Saint Charles North (SCN) High School is a public four-year high school, located in

St. Charles, Illinois St. Charles is a city in DuPage and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It lies roughly west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. Per the 2020 census, the population was 33,081. The official city slogan is "Pride of the Fox", after the F ...

, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community Unit School District 303 which also includes Saint Charles East High School.

History

Originally, the main campus was built in 1995 by Hestrup & Associates as Wredling Middle School with a capacity of 1300; in 1999–2000 it was expanded and converted into St. Charles' second high school at a cost of $41,600,000. In spring 2001, a serious mold problem was discovered at St. Charles East, the district's other high school, and was determined to be the source of some student illnesses.Nicole Ziegler Dizon, Associated Press
"Schools scramble to rid buildings of mold"
''Southeast Missourian'', September 9, 2001. East students received an extra two weeks of spring break while school board officials decided on the best recourse. For the rest of the 2000-2001 school year, East and North students both used the North campus, on a split schedule, East students in the morning and North students in the afternoon. After repairs, which totaled nearly $30 million,Geoff Adams-Spink
"Fighting mould the US way"
BBC News, November 26, 2003. classes resumed their normal locations and schedules the following school year.

Academics

In 2006, Saint Charles North had an average composite ACT score of 22.6 and graduated 100% of its senior class.In 2010, St. Charles North High School was nominated for the blue ribbon award; an educational award given to outstanding schools
Illinois School Report Card
/ref> Saint Charles North has made

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on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test which is mandatory under the

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. St. Charles North High School offers the following Advanced Placement Program courses: * Biology * Calculus AB *

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* Computer Science A * English Language *

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* European History *

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* Latin *

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* Physics * Psychology * Spanish Language *

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* Spanish Literature *

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Currently, St. Charles North is undergoing curriculum renewal and redesign in partnership with the

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along with

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. The average class size is 22.8. Fifty St. Charles North students were recently named AP Scholars for their exceptional performance on the AP tests administered in May 2006.Eighty-one D303 high school students earn AP Scholars honors
/ref> In the 2007

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, St. Charles North was represented by two finalists: Alison J. Conn and Raymond H. Hsu.Chicago Sun-Times: Semifinalists vie for scholarships
/ref> Hsu, the valedictorianThe Examiner of St. Charles
/ref> for the Class of 2007, and Conn went on to win National Merit Scholarships.Chicago Sun-Times: National merit scholars' names
/ref> The following year, St. Charles North once again boasted two finalists (Patrick Eschenfeldt and Katharine Fragoso)Student Scholars Excel on National Level
/ref> and one winner (Eschenfeldt).National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners announced
/ref>

Athletics

Saint Charles North has 35 athletic teams, of which 18 are for boys and 17 are for girls, which compete in the DuKane Conference of the Illinois High School Association. Boys' Sports * Baseball * Basketball * Bowling * Cross country * Diving *

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* Golf * Hockey * Lacrosse *

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* Swimming * Tennis * Track and field * Volleyball * Water polo * Wrestling Girls' Sports * Badminton * Basketball * Bowling * Cheerleading * Cross country * Diving *

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* Golf * Gymnastics * Lacrosse *

* Softball * Swimming * Tennis * Track and field * Volleyball * Water polo In 2010, St. Charles North was awarded a Blue Ribbon, which honors schools that have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students.

Mock Trial

*1st place at the

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(2014, 2017, 2018)ISBA.org Mock Trial Past Winners
/ref> *2nd place at the

(2013, 2015, 2016) *10th place at the National High School Mock Trial Championship (2014) *3rd place at the Empire World Championship (2016) *4th place at the Empire World Championship (2017)

Notable alumni

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- Professional Speed skater World champion
2022 USA Olympic team
* Pat Brown - NFL offensive lineman * Tyler Davis - Kicker for the

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football team *

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- Singer and contestant on

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References

External links

Official website
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