Sycamore High School (Sycamore, Illinois)

Public secondary school in Sycamore, Illinois, United States

Sycamore High School

Address

427 Spartan Trail

Sycamore

Illinois

60178

United States

Coordinates| 41°59′4″N 88°42′11″W﻿ / ﻿41.98444°N 88.70306°W﻿ / 41.98444; -88.70306
Information
Type| Public secondary
Motto| "Home of the Spartans"
Established| 1908
School district| Sycamore Community School District 427
Superintendent| Steve Wilder
Principal| Brian Swanson
Staff| 74.33 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Gender| Coed
Enrollment| 1,190 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 16.01[1]
Campus type| Semi-suburban
Color(s)| Black and gold     [2]
Slogan| "Sycamore Has Been Good To Me"
Fight song| Hail Spartans
Athletics conference| Interstate Eight Conference
Mascot| Mr. Spartan
Nickname| Spartans[2]
Newspaper| Spartan Voice
Yearbook| Leaves
Website| shs.syc427.org

Sycamore High School (SHS) is a four-year public high school in Sycamore, Illinois, United States. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association and a part of Sycamore Community Unit School District #427. Sycamore High School is the only high school in the city, and serves students in grades 9–12 living in Sycamore and the surrounding areas.

## Athletics

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### Fall sports

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* Boys' cross country - 2007 Class 2A State Champions
* Girls' cross country
* Dance
* Football
* Boys' golf
* Girls' golf
* Boys' soccer
* Girls' tennis
* Girls' volleyball
* Sideline cheerleading

### Winter sports

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* Boys' basketball
* Girls' basketball
* Boys' Bowling
* Girls' bowling
* Cheerleading
* Dance
* Girls' gymnastics
* Boys' swimming
* Girls' swimming
* Wrestling

### Spring sports

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* Baseball - 2023 Class 3A third place[3]
* Rugby
* Girls' soccer
* Softball - 2019 Class 3A State Champions[4]
* Boys' track and field
* Girls' track and field

## Notable alumni

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* Bryan Carter \- Grammy and Tony Award winning musician [5]
* Kylie Feuerbach \- college basketball player[6]
* Jay Henigan, Plumber and CIA contractor
* Mark Johnston \- former NFL cornerback
* Lake Kwaza \- bobsledder[7]
* Ben Niemann \- linebacker for NFL's Detroit Lions.[8]
* Nick Niemann \- linebacker for NFL's Houston Texans.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Sycamore High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
2. ^ a b "Sycamore High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
3. ^ Carifio, Eddie (June 11, 2023). "Baseball: Will Klumpp scores winning run on wild pitch; Sycamore takes third in state". Shaw Local. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
4. ^ Carifio, Eddie (June 8, 2019). "Breaking: Sycamore wins softball state championship". Shaw Local. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
5. ^ America, Good Morning. "Behind the Broadway curtain: 'Some Like It Hot'". Good Morning America. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
6. ^ "Kylie Feuerbach". University of Iowa Athletics. July 20, 2021.
7. ^ "Army's Olympic hopefuls overcome injuries, restrictions for chance at the Games". www.army.mil. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
8. ^ "Sycamore will cheer for the Chiefs and one of their very own on Super Bowl Sunday". WGN-TV. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
9. ^ "Sycamore alum Nick Niemann gets drafted by Chargers in sixth round". MyStateline.com. May 2, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Western Sun Conference

High Schools|

* Batavia
* DeKalb
* Geneva
* Glenbard South
* Kaneland
* Rochelle
* Sycamore
* Yorkville

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Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference

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* DeKalb
* Kaneland
* Morris
* Sycamore
* Yorkville

West Division|

* Rochelle
* Geneseo
* LaSalle-Peru
* Ottawa
* Sterling

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* NCES

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