Dunlap High School

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Dunlap High School
Address
5220 West Legion Hall Road
Dunlap, Illinois, Peoria County 61525
United States
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Information
Type Comprehensive Public High School
School district Dunlap Community Unit School District 323
Principal Mr. Tom Welsh
Grades 9–12
Enrollment around 1100[1]
Campus type Rural, fringe, closed
Color(s)           Maroon, Gold
Athletics conference Mid-Illini
Mascot Eagles Dunlap High School Mascot
Website

Dunlap High School, or DHS, is a public four-year high school located at 5220 West Legion Hall Road in Dunlap, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. DHS serves the communities of Dunlap, Alta, Edelstein, Edwards, Peoria (small northern portion), and Princeville.[2][3] The campus is located less than 10 miles north of Peoria, Illinois, and serves a mixed city, village, and rural residential community.

Academics

In 2009, Dunlap High School made Adequate Yearly Progress, with 78% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[4] The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 98%.[5]

Dunlap High School received a silver medal from U.S. News and World Report in 2010 as one of the nation's best high schools. The silver medal is awarded to high schools with a college readiness index of at least 20, but that are not ranked in the top 100 nationally (gold medal).[6] DHS is ranked 16th in the state of Illinois.

The enrollment of DHS increased from 647 to 1200 (65%) in the period 1999-2011.[1]

Athletics

Dunlap High School competes in the Mid-Illini Conference, and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Their mascot is the Eagles, with school colors of maroon and gold. The school has 1 state championship on record in team athletics and activities: Boys Golf in 1983-1984 (A). DHS coops with nearby Illinois Valley Central High School for some athletics (Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving).[2][7][8]

Bell Schedules

M, T, TH, F 0 hour: 7:24-8:13 1st hour: 8:18-9:07 2nd hour: 9:12-10:01 Homeroom: 10:06-10:30 3rd hour: 10:35-11:24 4A lunch: 11:29-11:54 4B lunch: 11:57-12:22 4C lunch: 12:25-12:50 5th hour: 12:55-1:44 6th hour: 1:48-2:37 7th hour: 2:41-3:30

History

High school education for Dunlap was started in 1893, and was a two-year course. A new school building was built in 1899; the high school occupied the top floor of the frame structure, and afterward it became a four-year school. In 1926, the high school got its own, new building.[9]

Dunlap was District 105 until 1945 and District 302 from 1945 to 1969; it has been Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 since 1969.

Dunlap High School has been in its current building since 1976.[citation needed]

Expansion

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Beginning on March 14, 2010, Dunlap underwent an addition of eight classrooms at the North end of the school. Dubbed as Phase I of the renovation process, it was completed in time for the start of the 2010-11 school year.

Phase II of the renovation process will likely begin mid June 2010 through August 2011 and will include a two-story addition with an additional 17 classrooms, additional locker rooms, additional student lockers, and cafeteria/kitchen expansions.[needs update] Phase II of the renovation started in mid August in 2013.

References

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