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Lyons Township High School
Address
Map
100 S. Brainard Ave.

LaGrange
,
Illinois
60525

United States
Coordinates41°48′44″N 87°52′49″W / 41.812155°N 87.88028°W / 41.812155; -87.88028 (N)
41°48′04″N 87°53′28″W / 41.801247°N 87.89101°W / 41.801247; -87.89101 (S)
Information
School typepublic
Motto"Vita Plena"
Opened1889
School districtLyons Township H. S. District 204
SuperintendentTimothy B. Kilrea, PhD
PrincipalDavid Franson (Principal)
Therese Nelson (Associate Principal South)
Kevin Brown (associate Principal North)
Staff492
Grades9–12
Genderco-ed
Enrollment3,840[1]
Average class size18.8[1]
Campussuburban
Colour(s)  royal blue
  gold
Athletics conferenceWest Suburban Conference
MascotLion
NicknameLions
NewspaperThe Lion
YearbookTabulae
Budget$11,729/Student
Nobel laureatesBen R. Mottelson
1975-physics
Websitehttp://www.lths.net

Lyons Township High School (often referred to as LTHS or simply LT) is a public high school located in La Grange, Illinois. Freshmen and sophomores attend class at South campus, located at 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd. in Western Springs, while juniors and seniors attend class at North campus, located at 100 S. Brainard Ave. in La Grange, which also houses the district offices. Lyons is co-educational and serves grades 9-12 for Lyons Township High School District 204, which includes the communities of La Grange, Western Springs, Burr Ridge, La Grange Park, Countryside, Indian Head Park, Hodgkins, and parts of Brookfield and Willow Springs. LTHS is listed at 1180 among Newsweeks 1,300 Best High Schools for 2008.[2]

Sport facilities at Lyons Township include: two swimming pools, a field house, two theaters, a dirt football field, a main baseball field, a gym, three outdoor tracks, and a main basketball court.

Currently, about 4,000 students attend the school. LTHS South campus also includes an alternative learning program.

Lyons Township’s school motto is “Vita Plena” meaning the quest for a full life.

Teachers at Lyons Township post grades to Edline.net.

In 2009-2010 school year, 73% of 1,117 AP "exams" taken by 586 students earned at least a 3 or higher and of that 42% earned a 5 on the AP exam.

Lyons Township High School offers a variety of classes. Such classes include Organic Chemistry, PC repair, teaching internship, scuba diving, Chinese, drivers education, various aeronautic classes and many, many other classes. A current academic program can be found on the website at http://LT.net/Academics/Academic_Program_Guide/. If a class is not offered at Lyons Township, students may also take an independent study where they with another teacher create criteria for an elective class.

History

Lyons Township High School was opened on September 4, 1887. The enrollment included 39 students. An athletic field named Bennett Field was constructed in 1914, and a 1926-1929 expansion included a clock tower, auditorium, offices, library, and a gym. The Vanhousen Building was constructed in 1952 for sporting events and classes. Seventeen years after its construction, in 1969, it was rededicated and consequentially renamed the Building of Morts. In 1956, a second campus was opened about a mile south-west in nearby Western Springs to accommodate the community's growing population. The Corral was constructed in 1957 as a social place for students after school. Most often this meeting place is referred to as Mortville due to the abundance of degenerate druggies who congregate here. In 2005, a performing arts center, a field house, and a pool were added to the South campus to complement the facilities at the North campus.

Athletics

For men and women, the school sponsors interscholastic teams which compete in Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sponsored state tournaments in: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Wrestling is designated as a coed sport at Lyons. There are also men's and women's lacrosse teams and an ice hockey team, although these sports are not sponsored by the IHSA. Men also compete in baseball and football, while women also compete in badminton and softball.[3]

The following teams have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA state championship tournament:[4]

  • Baseball: 4th (2000–01); 3rd (1995–96); 2nd (1949–50, 61-62); State Champions (1966–67, 2002–03)
  • Basketball (boys): 4th (1947–48, 2000–01); 3rd (1993–94); State Champions (1952–53, 69-70)
  • Basketball (girls): 4th (1991–92); 3rd (1992–93)
  • Cross Country (boys): 3rd (1946–47, 57-58, 72-73); 2nd place (1951–52, 2003–04); State Champions (1955–56, 56-57)
  • Cross Country (girls): 3rd (2000–01); 2nd (2007–08)
  • Football: last place (1985-2011)
  • Golf (boys): 3rd (1941–42, 43-44); 2nd (1937–38); State Champions (1938–39)
  • Golf (girls): 3rd (2004–05); 2nd (2005–06)
  • Gymnastics (boys): 4th place (2002–03); 3rd place (2001–02)
  • Gymnastics (girls): 4th (1982–83, 83-84, 2007–08); 3rd (1999–2000, 2001–02); 2nd (1998–99, 2009–2010)
  • Lacrosse (boys): 4th place (2008); 2nd place (2005)
  • Soccer (girls): 4th (2002–03, 05-06); 2nd (1996–97)
  • Soccer (boys): State Champions (2009–10)
  • Swimming & Diving (boys): 3rd (1972–73, 73-74)
  • Swimming & Diving (girls): 4th (1981–82, 82-83, 85-86); 3rd (1995–96)
  • Tennis (boys): 4th (2001–02); 3rd (1953–54, 54-55, 55-56); 2nd (2005–06)
  • Tennis (girls): 4th (2001–02, 02-03); 3rd (1978–79, 85-86, 88-89, 89-90); 2nd (1993–94); State Champions (1990–91, 91-92, 92-93)
  • Track & Field (boys): 4th (1949–50); 3rd (1926–27, 39-40, 40-41, 70-71, 73-74); 2nd (1915–16, 50-51, 58-59); State Champions (1913–14, 14-15, 47-48, 48-49, 51-52, 52-53, 53-54, 60-61, 72-73)
  • Volleyball (boys): 4th (1999–2000, 2002–03, 04-05); 3rd (2001–02)
  • Volleyball (girls): 2nd (2009–2010); State Champions (1975–76, 89-90, 2010–2011)
  • Water Polo (boys): 4th (2008–09); 3rd (2005–06)
  • Water Polo (girls): State Champions (2009–10)
  • Wrestling: 3rd (1991–92)

Newspaper

The school newspaper is the 'Lion', which is a member of the High School Newspaper Network. Currently in its 101st year of publication, the Lion is a completely student-run publication and has received numerous national and state awards. The Lion is published for the last Friday of every month. The Lion can be found online at [2]

The Lion has won multiple awards for the newspaper:

  • American Scholastic Press Association: 1st place (national overall newspaper award)
  • Northern Illinois School Press Association: Golden Eagle Award: Best in Class 2009, One Honor Scholarship, 13 individual Blue Ribbons, and 5 Honorable Mentions
  • National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Education Association: Two individual Awards of Excellence and one Honorable Mention
  • American Society of Newspaper Editors and Quill & Scroll: Four national 1st place awards
  • Illinois men’s Press Association: A 2nd place award in Column Writing and an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing

LTTV

Lyons Township Television (LTTV) is Lyons Township High School's cable television station.

LTTV is a combination of educational and government cable access television. It is hosted and supported by Lyons Township High School, and it receives funding and support from the West Central Cable Agency, it is also funded from federal grants under the "right to broadcast act" of 1993. Their news show is led by students.

Any student of Lyons Township High School can be a part of the LTTV Crew. Crew members help direct, produce, edit, and film LT sports and events for airing on LTTV.

LTTV consistently produces over 50 programs per year, most of which are produced and broadcast live. LTTV has also created their own website http://www.lttvonline.com that offers the entire channel streamed 24/7.

In 2009, LTTV also started Lyons Township’s first student film festival.

Radio

WLTL is a non-for-profit high school educational radio station located in Joliet, Illinois. WLTL has won several national and local awards including the Service to America award. All of WLTL is student run. Each year new teacher managers are chosen to run the station.

WLTL is the recipient of more than 25 awards of excellence, including the John Dunn award for “Best High School Radio Station in the Nation” and has had 10 consecutive years winning the Communicator Award. WLTL has also been recognized nationally for the quality broadcasting that it provides by the National Association of Broadcasters. Notable WLTL media figures include Mike Murphy of WSCR-AM, Dave Juday of WMVP-AM, and Phil LeBeau of CNBC.

WLTL covered the 2009 Presidential Election Night held in Grant Park and were also given press passes to attend President Obama's first press-conference the same night.

WLTL is online at http://www.WLTL.com, or by radio at 88.1FM-LaGrange.

Clubs and activities

LTHS runs a host of clubs and activities in which students participate. They include the following (can be found at http://lths.net/Activities):

Archery, Art, Asian Culture, Astronomy, Astrology club, Athletes for a cure, Athletic Trainers, Auto repair club, Aviation, Baccalaureate, Black Culture, Board Games/Chess, Bowling, Boxing, Brass Impact, Barack Obama Society, Breakfast With Barbers, Business Management, Catering, Cheerleading, cheeses and crusts, Chemistry, Class of 2010, Class of 2011, Class of 2012, Class of 2013, Colorguard, Clothes Club, Computer Club,COP, Congressional Debate, Conservatives, cubbie's buddies, Court Club, Drama Plays, Don's dictaters, Drama Club, Eurythmics, FCC, Fishing/hunting Club, French, French Exchange, German, Gary's Gumbo, German Exchange, Gold Rush 49ers Spirit Squad,GOP club, Golden Gloves, Greek, Geek club, Happy Snaps, Hackey Sack Society, Hockey, H.O.O.T.E.R.S, Interaction, International nutella day, Italiano, Italian, Italian Exchange, Jazz Band & Jazz Band club, Jeepers creepers, Jesus Crackers, Joke club, Jester club Juggling, Latino (Junior Classical League), Latino, Chinese and Indian Troopers, Lion Liars, Lion Newspaper, LTTV (Television Club), Marching Band,M.A.T.H, Math Team, Microscope club, mintograph experimentation club, Momma's kids, Mangerie, Model Cult of "theorism", Motorsports, Natural "Hispanic" Institute, National league of meterorologists, National Horror Society, Orchestra, Peaceable/warring Schools Initiative, Peer Dictatorship, Percussion assemble, Photography, Pom bons, Pulp bonds,"Pants for pennies", PRISON, Recycling Club, Relay for love, Rock Climbing, Rock collecting, Scholastic Bowel, Smack hackers, Snakesbeard Society, Sign Language club, Snowballs, Social Action, Social Awkwardness, Snorkeling, Spanish and Mexican, Spanish Exchange, Speech Team, Strippers, Student Council, Smoot Tooters, Tabulae Yearbook, Technology, Theater Bored, "Variety" Show, VISA,VISTA, Vocal Music, WTF, WYSE, zebra appreciation institution, and Zoology.

Performance Groups

  • Brass Impact
  • Cheerleading
  • Color Guard & Winter Guard
  • Drama Plays
  • Eurythmics
  • Jazz Band & Jazz Lab Band
  • Latino Dance Troupe
  • Marching Band
  • Pit Orchestra
  • Pom Pons
  • Speech Team
  • Steppers
  • Theatre Board
  • Variety Show
  • Vocal Music

Service Groups & Initiatives

  • Interact
  • Lion Friends
  • National Hispanic Institute
  • Peaceable/Warring Schools Initiative (PSI)
  • Peer Leadership
  • Relay for love
  • Operation Snowpants
  • Social Action Club
  • Student Congress

Fine Arts Groups

  • Art Club
  • Brass Impact
  • Drama Plays
  • Eurythmics
  • Jazz Band & Jazz Lab Band
  • Marching Band
  • Orchestra
  • Pit(bull)Orchestra
  • Photography Club
  • Theatre Board
  • Vocal Music

Academic Organizations

  • Aviation Club
  • Chemistry Club
  • Congressional Debate
  • Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
  • French Exchange
  • German Exchange
  • Italian Exchange
  • Lion Newspaper
  • Math Team
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • Science Olympics
  • Spanish Exchange
  • Speech Team
  • Yearbook
  • Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA)
  • Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE)

Clubs & Organizations

  • 420 Club
  • Archery Club
  • Art Club
  • Astronomy Club
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Aviation Club
  • Baccalaureate
  • Board Games/Chess
  • Bowling Club
  • Brass Impact
  • Breakfast with Barbells
  • Business Management
  • Cashews Club
  • Catering
  • Cheerleading
  • Chemistry
  • Color Guard/Winter Guard
  • Congressional Debate
  • Drama Plays
  • East Asian Culture Club
  • Eurythmics
  • FCCLA
  • Fishing Club
  • French Club
  • French Exchange
  • German Club
  • German Exchange
  • Glee Club
  • Greek Club
  • Interact
  • International Club
  • Italian Club
  • Italian Exchange
  • Jazz Band & Jazz Lab Band
  • Latin Club
  • Latino Dance Troupe
  • Lion Friends
  • Lion Newspaper
  • Lions Den Student Section
  • LTTV (Television Club)
  • Marching Band
  • Math Team
  • Menagerie
  • Model UN
  • National Hispanic Institute
  • National Honor Society
  • Orchestra
  • Peaceable Schools Initiative
  • Peer Leadership
  • Photography Club
  • Pom Pons
  • PRISM
  • Recycling Club
  • Relay for Life
  • Rock Climbing Club
  • Scholastic Bowl
  • Shakespeare Society
  • Sign Language Club
  • Snowball
  • Social Action Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Spanish Exchange
  • Speech Team
  • Steppers
  • Student Council
  • Tabulae Yearbook
  • Technology Club
  • Theatre Board
  • Variety Show
  • Vocal Music
  • WLTL
  • WYSE
  • Zoology Club

Throughout the year, students arrange multiple small events for the school as well as the community. Such events include the All School Assembly, Relay For Life events, Computer Drive, Secret Santa, Rockathon and various other student ran events icluding the charity organization "squids for kids" which is dedicated to saving helping indangered squids. They also participate in Bob Rohrman's give a car where a car is dropped off near a homeless person. This benefits the 80% of Lyons residents that are unemployed.

Fine arts

LTHS has been unknown for its "music" and fine arts programs for years.

  • The Lyons Township band takes biennial trips to Walt Disney World in Orlando, to perform in a parade and clinic and has received a Superior Rating from them each time. The jazz bands also make yearly appearances at the Evanston Jazz Festival. The Wind Ensemble, LT's top band, makes yearly trips to Indiana A&M for their High School Clinic as well.
  • The Lyons Township Orchestra makes frequent trips all over the State, including Joliett, the Festival of Gold in both Skokie and Chicago, and most recently, Gary, IN. They have won Best in Class awards, and in 2008 received a Bronze trophy for being the 4th lowest scoring orchestra.
  • The Lyons Township Choruses have been top notch for decades and frequently send down dozens of players to the All-county Festival in Peoria, IL. Additionally, the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Madrigal singing groups constantly grace the community with their immense talents. Most recently, the upperclassmen in the LT Choirs traveled to Canada to sing in various public venues. This year they will travel to san francis

co The following teams have finished in the top 20 of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournaments:[4]

  • Debate: 3rd place (1940–41, 47-48, 50-51); 2nd place (1943–44, 44-45, 49-50); State Champions (1948–49, 51-52, 52-53, 56-57)
  • Individual Events: 11th place (1952–53); 3rd place (1958–59); 1st place (1950–51, 57-58)
  • Speech (Sweepstakes): 12th place (1948–49, 50-51); 6th place (1951–52, 56-57); State Champions (1952–53)

Emergency days off

The first Wikipedia Recorded Snowday was February 2nd, 2011.

The second Wikipedia Recorded Snowday was February 3rd, 2011.

The third emergency day off was not caused by snow, but because the sewage system was not up to code and was leaking. The school had to be shut down from February 14th-17th, 2011

The fourth emergency off day occurred when an experimental animal called a "snoinklette" escaped from when of LT's genetic's labs. This occurred on October 18th 2005

Awards

LT received a 2005 Bright A award based on academic performance. It is one of 100 schools in Illinois to receive the award, representing the top 60% of all Illinois school districts.

LT received the 2005 What Parents care about Award for meeting the needs of a family choosing schools.

The town of Lyons awarded Lyons Township High School with a Gold medal for their best schools ranking for 2010. LT was one of 200 schools in Illinois to be awarded for this.

The Illinois State Board of Education awarded Lyons Township with a 200,000 bailout for “Financial collaps.”

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c Class of 2008 school report card
  2. ^ "The complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. high schools". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  3. ^ Interscholastic sports at Lyons T.H.S.; accessed 29 March 2009
  4. ^ a b IHSA season summaries for Lyons T.H.S; accessed 29 March 2009
  5. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile: Bruce D. Campbell; accessed 30 March 2009
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Sfondeles, Tina (10 October 2007), "Lyons (High School of the Week)", Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 1 December 2010
  7. ^ LTHS - David M. Hasselhoff
  8. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile: John B. Hattendorf; accessed 30 March 2009
  9. ^ Hall of Fame profile for Paul G. Hoffman; accessed 30 March 2009
  10. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Jefferey J. Hornacek; accessed 30 March 2009
  11. ^ Wayne, Kevin; New Chicago Schools CEO Ron Huberman comes out; 2 February 2009; ChicagoPride.com; accessed 29 March 2009
  12. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Paul C. Hume; accessed 30 March 2009
  13. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profil for John McWethy; accessed 30 March 2009
  14. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Ben R. Mottleson, Ph.D
  15. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Richard L. O'Connor, MD; accessed 30 March 2009
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Louis H. Saban
  18. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Dr. David L. Sackett; accessed 30 March 2009
  19. ^ LTHS Hall of Fame profile for Frederick S. Upton; accessed 30 March 2009
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