Waterloo High School (Illinois)
| Waterloo High School | |
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| Address | |
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505 East Bulldog Boulevard Waterloo, Illinois 62298 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°19′09″N 90°08′21″W / 38.31917°N 90.13917°WCoordinates: 38°19′09″N 90°08′21″W / 38.31917°N 90.13917°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1895 |
| School district | Waterloo Community Unit School District 5 |
| Principal | Lori Costello |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 895[1] (2010) |
| Color(s) |
orange black |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Yearbook | Wahischo |
| Website | Waterloo High School Website |
Waterloo High School is a high school in Waterloo, Illinois, and is the only public high school in the Waterloo area.
Campus
In 2007, ground was broken on a new building. The school's cost is roughly $38 million. The school is built on 62 acres (250,000 m2)[2] of land and holds 1,400 students. The school has a total of 57 classrooms.
Waterloo High School has an auditorium that can hold 462 people. The school also has a fitness center and weight room used for PE students and athletes, four computer labs, a library, a cafeteria that can seat 600 students, band room, chorus room, and an engineering lab. The school has an interior courtyard area for agricultural classes.[3]
Sports
The school has a 20,040-square-foot (1,862 m2) gym that holds a total of 2,000 people. The school has six tennis courts, one softball field, one baseball field, and a football/soccer field as well as the marching field and a track.
Extracurricular activities
Waterloo High School offers a large amount of extra curricular activities.[4]
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Notable alumni
- Teryn Schaefer, Fox Sports Midwest Girl[5]
- Garrett Schlecht, 9th round draft pick and outfielder for the Chicago Cubs' rookie team, the Arizona League Cubs[6] and the Colorado Rockies.
References
- ↑ "Waterloo High School" (PDF). Illinois School Report Card. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Guarantee Electrical Completes $38 Million, 227,000SF High School in Waterloo, Ill.". Guarantee Electrical. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Guarantee's Innovative Electrical Design Advances Technology & Energy Savings at Two Illinois High Schools". Guarantee Electrical. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Extracurricular Activities". Waterloo Community Unit School District 5. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ↑ http://girls.foxsportsmidwest.com/
- ↑ Chicago Cubs minor league players#Rookie