McHenry Community High School | |
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Address | |
4724 W Crystal Lake Rd, McHenry, IL 60050 (Upper Campus) 1012 N Green St, McHenry, IL 60050 (Freshman Campus) | |
Coordinates | 42°20′09″N 88°17′23″W / 42.33578°N 88.28971°W (Upper Campus) 42°20′32″N 88°16′01″W / 42.3421°N 88.2669°W (Freshman Campus) |
Information | |
Established | c. 1924 |
Superintendent | Ryan McTague[1] |
CEEB code | 142830 |
Principal | Jeff Prickett[1] |
Teaching staff | 140.8% (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9 - 12[1] |
Enrollment | 2,190 (2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19:1[1] |
Color(s) | Orange Black |
Song | McHenry Warrior Fight Song |
Athletics conference | Fox Valley Conference |
Mascot | Leonidas the Warrior |
Newspaper | The McHenry Messenger themchenrymessenger |
Feeder schools | McHenry Middle School Parkland Middle School Harrison Elementary School[1] |
Website | www |
McHenry Community High School (MCHS) is a four-year public high school located in McHenry, Illinois, a far northwestern suburb of Chicago, Illinois.[2] It is part of McHenry Community High School District 156, which operates two separate campuses: the Freshman Campus and the Upper Campus. The Freshman Campus, established in 1924, currently enrolls 9th-grade students. The Upper Campus, established in 1968, enrolls 10th through 12th-grade students. The high school serves students from McHenry, Wonder Lake, Bull Valley, Holiday Hills, McCullom Lake, and Lakemoor.[3] Since 2021, Jeff Prickett, Ed.D., has been the principal of both campuses. The school's colors are orange and black, and its mascot, Leonidas the Warrior, represents the school's Warrior identity.