The history of academics dates back to 1876 when the first Geneva High School graduating class consisted of two students. The first building in which classes were held was located at 22 South Third Street in Geneva's downtown district at the site of the current post office. The school was moved to a newly constructed, then state-of-the-art building on Peyton Street in 1923, where it remained until the late 1950s. The Peyton Street facility was converted into a middle school named after Harry Coultrap, the first superintendent of the Geneva School District. After housing the middle school until 1994 and an elementary school until 2009, it was demolished in 2013. The current GHS building was opened in 1958 and was expanded in the 1970s and early 2000s.
Academicsedit
In 2010, Geneva had an average composite ACT score of 24.2, and graduated over 99% of its senior class. Geneva has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[3]
In addition, in 2010, Geneva had 106 Illinois State Scholars, which constituted 23% of the senior class.
Of the 206 students taking 302 AP tests in 2010, 85% received scores of 3, 4, or 5.
Athleticsedit
Geneva currently competes in the DuKane Conference and Illinois High School Association. School colors are blue and white, and teams are stylized as the Vikings, a nickname that appeared in newspapers as early as 1942, and was first used in the Gecohi, Geneva's yearbook, in 1944 (for the 1943-1944 school year). The title, Gecohi (derived from GEneva COmmunity HIgh School), was renamed the Viking in 1948. Students referred to the school as "Gecohi" as late as 1980.
Geneva's traditional rival is Batavia High School. Batavia High School is located in Batavia, the neighboring town to the south. From 1913 through 2023, the Vikings and the Bulldogs of Batavia High School have faced off on the football field 105 times. The current record is 51-49-5, favoring Geneva. The Batavia-Geneva game is among the top twenty oldest football rivalries in the state of Illinois.[4]
The Geneva girls cross country team won the IHSA Class 3A state championship in 2008.[5]
The boys basketball team finished in fourth place in IHSA Class 4A in 2015.[6]
The girls basketball team won the IHSA Class 4A state title in 2017.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Geneva Community High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ ab"Geneva High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
geneva, community, high, school, public, high, school, located, geneva, illinois, western, suburb, chicago, illinois, united, states, part, geneva, community, unit, school, district, location416, mckinley, avegeneva, illinoisusainformationtypepublic, secondary. Geneva Community High School or GHS is a public high school located in Geneva Illinois a western suburb of Chicago Illinois in the United States It is part of Geneva Community Unit School District 304 Geneva Community High SchoolLocation416 McKinley AveGeneva IllinoisUSAInformationTypePublic secondaryMottoHome of the VikingsEstablished1876School district304PrincipalThomas Rogers Assumed Office 1 June 2007 Teaching staff124 18 FTE 1 Grades9 12GenderCoedEnrollment1 831 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio14 74 1 CampusSuburbanColor s Royal Blue and white 2 MascotVikings 2 RivalBatavia High SchoolWebsiteGeneva Community High School Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe history of academics dates back to 1876 when the first Geneva High School graduating class consisted of two students The first building in which classes were held was located at 22 South Third Street in Geneva s downtown district at the site of the current post office The school was moved to a newly constructed then state of the art building on Peyton Street in 1923 where it remained until the late 1950s The Peyton Street facility was converted into a middle school named after Harry Coultrap the first superintendent of the Geneva School District After housing the middle school until 1994 and an elementary school until 2009 it was demolished in 2013 The current GHS building was opened in 1958 and was expanded in the 1970s and early 2000s Academics editIn 2010 Geneva had an average composite ACT score of 24 2 and graduated over 99 of its senior class Geneva has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act 3 In addition in 2010 Geneva had 106 Illinois State Scholars which constituted 23 of the senior class Of the 206 students taking 302 AP tests in 2010 85 received scores of 3 4 or 5 Athletics editGeneva currently competes in the DuKane Conference and Illinois High School Association School colors are blue and white and teams are stylized as the Vikings a nickname that appeared in newspapers as early as 1942 and was first used in the Gecohi Geneva s yearbook in 1944 for the 1943 1944 school year The title Gecohi derived from GEneva COmmunity HIgh School was renamed the Viking in 1948 Students referred to the school as Gecohi as late as 1980 Geneva s traditional rival is Batavia High School Batavia High School is located in Batavia the neighboring town to the south From 1913 through 2023 the Vikings and the Bulldogs of Batavia High School have faced off on the football field 105 times The current record is 51 49 5 favoring Geneva The Batavia Geneva game is among the top twenty oldest football rivalries in the state of Illinois 4 The Geneva girls cross country team won the IHSA Class 3A state championship in 2008 5 The boys basketball team finished in fourth place in IHSA Class 4A in 2015 6 The girls basketball team won the IHSA Class 4A state title in 2017 7 References edit a b c Geneva Community High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 28 2021 a b Geneva High School Illinois High School Association Retrieved 2024 03 27 Illinois School Report Card permanent dead link The Biggest Game of the Season Batavia Bulldogs vs Geneva Vikings Archived October 6 2015 at the Wayback Machine Druley Kevin 2008 11 15 Geneva girls win 2008 state cross country championship Shaw Local Retrieved 2023 05 16 Schwab Jay 2015 03 22 Geneva fades in second half lands 4th in state Shaw Local Retrieved 2023 05 25 Le Cren Matt 2017 03 05 High school girls basketball Geneva state title A dream come true Shaw Local Retrieved 2023 05 25 External links editOfficial website41 53 37 N 88 19 03 W 41 89361 N 88 31750 W 41 89361 88 31750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geneva Community High School amp oldid 1215874124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
