Lincoln-Way North High School
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| Lincoln-Way North High School | |
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| Location | |
| 19900 South Harlem Avenue Frankfort, Illinois USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | High School |
| Motto | it's good to be gold |
| Established | 2008 (9-12) |
| School district | Lincoln-Way 210 |
| Principal | Dr. Mark Cohen |
| Faculty | 133 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1972 |
| Campus | Suburban, 90 Acres |
| Color(s) | Vegas Gold, Black, and White |
| Mascot | Phoenix |
| Website | www.lw210.org/north/ |
Lincoln-Way North High School, or LWN, is a public four-year high school located approximately one mile south of Interstate 80 at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Vollmer Road in Frankfort, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, in the United States. LWN is part of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which also includes Lincoln-Way East High School, Lincoln-Way Central High School, and Lincoln-Way West High School.
Lincoln-Way North draws students from Tinley Park, Illinois, Frankfort, Illinois, Mokena, Illinois, and Frankfort Square, Illinois. Summit Hill School District 161 is the only feeder district for Lincoln-Way North High School.[1]
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History
Lincoln-Way North opened in 2008 after voters approved a $225 million building bond referendum to build two new high schools and update the two existing schools. Lincoln-Way West opened the following year and was designed similarly to North.[2]
LWN has consistently been ranked among America's Best High Schools by both Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report and the high school has a 99 percent graduation rate with 80 percent of graduates attending post-secondary education.[3]
On Thursday, August 13th, 2015 the Lincoln-Way District 210 school board voted 5-2 to close Lincoln-Way North upon the conclusion of the 2015-2016 school year. The school closure is part of a cost reduction initiative that was established by the board with the goal of removing District 210 from the Illinois State Board of Education Financial Watch List. The school district has been struggling financially due to declining enrollment and funding.[4] In 2006, when the district voted to double the number of schools in the district from two buildings to four buildings by constructing North and West, projections showed continued rapid growth within district boundaries for years to come. However, it did not take long to realize that these projections would prove inaccurate because the housing market soon collapsed and the United States entered an economic recession. These factors halted growth in the district.[5]
All students who live within North's boundaries will instead attend Lincoln-Way East beginning with the 2016-2017 school year. Lincoln-Way East will consist of students from Summit Hill District 161 and Frankfort 157C.[6]
Music
The music department consists of three bands: the Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, and Symphonic Band. The department also maintains a choir, and an orchestra. Each of these musical groups perform regularly in the school's state-of-the-art performing arts center.
In addition, Lincoln-Way North is home to the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2008, the IPO decided to make the brand-new Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center its new home after residing at Governors State University for many years.[7]
The Lincoln-Way North Marching Band, called the Marching Phoenix, consists of about 100 members. The Lincoln-Way North Marching Phoenix won the 4A Marching Band State Championship in 2009-10, 2010-11 2011-12, 2012-2013.[8] Additionally, the marching band took first place in the 2015 Northern Illinois University Band Invitational and placed 5th overall at the 2015 Illinois State Marching Band Championships.[9]
Sports
Lincoln-Way North Community High School has a variety of sports for both boys and girls. Boys gymnastics was awarded the state champion trophy. North won the Summer State Baseball Championship in 2015.
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