Hoffman Estates High School (HEHS) is a public four-year
high school
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located in
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Hoffman Estates is a village in Illinois, United States. The village is located primarily in Cook County, with a small section in Kane County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530.
The village now serves a ...
, a northwest suburb of
Chicago
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, in the United States. It is part of
Township High School District 211
Township High School District 211 is a school district located in Cook County, Illinois, and is the largest high school district in Illinois. District 211 serves the communities of Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, and Schaumburg, and port ...
, which also includes
James B. Conant High School
James B. Conant High School is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes William Fremd ...
,
William Fremd High School
William Fremd High School, or Fremd (initially Palatine High School South), is a public four-year high school located in Palatine, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District ...
,
Palatine High School
Palatine High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school in Township High School District 211. Located at 1111 N. Rohlwing Road in Palatine, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago, it serves primarily all of and only those ...
, and
Schaumburg High School
Schaumburg High School, also known as SHS, is a public four-year high school located in Schaumburg, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, United States. The school is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes William Fremd ...
.
, Hoffman Estates High School is the most diverse non-
charter
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, non-
magnet
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public high school in Illinois, and the eighth-most diverse in the United States.
History
Hoffman Estates High School, built to house an enrollment of 2500 students, opened in the fall of 1973 as a freshman-sophomore school. The first senior class graduated in 1976. Hoffman Estates High School serves sections of
Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates is a village (Illinois), village in Illinois, United States. The village is located primarily in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, with a small section in Kane County, Illinois, Kane County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2 ...
,
Schaumburg
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,
Hanover Park, and
Streamwood.
Former principal Terri Busch received the 2002–2003
Illinois State Board of Education
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’s Award of Excellence as a school administrator for outstanding contributions to Illinois education.
Hoffman Estates High School's held a German Exchange with its sister school, Bertolt Brecht Gymnasium in
Munich
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, Germany, for 26 uninterrupted years. A new exchange with Melanchthon Gymnasium Nürnberg began in 2008, replacing the Bertolt Brecht exchange.
In March 2000, Hoffman Estates High School sent the first Special Olympic Unified Floor Hockey Team in the state to
Anchorage
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, Alaska. In July 2003, a Hoffman Estates Special Olympic athlete represented Illinois and the United States in
Dublin
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, Ireland. The volleyball team took first place at World Games.
Special Olympics
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events at Hoffman Estates High School include volleyball, basketball, track, and
snowshoeing
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. Peer coaching is provided by the peer partners. In 2004, the Hawks went to state for track and snowshoeing.
The main corridor is adorned with paintings of
Walter Payton
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on the walls to symbolize the Hall-of-Famer who served as the basketball assistant coach of the team after his retirement from the Bears.
Thomas O. Hillesheim was the first principal of Hoffman Estates High School. He was followed by Dennis Garber. Terri Busch was Hoffman's third principal. James Britton was Hoffman's fourth principal, and was replaced by Joshua Schumacher after Britton's promotion to the district offices. On January 16, 2020, Michael Alther was appointed to be Hoffman Estates High School's sixth principal.
In 2013, a team from the school won the prestigious Argonne National Laboratory's 18th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
Since 2013, the Business Professionals of America parliamentary procedure teams have consistently taken first and second place at state competition and have ranked in the top 10 in the country at national competition.
The Hoffman Estates High School Booster Club organizes various support activities for the school each year.
Academics
In 2008, Hoffman Estates had an average composite
ACT score of 21.3, and graduated 88% of its senior class. Hoffman Estates has not made
Adequate Yearly Progress
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(AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, which combined with the ACT are the assessment tools used to fulfill the federal
No Child Left Behind Act
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. The entire school did not meet minimum standards in reading. Three student subgroups failed to meet minimum requirements in reading, and two of those subgroups also failed to meet minimum standards in mathematics.
[Class of 2008 school report card; accessed 19 June 2009](_blank)
The
U.S. Department of Education
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awarded the
Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence in Education to Hoffman Estates in 1985.
Athletics
Hoffman Estates competes in the
Mid-Suburban Conference
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West Division. The school is also a member of the
Illinois High School Association
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(IHSA), which governs most interscholastic athletics and competitive activities in the state. Their teams are stylized as the Hawks.
The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in
basketball
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,
cross country,
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
,
gymnastics
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,
soccer
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,
swimming
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&
diving
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,
tennis
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,
track and field athletics
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,
volleyball
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,
cheerleading
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and
water polo
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. Young men may also compete in
baseball
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,
football
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, and
wrestling
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, while young women may also compete in
badminton
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,
bowling
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, and
softball
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. The Hoffman Estates Basketball team gained much attention due to the fact the Hall-of-Fame Football Player, Walter Payton, served as the assistant coach for the team during his last years. While not governed by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams for young men and women in
lacrosse
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.
Lacrosse was the most recent sport to be added at HEHS, added in the spring of 2017 as part of an expansion program.
The following athletic teams placed in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournaments or meets:
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* Basketball (girls): fourth place (1990–1991)
* Bowling (girls): fourth place (2007–2008); second place (2004–205); State Champions (2005–2006), third place (2013-2014), second place (2017–18)
* Cross Country (boys): second place (1990–191)
* Cross Country (girls): fourth place (1986–1987); State Champions (1987–1988)
* Soccer (boys): second place (1985–1986)
* Soccer (girls): third place (1989–1990)
* Track & Field (boys): second place (1996–1997)
* Track & Field (girls): third place (2010-2011)
Activities
The ''Hawkeye View'' has consistently been rated with excellent marks in regional and national press contests. Recently, Hoffman Estates High School's newspaper has earned first place ratings from the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA), the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), and the Kettle Moraine Press Association (KEMPA), as well as a Silver Certificate for Excellence in Journalism from the Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association (NISPA). The student-run, student-produced newspaper has also received the Medalist rating, Columbia Scholastic Press Association's (CSPA) highest award.
The Forensics team, also known as Competitive Performing Arts team, regularly sends speech and acting competitors to the state tournament.
The Skyhawks Flag Squad has qualified for IDTA State competition for 21 consecutive years. They have earned first place in state seven times, including 2004.
The Madrigal Singers have performed each of the past 26 years at Stronghold Castle for in Oregon, Illinois, for 6,000 to 7,000 guests every year. They have also held Madrigal Dinners at the high school since 1974.
In 2004, the WYSE academic challenge team placed no citation overall at the state meet held at the University of Illinois. Fourteen students teamed up to take tests in math, English, chemistry, physics, biology, computers, and engineering graphics. Several students earned individual medals for placing first through sixth in the state.
For the past 11 years, members of the Math Team have qualified for the State mathematics competition. State and Regional awards have been earned by team members. In 2004, the team won the District 211 meet. At the state meet, the junior/senior eight-person team took fourth place, the Pre-Calc team took seventh place, and the freshmen and Calculator teams took tenth place.
In 2004, the Scholastic Bowl Team set a school record for wins, compiling a 45–16 record. In Mid-Suburban League competition, the team tallied 15 wins and 0 losses en route to claiming the conference championship. The team won the IHSA regional championship, and had two players achieve all-sectional honors, with one earning first team all-state.
The Chess Team started in 1998, and has qualified every year to participate in the State Finals in Peoria, IL. The team has had some great finishes in the State Championship over the years: 1999 – sixth place; 2000 – fourth place; 2001 – 14th place (MSL Conference Champs); 2002 – 22nd place; 2003 – 40th place; 2004 – 35th place; 2005 – 19th place; 2006 – 33rd place.
In the 1999–2000 school year, the chess team finished fourth at the IHSA State Tournament.
Beginning in 2012, the HEHS Business Professionals of America have won numerous state and national awards. The parliamentary procedure teams, founded by Carter Trousdale and Shreyas Gandlur in 2013 with the guidance of Dr. Kerri Largo, won first and second place at state competition in 2015, second and third in 2016, first and second in 2017, and first and second in 2018. Nationally, the teams have ranked in the top 10 since 2013.
In March of 2022, the Special Olympics basketball team won the IHSA Unified State Basketball Championship.
Notable alumni
* Sal Fasano
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– former MLB
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catcher
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(1996–2002, 2005–2008)
* Kyung Lah
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Lah was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in Streamwood, Illinois, Lah gradua ...
– television news correspondent for CNN
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* Al Levine
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Levine, who is Jewish, was born in Park Ri ...
– MLB relief pitcher
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(1996–2005)
* John Porcellino
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(class of 1986) – zine
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maker known for '' King-Cat Comics and Stories'' (1989–present)
* Eric Saubert
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– NFL
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tight end
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for the Denver Broncos
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* Sherri Shepherd
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– actress, comedian
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Ken Snow
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– former
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soccer player for
Indiana University
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and two-time
Hermann Trophy
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winner
*
Steve Snow
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– member of the U.S.
1988 Summer Olympics
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soccer team
*
Todd Stashwick
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–
The Second City
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alum and actor known for ''
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12 Monkeys
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'' (2015–2018)
*
Robert Steinmiller – actor known for films ''
Bingo
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'' (1991) and ''
Jack the Bear
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References
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Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Public high schools in Cook County, Illinois
1973 establishments in Illinois
Educational institutions established in 1973