Lakes Community High School

Depending on where you live in our community will determine the high school your student will attend. Click the link below to explore our interactive Google boundary map. Key in your address, or the address of a home you are looking at renting/purchasing, and you will see which high school you will attend. Community High School District 117 is loca... ted in Northern Lake County, Illinois, approximately halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee. We are over 100 years old and very proud of the communities we serve. Prior to the districts creation, high school courses were offered at the Antioch Grade School, and high school diplomas were awarded as far back as 1898. On May 15, 1915 voters approved a proposition to create Antioch Township High School District 117, and plans were made immediately to build a high school.On March 24, 1916, Antioch Township High School was dedicated, and six students graduated that June. As the districts population increased, the high school was expanded to accommodate the growing enrollment. Additions to the school in 1927, 1953, 1962, and 1972 increased its capacity. To reflect the growing area being served, the name was changed to Antioch Community High School District 117 in 1963. Continued growth in the 1990s necessitated the demolition of the 1915 and 1927 structures. Two new additions, a north wing extension with art, science, and applied technology areas, and an administrative office and media center complex, opened in 1999. By 2004, more than 2,200 students were attending Antioch Community High School. Antioch High School is located at 1133 Main Street, Antioch, Illinois 60002 In 2000, area voters approved the construction of a second four-year high school to serve the district. Construction began in 2001 on both the high school and the Antioch-Lake Villa Township Center, which contains offices and meeting space for district operations and In 2003, the districts name was changed to Community High School District 117. Lakes Community High School was dedicated on June 12, 2004 and ...Read More