Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Palatine High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school in Township High School District 211 . it serves primarily all of and only those areas of Palatine northeast of the UP NW tracks . in the 1950s, rising enrollments due to suburban expansion and the baby boom caused many changes . Palatine High School served the entirety of Palatine Township as a public high school . it also admitted paying students from neighboring Schau the current three-story facility was completed in 1977 . a second gymnasium was built in 1997 . in 2003 a new math and foreign language wing was built . the Applied Technology department has brought in “Project Lead the Way” courses . the classes offer the possibility for students to earn some college credit . PHS was selected as an Outstanding American high school by receiving a Silver Medal the school had previously been ranked in 2007 (1204) and 2005 (992) each year they received 1st place in the Tall Flag and Lyrical Flag categories . they have been the Overall Flag Division State Champions . the scene was filmed at Ryan Field on the Northwestern University campus . the movie stars were Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown . the school sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo since NXN is an unofficial national race, schools are not allowed to use their school name . therefore both teams use Palatine XC Club . Carol Marin is a journalist known for her work in print and on television len Rohde is a former offensive tackle for the NFL San Francisco 49ers . Anton R. Valukas was U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1985 to 1989 . in 2007, he became