-student basis, can be lower for larger schools. However, cost savings from larger schools have generally not materialized, as larger schools require more administrative support staff, and rural areas see the potential savings offset by increased transportation costs. Larger schools can also support more specialization, such as splitting students into advanced, average, and basic tracks , offering

240-417: A specialist science laboratory for 30 needs to be 90 m . Examples are given on how this can be configured for a 1,200 place secondary (practical specialism). and 1,850 place secondary school. The ideal size for a typical comprehensive high school is large enough to offer a variety of classes, but small enough that students develop a sense of community. Research has suggested that academic achievement

270-479: A state championship in 1998–99. Wheeling High School sponsors many clubs and activities for students, ranging from the arts and literature to cultural and community service. The list can change from year to year, but can be found at this site . Among the activities are chapters or affiliates with the following national organizations: NJROTC , DECA , and the National Honor Society . WildStang

300-548: A year old, the conference announced expansion for the 1965–66 season with, Palatine High School , Wheeling High School , Niles North High School , and New Trier West High School joining as the schools opened. The MSL then announced a realignment for the 1965–66 season when Niles West High School and James B. Conant High School were added, with Deerfield, Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, Niles West, Niles North, and New Trier West comprising one division, and Forest View, Prospect, Wheeling, Maine West, and James Conant comprising

330-511: Is a robotics team originally founded in 1996 as a joint effort between Motorola , Wheeling High School, and Rolling Meadows High School and is currently composed of students from all Township High School District 214 schools. The team won the 2006 Championship Chairman's Award at the FIRST Championship Event. WildStang has also won the FIRST Championship Event in 2003, 2009, and 2011. The WildStang FTC team, "MiniStang", has won

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360-550: Is best when there are about 150 to 250 students in each grade level, and that above a total school size of 2,000 for a secondary school, academic achievement and the sense of school community decline substantially. Arguments in favor of smaller schools include having a shared experience of school (e.g., everyone takes the same classes, because the school is too small to offer alternatives), higher average academic achievement, and lower inequality . Arguments in favor of larger schools tend to focus on economy of scale . For example,

390-598: Is its Orchesis team. The team has gone to the National High School Dance Festival 4 times in the last 8 years. Wheeling High School's Orchesis team has also gone to state several times in its history. High school In the United States , most local secondary education systems have separate middle schools and high schools . In the United Kingdom , most state schools and privately funded schools accommodate pupils between

420-532: The ISCED 2014 education scale, levels 2 and 3 correspond to secondary education which are as follows: Within the English-speaking world, there are three widely used systems to describe the age of the child. The first is the 'equivalent ages'; then countries that base their education systems on the 'English model' use one of two methods to identify the year group, while countries that base their systems on

450-605: The Wildcats . The school sponsors interscholastic sports teams in cheerleading , cross country , golf , poms , soccer , swimming & diving , tennis , volleyball , basketball , bowling , wrestling , lacrosse , track & field , and water polo . Young men may compete in football and baseball , while young women may compete in flag football , gymnastics , badminton and softball . The girls' cross-country teams won IHSA state championships in 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, and 1986–87. The boys' cross-country team won

480-521: The 'American K–12 model' refer to their year groups as 'grades'. The Irish model is structured similarly to the English model, but differs significantly in terms of labels. This terminology extends into the research literature. Below is a comparison of some countries: Schools exist within a strict legal framework where they may be answerable to their government through local authorities and their stakeholders. In England (but necessarily in other parts of

510-409: The 'minimum' space and cost standards to be reduced. The UK government published this downwardly revised space formula in 2014. It said the floor area should be 1050 m (+ 350 m if there is a sixth form) + 6.3 m /pupil place for 11- to 16-year-olds + 7 m /pupil place for post-16s. The external finishes were to be downgraded to meet a build cost of £1113/m . A secondary school locally may be called

540-414: The 2007, 2008, and 2009 Illinois State Championship with an undefeated record. Wheeling High School's congressional debate team is also one of its most prominent clubs. As of 2011, the team has won 10 out of the previous 15 ICDA state titles; in that period, no other school has won more than once. The team had long been coached by Mike Hurley, English teacher. Another prominent club at Wheeling High School

570-647: The 6th high school in District 214, the 133rd high school in Illinois, and as the 3,664th high school in the United States in 2023. Feeder schools include London Middle School , Holmes Middle School , and MacArthur Middle School . Some students from nearby private schools, such as St. Alphonsus Liguori, Saint Emily's Catholic School, St. Mary's School, and St. James, matriculate to WHS as well. Wheeling High School (WHS) first opened in 1964. The class of 1966

600-471: The STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) program to the school, but after several debates about the topic, the board of education and superintendent decided not to change the name of the school. As of 2023, Wheeling High School has an 88.7% graduation rate and a 2.0% dropout rate. About 80% of WHS graduates go on to attend a two- or four-year college. 82.7% of Wheeling High School certified staff holds

630-743: The United Kingdom) there are six general types of state-funded schools running in parallel to the private sector. The state takes an interest in safeguarding issues in all schools. All state-funded schools in England are legally required to have a website where they must publish details of their governance, finance, curriculum intent and staff and pupil protection policies to comply with The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and 2016 . Ofsted monitors these. School building design does not happen in isolation. The building or school campus needs to accommodate: Each country will have

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660-448: The ages of 11 and 16 or between 11 and 18; some UK private schools, i.e. public schools , admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary schools and prepare for vocational or tertiary education . In high and middle income countries, attendance is usually compulsory for students at least until age 16. The organisations, buildings, and terminology are more or less unique in each country. In

690-491: The eastern division. The Mid-Suburban League came into existence for the 1963–64 school year. The MSL and Des Plaines Valley League both broke off from an interim suburban league that dated back several decades. The original members of the MSL were Deerfield High School , Forest View High School , Glenbrook North High School , Glenbrook South High School , Maine West High School , and Prospect High School . Not even

720-442: The education has to fulfill the needs of: students, teachers, non-teaching support staff, administrators and the community. It has to meet general government building guidelines, health requirements, minimal functional requirements for classrooms, toilets and showers, electricity and services, preparation and storage of textbooks and basic teaching aids. An optimum secondary school will meet the minimum conditions and will have: Also,

750-410: The larger environment (e.g., announcements about 100 programs instead of just 10) and that as individuals they form fewer relationships with teachers outside of their primary subject area. Smaller schools have less social isolation and more engagement. These effects cannot be entirely overcome through implementation of a house system or " school within a school " programs. The building providing

780-500: The league in 1968, and Hersey in 1969, closing out the final changes in the conference of the 1960's. The conference would change again in the early 1970's as Schaumburg was added in 1970, Rolling Meadows in 1971, Buffalo Grove in 1974 and Hoffman Estates in 1975. At the conclusion of the 1973 school year, Glenbard North would leave for the DuPage Valley Conference , however, in 1977, Barrington would come over from

810-525: The northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois . The conference is split up into two divisions for all interscholastic activities. The primary criteria for the separate divisions is geography, with the schools in the West Division being located west of IL Route 53 and the schools of the East Division being east of it. However, the schools of the western division are also larger than the schools of

840-576: The other. Just prior to the start of the 1964–65 season, it was announced that Arlington High School would join the league for the 1966–67 season, leaving the West Suburban Conference , and joining the division which included Forest View High School and soon to open school Elk Grove High School and 5 year old high school Fremd . Maine West left the league in 1967 and moved to the Central Suburban. Glenbard North joined

870-624: Was 941, lower than the state average of 961. In terms of subject proficiency, as of 2023, only 20.6% of WHS students are proficient in math and 21.0% are proficient in reading. Wheeling High School competes in the Mid-Suburban League (MSL) East Division. WHS is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most of the interscholastic sports and competitive activities in Illinois. Wheeling High School teams are stylized as

900-494: Was the first graduating class from Wheeling High School. As of 2023, it has a total enrollment of 1,658 students. The average class size is 22.8 students for every one teacher. The current principal is Dr. Bradford Hubbard. WHS's school colors are blue and gold, and the mascot is Willie the Wildcat. During the 2010–2011 school year, WHS was due to get their name changed to Wheeling High School Math, Science, Technology Academy and add

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