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Waubonsie Valley High School

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    • 2590 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, Illinois, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers: 630-375-3300
  • Official Website: [2]
• History & Memorable Moments

Ground was broken for Waubonsie Valley High School in the spring of 1973, at a cost of $8.2 million. The school officially opened its doors in 1975 for 293 students. The school was considered futuristic with a swimming pool, greenhouse, and planetarium. The school used to be the Red Campus with the stairs, railings, and the campus painted tomato soup style red until 1999 when it was changed to today's Green Campus. Major construction projects have added three classroom wings, a field house and an auditorium. During the summer of 2006, the school was renovated and various improvements were made. The atrium received a "face lift" in the form of a new style around the pillars and floor tile. In the hallways, the school was repainted with different shades of green and a wooden oak trim. The school also repaved the 12 tennis courts and rebuilt the rubber track. This renovation cost approximately $7.5 million. The campus officially consists of two buildings: a "Gold Campus" building (in the converted Francis Granger Middle School) for Freshmen (Grade 9) which opened in 2003. And a "Green Campus" building (the original WVHS main building) for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors (Grades 10-12). During the 2000s, the Indian Prairie School District converted middle schools for both Waubonsie Valley and its sister school, Neuqua Valley High School. These have become "Gold Campus" buildings, for freshmen, due to high enrollment numbers and classroom overcrowding. As of 2008, there are 3,625 students enrolled at Waubonsie. Waubonsie Valley's inaugural principal was Tom Gibbs.

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  • Bavlnka, Scott R (December 2003 - February 2010)
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