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Sycamore High School (Sycamore, Illinois)

Coordinates: 41°59′4″N 88°42′11″W / 41.98444°N 88.70306°W / 41.98444; -88.70306
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Sycamore High School
Address
Map
427 Spartan Trail

,
60178

United States
Coordinates41°59′4″N 88°42′11″W / 41.98444°N 88.70306°W / 41.98444; -88.70306
Information
TypePublic secondary
Motto"Home of the Spartans"
Established1908
School districtSycamore Community School District 427
SuperintendentSteve Wilder
PrincipalBrian Swanson
Staff70.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment1,191 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.82[1]
Campus typeSemi-suburban
Color(s)Black and gold     [2]
Slogan"Sycamore Has Been Good To Me"
Fight songHail Spartans
Athletics conferenceInterstate Eight Conference
MascotMr. Spartan
NicknameSpartans[2]
NewspaperSpartan Voice
YearbookLeaves
Websiteshs.syc427.org

Sycamore High School (SHS) is a four-year public high school in Sycamore, Illinois, United States. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association and a part of Sycamore Community Unit School District #427. Sycamore High School is the only high school in the city, and serves students in grades 912 living in Sycamore and the surrounding areas.

Athletics

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Fall sports

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  • Boys' cross country - 2007 Class 2A State Champions
  • Girls' cross country
  • Dance
  • Football
  • Boys' golf
  • Girls' golf
  • Boys' soccer
  • Girls' tennis
  • Girls' volleyball
  • Sideline cheerleading

Winter sports

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  • Boys' basketball
  • Girls' basketball
  • Boys' Bowling
  • Girls' bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Dance
  • Girls' gymnastics
  • Boys' swimming
  • Girls' swimming
  • Wrestling

Spring sports

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  • Baseball - 2023 Class 3A third place[3]
  • Rugby
  • Girls' soccer
  • Softball - 2019 Class 3A State Champions[4]
  • Boys' track and field
  • Girls' track and field

Notable alumni

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  • Bryan Carter - Grammy and Tony Award winning musician [5]
  • Mark Johnston - former NFL cornerback
  • Lake Kwaza - bobsledder[6]
  • Ben Niemann - linebacker for NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.[7]
  • Nick Niemann - linebacker for NFL's Los Angeles Chargers.<ref>"Sycamore alum Nick Niemann gets drafted by Chargers in sixth round". MyStateline.com. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2022-02-13.</ref
  • Elliott Marsh - Sycamore High School Legend

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sycamore High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sycamore High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ^ Carifio, Eddie (2023-06-11). "Baseball: Will Klumpp scores winning run on wild pitch; Sycamore takes third in state". Shaw Local. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  4. ^ Carifio, Eddie. "Breaking: Sycamore wins softball state championship". Shaw Local. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  5. ^ America, Good Morning. "Behind the Broadway curtain: 'Some Like It Hot'". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  6. ^ "Army's Olympic hopefuls overcome injuries, restrictions for chance at the Games". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  7. ^ "Sycamore will cheer for the Chiefs and one of their very own on Super Bowl Sunday". WGN-TV. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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