Lakes Community High School

Lakes Community High School
Address
1600 Eagle Way Drive Lake Villa, Illinois 60046 United States
Coordinates	42°26′36.6″N 88°3′35″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Respect + Courtesy = Pride
Established	2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Sister school	Antioch Community High School[1]
School district	Community High School District 117
NCES School ID	170387005622[3]
Dean	Curt Onstad,[2] Kurt Rowells
Principal	Jori Bowen
Teaching staff	89.46 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,329 (2023–2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	14.86[3]
Campus	Suburban[3]
Color(s)	Royal Blue   White   Red
Mascot	Ozzy Eagle
Newspaper	Talon Times
Website	www.chsd117.org/lchs

Lakes Community High School, or LCHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lake Villa, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Community High School District 117, which also includes Antioch Community High School.^[4]

History

Lakes Community High School opened to 600 freshman and sophomore students on August 23, 2004.

Voters approved the bond referendum to construct a second high school for District 117 in 2000. Construction began in 2001 on both the high school and the Antioch-Lake Villa Township Center, which contains offices and meeting space for district operations. Work continued on schedule and under budget until the school's completion in August 2004.^[5]

In the spring of 2003, the board of education selected the school's name, mascot (Eagles) and colors (royal blue, white, red) from suggestions made by community members. At the same time, the district changed its name to Community High School District 117.

Attendance boundaries were determined in April 2003. Students living in the 60046 ZIP code would attend Lakes, as well as those living in homes nearby. Initially all District 117 freshmen were to attend Lakes for 2004–2005, but in December 2003 the board of education revised the plan, keeping all students at the high schools they would eventually graduate from. The class of 2007 was the only class to be split when Lakes opened.

Summer school classes were held at Lakes during June and July 2004, and Gavin grade school students made use of classrooms in the southernmost wing for 15 months starting in the spring of 2004.

Formal dedication ceremonies were held on June 12, 2004. While operating as a separate high school, Lakes shared its athletic program with Antioch Community High School during its first year. Lakes became a member of the North Suburban Conference - Prairie Division in the fall of 2005 and competed on its own with a full complement of varsity and sub-varsity teams.

Notable alumni

• T. J. Edwards, American Football Player for Chicago Bears (born 1996)
• Kyle Rittenhouse (born 2003), perpetrator of the Kenosha unrest shooting, attended for one term from 2017-18 before dropping out^[6]
• D. J. Snelten (born 1992), professional baseball player

References

1. "About Chsd117". chsd117.org. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
2. "Curt Onstad's Staff Portal". chsd117.org. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
3. "Search for Public Schools - Lakes Community High School (170387005622)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
4. "About Chsd117". chsd117.org. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
5. "Lakes Community High School". Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
6. Armus, Teo (August 27, 2020). "Who is Kyle Rittenhouse? Here's what we know about the 17-year-old charged in the Kenosha protest shooting". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

• "Enrollment Projection 2018-2019" (PDF). Community High School District 117. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
• "Lakes Community High School". chsd117.org. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

External links

• Official website