Villa Park High School (VPHS) is a four-year suburban public

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located in the city of

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, United States. It was built in 1964 and is one of four comprehensive high schools in the

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. The campus serves students residing in Villa Park and portions of the cities of

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. Enrollment at VPHS (for the 2020-2021 school year) was 2,185 students. The ethnic breakdown of the student population was 10.4%

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, 51.5%

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, 0.8%

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and 32.1%

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(non-Hispanic). The professional staff includes 88

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s, six counselors, a library media specialist, a career adviser, an activities director, and three administrators. A dedicated classified staff also supports the school program. The school Academic Performance Index (API) for the 2011–2012 school year was 815, a six-point increase over the previous year. The regular school day begins at 9:25 AM and ends at 3:25 PM. A small number of earlier classes are available for students who want to begin and finish their school day earlier. These "zero period" classes meet from 8:30 to 9:20 AM. A hybrid block schedule has been implemented for the 2022-2023 school year, with students attending all classes on Mondays, then alternating odd and even block periods Tuesday through Friday.

Athletics

The school mascot is the

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, and its colors are black, silver, and Columbia blue. Students at Villa Park High School may compete in the following sports: *Baseball *Basketball *Cross country *Diving *Football *Golf *Ice hockey *Soccer *Softball *Surf *Swimming *Tennis *Track & field *Volleyball *Water polo *Wrestling

Visual and performing arts

Villa Park offers a variety of visual and performing arts that students may take throughout their four years of high school. *Vocal Music *Advanced Dance Company *Junior Dance Company *Dance Ensemble *Cheerleading *Marching Band *Instrumental Music *Choral Music *Theatre

Academics

Villa Park offers a variety of Advanced Placement® (AP) courses and students may take any of the following courses: * AP Art History * AP Music Theory * AP Studio Art 2-D Design * AP Studio Art 3-D Design * AP Studio Art Drawing * AP Seminar * AP Research * AP English Language and Composition * AP English Literature and Composition * AP Human Geography * AP Macroeconomics * AP Psychology * AP US Government and Politics * AP US History * AP World History * AP European History (in 2018-19) * AP Biology * AP Calculus AB * AP Calculus BC * AP Chemistry * AP Computer Science Principles * AP Environmental Science * AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism * AP Physics C: Mechanics * AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based * AP French Language and Culture * AP German Language and Culture * AP Spanish Language and Culture * AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Notable alumni

* Robbie Martin Former NFL Football Player Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts. *Deborah Stall Nelson – Author and book coach *

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'', May 19, 1993; retrieved December 23, 2010. ''The family settled in Orange County, Calif., and Monte says he was a 4.3 student at Villa Park High School'' *

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record holder in the

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* Mark Trumbo – MLB baseball player, Baltimore Orioles

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