James B. Conant High School

James B. Conant High School
Cougar Mascot
Address
Map
700 E. Cougar Trail

Hoffman Estates
,
Illinois
60169

United States
Coordinates42°02′15″N 88°03′46″W / 42.0374°N 88.0627°W / 42.0374; -88.0627
Information
School typePublic secondary
Established1964
School districtTownship H.S. 211
SuperintendentLisa A. Small[1][2]
PrincipalJulie Nowak[3]
Teaching staff152.72 (FTE)[4]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment2,503 (2022-2023)[4]
Average class size25[5]
Student to teacher ratio16.39[4]
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)  navy blue
  scarlet
  white[6]
Athletics conferenceMid-Suburban League
NicknameCougars[6]
PublicationTapestry[8]
NewspaperConant Crier[9]
YearbookConavite[7]
Websitehttps://adc.d211.org/Domain/10

James B. Conant High School is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes William Fremd High School, Hoffman Estates High School, Palatine High School, and Schaumburg High School. Feeder schools are Mead Junior High, Keller Junior High, Frost Junior High, and St. Hubert Catholic School.

History

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Conant opened in 1964 and was the first high school built within Schaumburg Township, and the third in District 211. It was named after James Bryant Conant, a chemist, educator, and leading authority on teacher education, who helped model the high school system used today.[11] Conant serves students who reside in the east side of Schaumburg, the west side of Elk Grove Village, the northern Cook County section of Roselle and the Southeast side of Hoffman Estates.

Conant also served students in the Northern Cook County section of Hanover Park until 2001. In 2000, District 211 approved a boundary change that sent about 300 Conant students who resided in Hanover Park and the south side of Schaumburg to attend Schaumburg High School to relieve overcrowding at Conant.

Academics

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In 2018, James B. Conant High School was ranked No. 25 in the state according to U.S. News & World Report, making it the highest-ranked high school in District 211.[12]

In 2008, the senior class of Conant HS scored an average of 22.9 on the ACT, and 94.7% of the senior class graduated.[citation needed]

In 1995-96, the United States Department of Education recognized Conant High School as a part of its Blue Ribbon Schools Program.[13]

In 2006, Conant was recognized by the College Board as having the highest percentage of students passing their Advanced Placement or AP exams in the College Board's Midwest Region.[14]

In January 2016, the Conant Hyperloop Club, founded by Nick Pope, received a Subsystem Technical Excellence Award in the SpaceX-sponsored Hyperloop pod competition. The award was for outstanding technical merit in subsystem and design, based on "innovation and uniqueness of subsystem design, full Hyperloop system applicability and economics; level of design detail; strength of supporting analysis and tests; and quality of documentation and presentation."[15]

Athletics

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Conant High School competes in the Mid-Suburban League (MSL), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and academic competitions in Illinois. The teams representing the school are stylized as the Cougars.

The school sponsors interscholastic athletic teams for young men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, lacrosse, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, cheerleading, water polo, and wrestling. Young men may also compete in baseball and football, while young women may compete in badminton, bowling, and softball. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a co-op ice hockey team for young men, along with Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg High Schools.[16] Conant also has an ultimate frisbee club, which competes with neighboring high schools during the spring season.

The following teams have won championships in their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet:[17]

  • Cross Country (girls): 1988–89
  • Gymnastics (boys): 1986–87, 1987–88
  • Gymnastics (girls): 2005–06
  • Cheerleading: 2013-2014
  • Lacrosse (Indiana High School Lacrosse Association, boys): 2010[18]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Illinois Coronavirus Updates: New Closure Order in Chicago, County Reports First Case". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  2. ^ "Administration / Superintendent & Cabinet". Township High School District 211. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. ^ "Conant HS / Homepage".
  4. ^ a b c "Conant High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Class of 2008 school report card; accessed 20 June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  6. ^ a b info for JBCHS; ihsa.org; accessed 20 June 2009
  7. ^ "Conavite website; accessed 20 June 2009". Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Tapestry website; accessed 20 June 2009". Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Conant Crier website; accessed 20 June 2009". Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  10. ^ Twp. District 211 History; accessed 20 June 2009 Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "History | Township High School District 211". Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.
  12. ^ "These Are the Best High Schools in Illinois". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  13. ^ BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM - Schools Recognized - 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002; U.S. Department of Education; p. 29; accessed 20 June 2009 Archived 26 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Brooks, Chad; Conant High among Midwest's best in AP testing; 28 February 2006; Daily Herald; accessed 20 June 2009". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
  15. ^ "Texas A&M Engineering News Release January 30, 2016". Texas A&M University—Engineering. 2016-01-30. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  16. ^ Athletic Department for JBCHS; accessed 20 June 2009
  17. ^ Season summaries for JBCHS; ihsa.org; accessed 20 June 2009
  18. ^ IHSLA Website. "Archibes". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  19. ^ "Friday Flyover: Conant High School". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  20. ^ accessed 27 October 2023
  21. ^ Jennifer Grubb profile; wusa.com; accessed 20 June 2009
  22. ^ "Holmes makes big leap from Conant to Cowboys". Daily Herald. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  23. ^ "Conant's Manczko still thinking big". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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