Peotone High School
| Peotone High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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605 W. North St. Peotone, Illinois 60468 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°30′50″N 87°55′47″W / 41.5138°N 87.9298°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 2001 |
| School district | Peotone Community Unit School District 207-U |
| Superintendent | George Obradovich |
| Principal | Mrs. Deanna Oliver[1] |
| Staff | 128[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 679[3] |
| Average class size | 18.4[2] |
| Campus size | 30 acres |
| Area | South Suburbs |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Song | On, You Devils! |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Blue Devils[3] |
| Average ACT scores | 20.8 |
| Newspaper | The Devil's Advocate |
| Yearbook | Promethean |
| Website | http://www.peotoneschools.org/highschool/ |
Peotone High School or PHS, is a four-year high school located approximately 1 mile east of Interstate 57 near the intersection of Corning Ave and Rathje Rd in Peotone, Illinois, a village located 43 miles (69 km) south of Chicago, Illinois and 16 miles (25 km) north of Kankakee, Illinois, in the United States. It is one of six schools in the Peotone Community Unit School District 207-U, one of the geographically largest school districts in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Peotone High School serves students from the south, central and eastern region of Will County, and a small portion of northwestern Kankakee County. This includes Green Garden, Manhattan, Peotone, Rockville, Will and Wilton townships.
History
Peotone Community Unit School District 207-U is one of the longest surviving school districts in Will County. The high school's location has changed twice since 1954, due to overpopulation in the growing community. Construction began on the current Peotone High School in 2000, barely being completed at the start of the school year on September 4, 2001. [4]
Student demographics and characteristics
The current enrollment at Peotone High School is 679. Ethnicity is 89.6% White, 7% Hispanic/Latino and 3.4% all others. 13.8% of students lie within the low income bracket. The attendance rate is 94%, and the graduation rate is 93.2%.[2]
Academics
PHS offers a wide variety of curriculum for its students to choose from. Departments include Agriculture, Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial Technology, Media and Technology, English, Foreign Language (Spanish is the only Foreign Language offered after the Class of 2009), Fine Arts, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Science, and Social Studies. Peotone offers AP courses in US History, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Chemistry and Calculus AB. Peotone also has a Special Education program.[5]
In 2010, 60% of Juniors met or exceeded on the PSAE, 7% higher than the statewide average.[2]
Juniors and Seniors also have the opportunity to attend Kankakee Area Career Center located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Classes take place for half the school day, and is worth 1.5 credits per semester. Departments include Automotive Technology, Business Technology, Child Development, Collision Repair, Computer Technology, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Drafting/CAD, Fire/Rescue, Health Occupations, Law Enforcement, Precision Metals and Welding Technology.[6]
Issues and controversies
Cyber bullying
PHS made national news in April 2010 when an incident involving hate speech escalated between a Peotone student on the baseball team and a Crete-Monee High School team member. According to The Huffington Post,
- "A racist and threatening Facebook exchange between high school baseball players has some wondering why a threat to lynch another person is not being taken more seriously by two Illinois schools. Crete-Monee High School honor student and pitcher Jihad Yousef was stunned the day after playing a double header against Peotone, when he checked his Facebook page and found a disturbing message from a Peotone player, according to Phil Arvia of the Southtown Star."[7]
References
- ↑ "Former B-BCHS Administrator Takes Over As PHS Principal". The Peotone Vedette. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Illinois Interactive Report Card". Iirc.niu.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- 1 2 "IHSA school information: Peotone High School". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 28 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ↑ "Peotone High School". Peotone.will.k12.il.us. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Peotone Community High School Academics". Peotoneschools.org. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Kankakee Area Career Center - Preparing Students for Tomorrow". Kacc-il.org. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ Sabella, Jen (2010-04-23). "Jihad Yousef, Crete-Monee High School Pitcher, Threatened With Lynching In Facebook Message". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 April 2011.