Thomas Jefferson High School (Rockford, Illinois)

Thomas Jefferson High School (commonly referred to as Jefferson High School, Rockford Jefferson, or JHS) is a public coed four-year high school, in Rockford, Illinois, United States. The school serves the city of Rockford and the neighboring villages of Cherry Valley, Illinois and New Milford, Illinois. The school is named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson High School
Address
4145 Samuelson Road

Rockford
,
Illinois
61109

United States
Coordinates42.2071°N 89.0378°W / 42.2071; -89.0378
Information
School typePublic Secondary
MottoStrive to be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe.
Established1969
School districtRockford Public School District 205[1]
SuperintendentEhren Robert Jarrett[2]
CEEB code143712[3]
PrincipalDonald Lee Rundall[4]
Staff101.05 (FTE)[5]
Teaching staff101[1]
Grades9–12[1]
GenderCoed[6]
Enrollment1,680 (2017-18)[5]
Average class size18[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.63[5]
Campus typeMid-size City[1]
School color(s)     Red
     White
     Gold[7]
Fight songNotre Dame Victory March
Athletics conferenceNorthern Illinois Conference (NIC-10)[8]
MascotJ-Hawk
NicknameJ-Hawks
NewspaperThe Times
YearbookFlight
WebsiteOfficial School Website

Athletics

Jefferson High School's mascot is the J-Hawk. The official school colors are red, white, and gold.[9]

Jefferson High School is a member of the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) and participates in state championship tournaments sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[10]

The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:

Activities


The following competitive teams won their respective IHSA sanctioned state championship tournament:

Notable alumni
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References
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  10. "IHSA School Directory Rockford (Jefferson)". Illinois High School Association. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  11. "Top 10 State Championship Efforts". Northern Illinois Sports Beat. Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  12. "Girls Bowling Champions & Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  13. "Chess in Rockford". Rockford Chess. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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