DuPage Valley Conference
Data
Established	1967
Members	8
Sports fielded	22 (11 boys', 11 girls')
Activities	4
Region	Chicagoland

The DuPage Valley Conference (DVC) is an organization of eight high schools in northeastern Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, representing seven communities in Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

's suburbs. These high schools are all members of the Illinois High School Association

Illinois High School Association

The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...

. The Conference, organized in 1967, exists primarily for inter-school athletic competition in 21 sports. There are also four non-athletic competitions in which DVC schools participate: Chess, Math competitions, Scholastic Bowl and Speech.

Seven of the current high schools are within DuPage County, Illinois

DuPage County, Illinois

As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 916,924, White Americans made up 77.9% of Dupage County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 70.5% of the population. Black Americans made up 4.6% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.3% of Dupage County's population...

, and the eighth lies within Kane County, Illinois

Kane County, Illinois

Kane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 515,269, which is an increase of 27.5% from 404,119 in 2000. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora.- Geography :...

. The conference derives its name from the DuPage River

DuPage River

The DuPage River is a tributary of the Des Plaines River in the U.S. state of Illinois.-Course:The river begins as two individual streams. The West Branch of the DuPage River, long, starts in Schaumburg at Campanelli Park in Cook County and continues southward through the entire county of DuPage,...

, which flows through two of the seven represented communities (although students from towns on the DuPage River do attend more of the member schools, due to attendance boundaries).

History

While the conference has typically kept a constant membership of eight high schools, the actual membership of the Conference has changed since the founding. The conference experienced a membership change in 1983, when Glenbard East High School joined the DVC, replacing Wheaton-Warrenville High School, which had been closed due to low attendance. The next change, in 1992, occurred when Wheaton Central High School and Wheaton-Warrenville Middle School changed buildings. The high school (now in the old Wheaton-Warrenville building) became Wheaton-Warrenville South High School in order to distinguish it from the closed Wheaton-Warrenville; the middle school (in the old Wheaton Central building from 1992-2009) became Hubble Middle School

Hubble Middle School

Hubble Middle School or HMS is a public middle school located in Wheaton, Illinois. It was originally in the building that was the original Wheaton High School, which later became Wheaton Central High School. In 1992, the building was converted into a middle school. It was named for the astronomer...

. After the 1996 school year, Glenbard South High School

Glenbard South High School

Glenbard South High School, or GSHS or GBS is a public four-year high school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, and is the smallest of the four Glenbard Township High Schools.-History:...

 left the DVC, citing an inability to be competitive with the larger schools in the league (despite winning a share of the conference title in softball in their final year in the conference). The DuPage Valley operated for one year with only seven schools before admitting West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois

Aurora, Illinois

Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...

, the first DVC school outside DuPage County.

Current members

School	Town	Team Name	Colors	IHSA Classes (2/3/4)	Reference
Glenbard East High School Glenbard East High School Glenbard East High School, or GEHS, is a public four-year high school located in Lombard, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87.-History:...	Lombard Lombard, Illinois Lombard, "The Lilac Village", is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 42,322 at the 2000 census. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population in 2004 to be 42,975.-History:...	Rams Bighorn Sheep The bighorn sheep is a species of sheep in North America named for its large horns. These horns can weigh up to , while the sheep themselves weigh up to . Recent genetic testing indicates that there are three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: Ovis canadensis sierrae...		AA/3A/4A
Glenbard North High School Glenbard North High School Glenbard North High School, or GBN, and locally referred to as "North", is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Kuhn Road and Lies Road in Carol Stream, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...	Carol Stream Carol Stream, Illinois Carol Stream is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated on January 5, 1959, and named after the developer's daughter, Carol Stream had a population of 40,438 as of the 2000 U.S. census.- History :...	Panthers Black panther A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...		AA/3A/4A
Naperville Central High School Naperville Central High School Naperville Central High School is a public four-year comprehensive school ranked in the top 3% of high schools nationally by US News and World Report, covering grades nine through twelve in Naperville, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago in the United States...	Naperville Naperville, Illinois Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 141,853. It is the fifth largest city in the state, behind Chicago,...	Redhawks Hawk The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...		AA/3A/4A
Naperville North High School Naperville North High School Naperville North High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school located at the corner of Ogden Avenue and Mill Street in the northern-central part of Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...	Naperville	Huskies Husky Husky is a general name for a type of dog originally used to pull sleds in northern regions, differentiated from other sled dog types by their fast hard pulling style...		AA/3A/4A
West Aurora High School West Aurora High School West Aurora High School, or WAHS, is a public four-year high school located in Aurora, Illinois. It is part of West Aurora Public School District 129. The school is also referred to as "West," and "West High,".- History :...	Aurora Aurora, Illinois Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...	Blackhawks Black Hawk (chief) Black Hawk was a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the United States. Although he had inherited an important historic medicine bundle, he was not one of the Sauk's hereditary civil chiefs...		AA/3A/4A
West Chicago High School West Chicago High School Community High School, also known as West Chicago Community High School, WCCHS, or simply WE-GO, is a public four-year high school located in West Chicago, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...	West Chicago West Chicago, Illinois West Chicago is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 23,469 at the 2000 census. It was formerly named Turner Junction after its founder, John B. Turner, president of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad in 1855...	Wildcats Bobcat The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...		AA/3A/4A
Wheaton North High School Wheaton North High School Wheaton North High School, or WNHS, and locally referred to as "North," is a public four-year high school. It is located at the corner of Geneva Road and Gary Avenue in the northwest corner of Wheaton, Illinois, a middle-class western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...	Wheaton Wheaton, Illinois Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...	Falcon Falcon A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.... s		AA/3A/4A
Wheaton Warrenville South High School Wheaton Warrenville South High School Wheaton Warrenville South High School, or WWSHS, is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Butterfield Road and Wiesbrook Road in the southwest corner of the Wheaton, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...	Wheaton	Tiger Tiger The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts... s		AA/3A/4A

State titles

The conference as a whole, since its founding in 1967, has won 60 IHSA state titles in sports and activities sponsored by the conference.

• Baseball: Naperville Central (2005–06, 2009-2010)
• Basketball (boys): West Aurora (1999–2000)
• Basketball (girls): Naperville Central (2002–03, 03–04)
• Chess: Naperville North (2003–04); West Chicago (1995–96)
• Cross Country (boys): Naperville North (2008–09)
• Cross Country (girls): Glenbard North (1994–95); Wheaton North (2002–03)
• Football: Naperville Central (1999–2000); Naperville North (1992–93, 2007–08); West Chicago (1974–75); Wheaton North (1979–80, 81–82, 86–87); Wheaton Warrenville South (1992–93, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 2006–07, 09–10, 10-11)
• Golf (boys): Naperville North (1989–90, 94–95)
• Gymnastics (boys): Glenbard North (1991–92); Naperville North (2000–01); Wheaton North/Warrenville South coop (2004–05)
• Gymnastics (girls): Glenbard North (1981–82, 82–83); Naperville North (1993–94, 2001–02, 04–05, 05–06)
• Scholastic Bowl: Wheaton North (2001–02, 02–03, 03–04)
• Soccer (boys): Naperville North (1998–99)
• Soccer (girls): Naperville North (1987–88)
• Swimming & Diving (boys): Naperville Central (2001–02, 09–10); Naperville North (1995–96)
• Swimming & Diving (girls): Naperville Central (2004–05, 05–06)
• Tennis (boys): Naperville North (1993–94)
• Tennis (girls): Naperville Central (1993–94); West Aurora (1996–97, 97–98)
• Track & Field (boys): Wheaton Warrenville South (1995–96, 98–99)
• Volleyball (boys): Naperville Central (1997–98); Naperville North (1996–97); Wheaton Warrenville South (2000–01, 03–04, 04–05, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09)
• Volleyball (girls): Naperville Central (2005–06, 07–08)
• Wrestling (boys) Glenbard north (2010-11)

External links

• DuPage Valley Conference Athletics, Official Site