Johnsburg High School

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Field	Value
name	Johnsburg High School
logo	JohnsburgHSlogo.png
streetaddress	2002 W. Ringwood Rd.
city	Johnsburg
state	Illinois
zipcode	60051
country	United States
coordinates
district	Johnsburg Community Unit School District#12
superintendent	Dan Johnson
principal	Kevin Shelton
teaching_staff	39.00
ratio	13.59
type	Public high school
grades	9–12
campus	rural
conference	Kishwaukee River Conference
nickname	Skyhawks
school_colors	Royal blue
light gold
yearbook	Skyhawk
newspaper	Johnsburg Weekly News
opened	1978
enrollment	530 (2023-2024)
homepage
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Johnsburg High School is a public secondary school in Johnsburg, Illinois; it serves grades 9–12 for the Johnsburg Community Unit School District #12. District 12 serves students in Johnsburg and Ringwood, and small portions of McHenry, Pistakee Highlands, and Spring Grove.

The school opened in 1978 and has an enrollment of approximately 600 students.

Community

The community experienced a rapid growth, and the high school had 907 students for the 2009–2010 academic school year. The school now continues to see a steady decline in enrollment with an IHSA classification enrollment of just 488 students for the one year cycle of 2025-26. Enrollment is projected to further decrease due to high property taxes in the area, and the district having a debt burden which is expected to increase significantly and a credit rating that continues to be downgraded.

Courses of study

There is a variety of courses students can take at JHS, including course offerings in art, music, business, foreign languages, as well as a selection of honors and AP classes.

The school also offers vocational classes including graphics, C.A.D., welding, heavy diesel, and machine tool technology. Students who complete the heavy diesel class may also earn a commercial driver's license.

Athletics

Johnsburg is currently a member of the Kishwaukee River Conference, and also participates in state championship tournaments sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

The school currently sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track & field. Men participate in baseball, football, and wrestling. Many women participate in softball and volleyball. Both men and women compete in the school's bass fishing team, the only co-ed IHSA sport. Many alumni have gone on to play Division I and other college sports

The 2003 Johnsburg boys basketball team finished 30-2 and historically advanced to the Class AA State Tournament quarterfinals with an enrollment of only 781 students as one of the smallest AA schools in the state. (It was the only area team to ever make the Class AA Boys Basketball State Tournament). In the fall of 2011 Johnsburg sent its first ever girl golfer to the IHSA state meet. Johnsburg received its first state trophy for a team sport in the spring of 2013 when the Lady Skyhawks soccer team took 4th place in IHSA class 1A soccer (They would break this record by securing 3rd-place finish in 2017). Johnsburg football recorded its best performance in its history in 2016 when the program secured a 2nd-place finish at the IHSA Class 4A state title game against Rochester.

Notable alumni

Sam Saboura, host of ABC's Extreme Makeover
C. J. Fiedorowicz, professional American football player for the Houston Texans
Jason and Clay Guida, professional mixed martial arts fighters
John Smith, college and professional basketball player

References

[http://www.jburgd12.k12.il.us/dadmin/disadmin.html District Administration for Disrtrict #12; accessed 25 April 2009] {{webarchive. link. (19 December 2008)
[http://www.jburgd12.k12.il.us/jhs/Admin/jhsadmin.html Johnsburg HS Administration; accessed 25 April 2009] {{webarchive. link. (6 October 2006)
[http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm IHSA list of conferences and leagues; accessed 25 April 2009]
[http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1006.htm IHSA information for Johnsburg HS; accessed 25 April 2009]
"Johnsburg High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
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[http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1006.htm IHSA page for Johnsburg H.S, including official student population]
"IHSA: Illinois High School Association".
(6 December 2015). "McHenry County Property Taxes: School districts plan projects to spend down savings {{!}} Northwest Herald".
(24 January 2014). "Moody's downgrades McHenry County School District 12 (Johnsburg), IL's GO rating to Baa1 from A2; negative outlook assigned".
"McHenry County S.D. 12 (Johnsburg), IL | Reports | Moody's".
"Google Drive Viewer".
Coleman, Emily. "Johnsburg vocational programs get the works". Northwest Herald.
(26 November 2016). "High school football: Rochester stops Johnsburg in Class 4A state title game".
[http://www.jburgd12.k12.il.us/jhs/Athletics/athletics.htm Johnsburg HS Athletic Department; accessed 25 April 2009] {{webarchive. link. (12 April 2009)
"Jason Guida MMA Bio".
(14 September 2018). "Clay Guida UFC Bio".
(March 24, 2008). "Keeping up with ... Johnsburg's John Smith". [[Chicago Tribune]].

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