One small development of the two schools combining was the new mascot, a bulldog with an eye-patch. After 1990, the two campuses combined, with Washington Campus becoming a 9th grade center, while Brookside Campus became a 10th–12th grade center. The West (Brookside) Campus was, during those years, a separate high school known as Waukegan West.

The East (Washington) campus is considered to be one and the same as the current and previous Waukegan High School. Between the 1975–76 school year, and the 1989–90 school year, Waukegan High School split into two completely separate campuses.

Brookside Campus originally held the Freshmen and Sophomore classes, while Washington Campus housed the Junior and Senior classes. The Brookside Campus was built to accommodate the baby boomer generation after WWII and opened in 1974. įrom July 1905 until the construction of the Brookside Campus, it was known as the Waukegan Township High School (W.T.H.S. These buildings were the initial elements of the aforementioned Washington Campus. A building that would become known as the 'Senior School' was constructed between 19 the complementary 'Junior School' was opened at the corner of Washington and Jackson in 1921. That building and all teaching materials inside were destroyed by a fire one evening in early January 1889 it was soon replaced by a new building with the same name.ĭue to continuing population growth and the mid-1905 mission change from a city school to one serving the entire township), additional space was soon needed. WHS was established in 1870, with classes held inside the pre-existing 1868 Waukegan Central School the first high school class graduated in 1874. Waukegan High School has been in operation for over 150 years, though the name and buildings used have changed as the town grew. Students attend classes at the Washington Campus (EAST Campus), located at 1011 Washington Street, and also at the Brookside Campus (WEST Campus), at 2325 Brookside Avenue. It is part of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60. Waukegan High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, a city to the north of Chicago, Illinois. Waukegan Community Unit School District 60

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