Argo Community High School

Argo Community High School is a public four-year high school located in Summit, Illinois. The district draws students from the communities of Summit, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Willow Springs, and a portion of Hickory Hills. The school was named for the area surrounding the large corn processing plant located near the school, which manufactured Argo corn starch and is currently owned by Ingredion. In 2014 and 2016, Argo was awarded a bronze medal by U.S. News & World Report for outstanding academic performance, the only school in the South Suburban Conference to receive such recognition.[3]

Argo Community High School
Address
7239 W. 63rd Street

,
60501

United States
Coordinates41.776°N 87.8046°W / 41.776; -87.8046
Information
Opened1920
School districtArgo Community High School District 217
SuperintendentDr. Jill Kingsfield
DeanDenise Ghaowi, Vince Loizzo and Nicole Wasko
PrincipalDr. Christopher Covino
Faculty123.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,909 (2017–18)[1]
Average class size21.2[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.46[1]
Color(s)  Maroon
  White
Athletics conferenceSouth Suburban Conference
NicknameArgonauts
NewspaperThe Maroon
YearbookArgolite
Websitewww.argohs.net

On March 11, 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at Argo that was attended by several thousand people.[4]

Sports

The school competes as a member of the South Suburban Conference. It also competes in state championship series sponsored by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Argo sponsors interscholastic teams for men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. There are men's teams in baseball and football and women's teams in badminton and softball.[5]

Notable alumni

References

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