{{about|the school in Illinois|former Dunlap High Schools|Dunlap High School (disambiguation)}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2023}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Dunlap High School | image = | alt = Picture of Dunlap High School building | caption = Dunlap High School Building The high school was rebuilt in 19006, the final construction foreman on the project was a local Construction worker, a longtime resident and Native’ of the central Illinois region, Maurice Robert Whitmore. | motto = Scientia et sapientia | motto_translation = | address = 5220 West Legion Hall Road | city = Dunlap | county = Peoria County | state = Illinois | zipcode = 61525 | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|40.8550|-89.6754|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-IL}} | type = Comprehensive Public High School | established = 1893 | district = Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 | superintendent = Scott Dearman | principal = Katie Cazalet | teaching_staff = 75.48 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | grades = 9–12 | avg_class_size = 21 | ratio = 18.42<ref name=NCES/> | athletic_conference = Mid-Illini | mascot = Eagle 100px|Dunlap High School Mascot | newspaper = Eagle's Eye | yearbook = | enrollment = 1,390 (2023–2024)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=171270001522|title=Dunlap High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 26, 2025}}</ref> | test_name = SAT | test_average = 1160 | campus_size = | campus_type = Rural, fringe, closed | colors = {{Color box|maroon|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Maroon, Gold | feeder_schools = Dunlap Valley Middle and Dunlap Middle | website = {{URL|www.dunlapcusd.net/dhs}} }}
'''Dunlap High School''' ('''DHS''') is a public four-year high school located at 5220 West Legion Hall Road in Dunlap, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. DHS serves the communities of Dunlap, Alta, Edwards, and Peoria (small northern portion).<ref name="ihsa">{{cite web|url=http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0425.htm|title=IHSA Dunlap High School|publisher=IHSA|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="whs">{{cite web|url=http://www.dunlapcusd.net/dhs/|title=Dunlap High School|publisher=Dunlap High School and Dunlap CUSD|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> The campus is located less than 10 miles north of Peoria, Illinois, and serves a mixed city, village, and rural residential community.
==Academics== In 2009, Dunlap High School made Adequate Yearly Progress, with 77.9% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iirc.niu.edu/School.aspx?schoolid=480723230260004|title=Illinois Interactive Report Card: Dunlap High School|year=2009|publisher=Northern Illinois University with support from the Illinois State Board of Education|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999 and 2009 was 98%.<ref name="enviro">{{cite web|url=http://iirc.niu.edu/School.aspx?source=About_Students&source2=Educational_Environment&schoolID=480723230260004&level=S|title=Illinois Interactive Report Card: Dunlap High School - Student Demographics and Characteristics - Educational Environment|year=2009|publisher=Northern Illinois University with support from the Illinois State Board of Education|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref>
Dunlap High School received a platinum medal from ''U.S. News & World Report'' in 2010 as one of the nation's best high schools. The platinum medal is awarded to high schools with a college readiness index of at least 20, but that are ranked in the top 100 nationally (gold medal).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/illinois/dunlap_high_school|title=2010 Best High Schools: Dunlap High School|year=2010|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> DHS is ranked 16th in the state of Illinois.
The enrollment of DHS increased from 647 to 1200 (65%) in the period 1999–2011.<ref name="enrollment">{{cite web|url=http://iirc.niu.edu/School.aspx?source=About_Students&source2=Enrollments&schoolID=480723230260004&level=S|title=Illinois Interactive Report Card: Dunlap High School - Student Demographics and Characteristics - Enrollments|year=2009|publisher=Northern Illinois University with support from the Illinois State Board of Education|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref>
==Athletics== Dunlap High School competes in the Mid-Illini Conference, and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ihsa.org/Resources/Sportsmanship/DoWhatsRight/RegisteredConferencesSchools.aspx|title=Registered Conferences & School|last=|first=|date=2017|website=IHSA|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> Their mascot is the Eagles, with school colors of maroon and gold. A variety of varsity sports are offered, including dance, cheer, baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, football, soccer, cross country, track and field, tennis, golf, swimming and diving, and lacrosse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dunlapeaglesathletics.com/|title=Dunlap High School|website=Dunlap High School|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref>
The school has 4 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: Boys Golf in 1983-1984 (A),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/gob/records/team1-2.htm|title=IHSA Boys Golf Champions & Runners-Up|website=www.ihsa.org|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> Girls' Track (2A)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/trg/records/team1-2.htm|title=IHSA Girls Track & Field Champions & Runners-Up|website=www.ihsa.org|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> and Boys' Tennis (1A)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pjstar.com/sports/20170527/victorio-spolidorio-wins-state-singles-title-dunlap-claims-team-crown|title=Victorio Spolidorio wins state singles title; Dunlap claims team crown|last=Campos|first=Johnny|work=Journal Star|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en}}</ref> in 2016–2017, and Girls' Cross Country (2A) in 2017–2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pjstar.com/sports/20171104/dunlap-girls-elmwood-boys-eurekas-emma-argo-win-state-cross-country-titles|title=Dunlap girls, Elmwood boys, Eureka's Emma Argo win state cross country titles|last=Wessler|first=Kirk|work=Journal Star|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en}}</ref> DHS coops with nearby Illinois Valley Central High School and Princeville High School for some athletics (Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving).
== Activities == DHS offers many activities and clubs, focusing on both service and competition.
Competitive activities at Dunlap include a Speech Team, drama, Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE), a FIRST Robotics Competition team, a bass fishing team, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), a math club, a chess team, and a scholastic bowl team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dunlapcusd.net/dhs/Activities/Pages/Clubs.aspx|title=Clubs|website=www.dunlapcusd.net|access-date=2018-02-21|archive-date=2018-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222043714/http://www.dunlapcusd.net/dhs/Activities/Pages/Clubs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dunlap's chess team has seen great success, winning 3 Illinois Chess Coaches' Association state championships: in 2015 (2A), 2017 (3A), and 2018 (2A).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1yvpMM5DTzv_zAk2xZixDRoFPTNJh-8p8tI6q2dGGiLY/edit?usp=drive_web&usp=embed_facebook|title=IHSA State - ICCA Division Results|website=Google Docs|language=en|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref> The WYSE team has become a mainstay in the state tournament, placing in the top 3 in Division 1500 in 2014 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wyse.engineering.illinois.edu/academic-challenge/state-exam-results-illinois/|title=State Exam Results-Illinois {{!}} Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering - Illinois|website=wyse.engineering.illinois.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> Dunlap FBLA has also been remarkably successful, with a member of the club being elected the national secretary of the organization and another member winning first prize in the national healthcare administration competition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170706/dunlap-students-win-at-future-business-leaders-conference|title=Dunlap students win at future business leaders conference|last=Adams|first=Pam|work=Journal Star|access-date=2018-03-20|language=en}}</ref> The scholastic bowl team has been successful, qualifying for five IHSA state tournaments, placing fourth in 2017, and winning six regional titles in seven years from 2012 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/ScholasticBowl/RecordsHistory.aspx?url=/data/scb/records/index.htm|title=Records & History|last=IHSA|website=www.ihsa.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref> The robotics team, DERT, has qualified for the FIRST Championship on two occasions, with the most recent one being in 2026 after winning the Central Illinois Regional and becoming a Finalist at the Greater Kansas City Regional.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/2040/2026|title=Team 2040 - DERT - Dunlap Eagles Robotics Team - 2026|website=The Blue Alliance|language=en|access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref> The bass fishing team has qualified for the state tournament four times, winning a sectional title in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum0425.htm|title=IHSA|website=www.ihsa.org|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref>
==History== High school education for Dunlap was started in 1893, and was a two-year course. A new school building was built in 1899; the high school occupied the top floor of the frame structure, and afterward it became a four-year school. In 1934, the high school got a larger building, with rooms for the sciences, home economics, and the arts. In 1957, the school expanded further to meet the needs of a growing enrollment.
The Dunlap Athletic Association was founded in 1915, under the direction of the school's principal. Monthly membership dues of 5 cents helped fund basketball, tennis, and track teams at the high school. Football was eventually added to the school's activities.
Dunlap was District 105 until 1945 and District 302 from 1945 to 1969; it has been Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 since 1969.
A new high school was built in 1976, with large spaces for home economics, industrial arts, a computer lab, a business department, chemistry and biology labs, music rooms, foreign language and English classes, mathematics, and fine arts. Along with the new school came updated athletic facilities, including a football stadium, an all-weather track, and a heated indoor pool.
In 2000, most of the old high school was demolished, with the remaining classrooms and gym becoming "Dunlap District #323 Activity Center." The rest of the old high school grounds were dedicated in 2001 as Alumni Park.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dunlapcusd.net/DISTRICT/Pages/History.aspx|title=History|website=www.dunlapcusd.net|access-date=2018-02-21|archive-date=2018-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222043740/http://www.dunlapcusd.net/DISTRICT/Pages/History.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Expansion== In 2005, Dunlap underwent an addition of 10 new freshman classrooms, a new auditorium, an auxiliary gym, and music/art classrooms, it was completed in time for the start of the 2005–2006 school year.
In 2010, DHS added ten classrooms, including two computer labs and a science lab.
In 2011, the athletics facilities at the school were renovated at a cost of $5,000,000, including an artificial turf football field, new soccer and tennis complexes, and added concession stands.
Phase II of the renovation process began in mid December 2013 and included a two-story addition with an additional 17 classrooms, additional locker rooms, additional student lockers, cafeteria and kitchen expansions, new science labs, and a robotics lab. It was completed in time for the start of the 2014–2015 school year.<ref name=":0" />
In September 1997, the newly redesigned and expanded Library was unveiled. 2018 saw the opening of a new press box for the on-campus baseball stadium named after former student Nicholas J. Murphy. The Nicholas J. Murphy Memorial Press Box was built at a cost of approximately $25,000, coming from donations. It saw its first action on March 21 for a game between Dunlap and Notre Dame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nickmurphyfoundation.org/nicholas-j-murphy-memorial-press-box/|title=Nicholas J. Murphy Memorial Press Box|website=Nicholas J. Murphy Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.dunlapcusd.net/dhs/ Dunlap High School] * [http://www.dunlapcusd.net/ Dunlap Community Unit School District 323]
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