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Wheaton AcademyWheaton Academy is a private, Christian high school located in West Chicago, Illinois founded by abolitionist families in 1853. Largely connected with Wheaton College and seven years its senior. The same members that created Wheaton Academy itself were granted permission to found Wheaton College itself two years later, which was then called the Illinois Institute. Sturdy abolitionist, Jonathon Blanchard eventually headed the foundation upon arrival in 1860. In 1945 the high school bought land from the University of Chicago in West Chicago and henceforth then existed twenty minutes from the very college it was conjoined with. The new campus was not without its historical moments nor its anomalies. It holds the title as one of the oldest members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Scools. A crypt, though closed off still lies beneath the rooms of Academy Hall. There is even an abolitionist hideout on the Underground Railroad as well as Illinois' fourth oldest tree. Wheaton Academy currently is on an upward slope in terms of athletic standards. The girls varsity soccer team recently won the school's first state championship and the guys soccer team is in contention, as of 2005, to be a part of an up-and-coming Hollywood film Finding Gracie. The girls cross country team has one of the longest stints in consecutive trips to state and the boys varsity basketball team has its own radio broadcasts. The school is a Class A rank but will enter the Class AA brackets in 2006. But quite exceptional among the schools numerous traits has been its academic achievments. It has finished 3rd highest overall in WYSE team (which is considerablly difficult going against private schools designed for the gifted) and current student Evan Breedlove is among the few in national history to have a perfect score on both the ACT and the SAT. 75% of all in AP courses recieve a 3 or higher, 116 of 118 students last year entered secondary schools and boasts one of the higher ACT score averages out there. Wheaton Academy also has blazed the trail education with the idea of Winterim: attending classes normally absent from any curriculum, interning at a company or university, or going on special trips. The school is involved in a Zambia AIDs relief project, focusing on the poverty stricken country with fundraisers and charity benefits to help absolve the situation there. External links *Wheaton Academy
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