Downers Grove South High School

Downers Grove South High School
Address
Map
1436 Norfolk Street

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60516

Coordinates41°46′15″N 88°01′15″W / 41.7708°N 88.0207°W / 41.7708; -88.0207
Information
School typePublic
MottoMustang Way[5]
Opened1964[9]
School districtCommunity HS Dist. 99
SuperintendentHenry Thiele[1]
PrincipalArwen Lyp[2]
Staff179.55 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-Ed
Enrollment2,637 (2022-23)[3]
Average class size21.0[4]
Student to teacher ratio14.69[3]
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)  navy blue
  columbia blue[6]
Athletics conferenceWest Suburban Conference
MascotMarty The Mustang
NicknameMustangs[6]
PublicationCalliope[8]
NewspaperBlueprint
Pony Express[7]
YearbookCaracole[7]
Radio stationWDGC (88.3 FM)[10]
Cable TV StationChannel 29[8]
Websitehttp://www.csd99.org/south/

Downers Grove South High School, or DGS, and locally referred to as "South", is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Dunham Road and 63rd Street in Downers Grove, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Its principal is Arwen Lyp. It is part of Community High School District 99, which also includes Downers Grove North High School. The South campus draws students from Downers Grove (south of 55th St.), the majority of Woodridge, half of Darien (west of Cass Ave.), and small sections of Bolingbrook and Westmont.

  1. ^ "ASC Staff Directory". Community High School District 99. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ "DGS Administration". 2017 Community High School District 99. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b Class of 2008 school report card; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 24 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Mustang Way".
  6. ^ a b "Downers Grove (South)". School Directory. Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b Curricular activities directory for DGSHS; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 26 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Directory of Clubs at DGSHS; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 26 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ History of District 99; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 21 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Competitive activities at DGSHS; accessed 15 July 2009 Archived 26 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine