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COMMUNITY
Community Unit District 200 is a K-12 District serving
the Communities of Wheaton, and Warrenville, and
portions of Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, and
adjacent incorporated areas. District 200 has
approximately 1000 certified employees, approximately
800 support staff, 13 K-5 elementary schools, four
middle schools (grade 6-8), two comprehensive high
schools, and a School Service Center.
District 200 is located approximately 30 miles west of
Chicago in DuPage County. The district is largely a
middle and upper middle class residential suburban area
with some professional business, and commercial
enterprises. It also contains two public and one private
golf courses; a private sports complex; Wheaton
College (a small private four year college); and strong
DuPage County Forest Preserve and Wheaton Park
District programs and facilities.
SCHOOL
Wheaton North opened in the Fall of 1964 and is one of
two high schools in the District that offers a four-year
(9-12) comprehensive secondary education to
approximately 2,200 students. Wheaton North
emphasizes academic excellence, values co-curricular
involvement, and receives tremendous support from its
parents and community.
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
Wheaton North annually ranks among the top Chicago
area public high schools. The Class of 2010 had 14
commended National Merit Scholars, and 12 Finalists.
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Students may choose coursework from a comprehensive
curriculum in 10 academic departments and are urged to
broaden their background through wise choices of
academic and technical studies, including 15 advance
placement (AP) courses, and 43 advanced courses (A).
Seven separate computer labs are available for
individual student use as well as group instruction.
Special services are offered to students in assist and
consult configurations, as well as the traditional selfcontained
and mainstreamed models.
FACULTY AND STAFF
Students are served by approximately 160 certified staff
and 45 classified (support) staff. The District student to
teacher ratios as reported on the State Report Card is
19.1 The school’s average class size is 23.7. The
administrative team consists of the Principal-Jill Bullo,
and four Assistant Principals - Lorie Campos, Matt
Biscan, Matt Fisher, and Jim Venckus.
ACADEMIC CREDIT
A one-half (.50) Carnegie unit of credit is granted for
successful completion of a full semester course.
Students are required to be enrolled in no less than six
(6) courses per semester; 70-75% of North’s students
carry seven (7) courses per semester.
GRADES/CLASS RANK/GPA/HONOR ROLL
Traditional grades of A, B, C, D, and F are given in all
courses. Most core courses are offered in three levels
(intermediate, regular, and advanced), and grades are
weighted according to the following scale to determine
class rank, honor roll, etc.
Advanced Placement A=6.0, B=5.0, C=4.0, D=3.0, F=0
Advanced A=6.0, B=5.0, C=4.0, D=3.0, F=0
Intermediate/Regular A=5.0, B=4.0, C=3.0, D=2.0, F=0
Class rank is weighted and computed at the end of each
semester; grades earned in all courses are used to
compute each student’s grade point average (GPA),
class rank, and honor roll standing. Blue Honor Roll is
a 4.0 GPA without a single D or F; Gold Honor Roll is
a 4.80 GPA with all A’s & B’s and no C’s, D’s or F’s .
A = 90-100 D = 60 - 69
B = 80 - 89 F = Below 60 (No Credit)
C = 70 - 79
TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF DUPAGE
A wide variety of career programs are available to
students at Technology Center of DuPage. TCD
courses meet for three periods and are granted one and
one-half (1.50) credits per semester. For more
information go to www.tcdupage.org.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
24 Carnegie Units (CU)
1 Semester - .5 CU
Course Required Credits
English 4.5
Including required Communication Studies
Or Equivalent Course (.5 credit)
Mathematics 3.0
Science 3.0
Social Studies 3.0
Including required courses:
U.S. History (1 credit)
American Government (.5 credit)
Consumer Education 0.5
Physical Education 4.0
Including required courses:
Health (.5 credit)
RTE (Response to Emergency) (.5 credit)
Applied Technology 1.0
Fine Arts 1.0
Electives 4.0
Total 24.0
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CLASSES OFFERED
AB Calculus
BC Calculus
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Macro-Economics
Micro-Economics
Psychology
Statistics
English Literature
U.S. Government & Politics
European History
U.S. History
English Language & Composition
Art Studio
In addition to regular AP classes the following classes at
WNHS do not follow the AP curriculum specifically but
do an excellent job of preparing students for the AP
exam:
Spanish 5 (A) French 5 (A) German 5 (A)
COLLEGE ADMISSION AND TEST SCORES
CLASS OF 2010
TOTAL MALE FEMALE
Taking ACT 413 203 210
ACT Composite 24.5 24.4 24.7
Taking SAT 37 17 20
Mean CR 658 677 643
Mean Math 668 694 645
Mean Writing 641 639 644
AP Exams
406 students took 760 exams
28% - scored 5
34% - scored 4
22% - scored 3
84% - scored 3 or higher
CLASS OF 2010 FOLLOW-UP
Number of Graduates 478
4-year College 295 - 62%
2-year College 132 - 28%
Employment (FT) 16 - 3%
Other 5 - 1%
(Mission Service/Apprenticeship, etc)
Technical School 3 - 1%
Military Services 5 - 1%
Unknown 20 - 4%
STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES TEAM
The Student Personnel Services Department provides a
full range of educational and support services for
students who are in need of special education services,
as well as a psychologist, social worker, nurse,
ESL/Bilingual personnel, and seven counselors.
Counselors Alpha Phone
Scott Lilly A-Coh 630-784-7312
Dan Cekay Coi-Ger 630-784-7310
Carol McCallum Ges-Kld 630-784-7311
Kim Wittersheim Kle-Mun 630-784-7331
Robert Longenbaugh Director of Guidance
Muo-P 630-784-7308
Jane Bredrup Q-Sta 630-784-7309
Wendy Biggs Stb-Z 630-784-7307
Specialists
Sue Theisen – Nurse 630-784-7329
Kristine Fontanarosa – Nurse 630-784-7328
Nancy Peterson – Psychologist 630-784-7313
John DiSanza – Psychologist 630-784-7330
Lindsay Rickelman – Psychologist 630-384-3879
Marc Anderson – Social Worker 630-784-7326
Sue Taddeucci – Social Worker 630-784-7322
Virginia Harry – Registrar 630-784-7323
LIBRARY LEARNING CENTER
The Wheaton North Library Learning Center serves the
students and staff of Wheaton North High School by
providing physical and intellectual access to materials in
all formats and from a wide range of sources. The LLC
is conveniently located in the center of the east
academic wing. The staff provides a welcoming
atmosphere and is quick to offer assistance to all
students. The LLC houses over 35,000 items, all of
which can be accessed with an online catalog available
both at school and at home. The Library also provides a
variety of online reference sources that are available for
use at home. Students should visit the LLC to pick up a
brochure that gives information on how to access these
sources. The LLC is open from 6:00 a.m. until 3:30
p.m. every day school is in session.
THE SCHOOL TERM
The school term is divided into two semesters, each 18
weeks in length. Each semester has three grading
periods each 6 weeks in length. Each course meets 50
minutes per day, 5 days per week, 36 weeks per year.
There are 7 periods per day. First semester: 8/24/10 –
1/14/11. Second Semester: 1/19/11 – 6/7/11.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
WHEATON NORTH!
Name: Wheaton Community High School North
Motto: “Wings to Your Future”
Colors: Blue and Gold
Founded: 1964
First Graduating Class: 1967
IHSA Conference: DuPage Valley Conference (DVC)
Official Mascot: Peregrine Falcon
District: Community Unit School District 200
130 West Park Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60189
(630) 682-2000 FAX - 682-2227
2010-2011 Enrollment:
Freshman 584
Sophomore 546
Juniors 501
Seniors 547
Totals 2178 |
