- Crystal Lake Central High School
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Crystal Lake Central High School (formerly Crystal Lake Community High School) Motto Today a reader, Tomorrow a leader. Established 1924 Type Public secondary Principal Steve Olson Students 1574[1] Grades 9-12 Location 45 W. Franklin Ave,
Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States Of AmericaOversight Community High School District 155 Colors Orange and Black Mascot Tiger Newspaper "Orange & Black" Website Crystal Lake Central High School 
Crystal Lake Central High School, often referred to as "Central" or "CLC," is the oldest of the three high schools in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States.
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History
The school's current building was built in 1924, and was originally known as Crystal Lake Community High School. Before then it was located at what is now Husmann Elementary School across the street. After Crystal Lake South was founded in 1978, Crystal Lake Community High School changed its name to Crystal Lake Central High School. Crystal Lake Central has the largest campus, but is the least populated of the four high schools in District 155 of Illinois, with a 2006-2007 year population of less than 1500.
Athletics
Its mascot is the Tiger, with school colors orange and black.
The original school was opened in 1884. The building which still houses the school wasn’t created until 1924 and didn’t get its first state title until 1946, when Harold Legel won the state discus championship.
- Boys Cross Country IHSA State Champions, 1995; placed 3rd in 2001.
- Girls Cross Country in 2008 placed 2nd.
- Girls Volleyball- Class 3A IHSA State champions (2007) with an undefeated record of 42-0. Crystal Lake was ranked No. 6 on the top 100 teams in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com.[2]
- Boys Baseball in Spring '08, placed 4th at state.
- Wrestling in 2009, placed 3rd place at state.
- Girls Volleyball (2009)- Class 3A, placed 4th at state.[3]
- Boys Golf in 2008, Won conference,regionals,sectionals and placed 4th in state
Clubs
- Cheerleading
- Chess Club
- Color guard
- Environmental Club
- Foreign Exchange Program
- French Club
- French National Honor Society
- Gay Straight Student Alliance
- German Club
- German National Honor Society
- Improv
- Intramural Sports
- Jazz Band
- Lacrosse Club
- Madrigals
- Mathletes
- Mentors
- National Honor Society
- Poms
- Scholastic Bowl
- Science Olympiad
- Spanish Club
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Speech Team
- Student Council
- Student Newspaper
- Thespians/Stage Crew
- Tiger Leaders
- Varsity Club
- Video Game Club
- WYSE
- Yearbook "Tiger Tales"
Notable alumni
- Mike Myers - pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox[5]
References
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0352.htm
- ^ Illinois well represented in national Top 100 by Jeff Bartl, ChicagoSports.com, November 29, 2007
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/activity/vbg/x2009-10.htm
- ^ http://www.d155.org/clc/activity/activitysponsors.pdf
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/myersmi01.shtml
http://www.d155.org/clc/activity/activitysponsors.pdf
External links
Fox Division: Crystal Lake Central • Grayslake Central • Grayslake North • Johnsburg • Hampshire • Woodstock • Woodstock North
Valley Division: Cary-Grove • Crystal Lake South • Dundee-Crown • Huntley • Jacobs • McHenry • Prairie RidgeCategories:- High schools in Illinois
- Schools in McHenry County, Illinois
- Educational institutions established in 1924
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