Woah, I can write a review of my high school and in doing so be the first Yelper to bash his alma…read moremater? Don't mind if I do. I set foot in the building in late summer of 2004, graduated in spring of '08 with honors, and I've never been back since. Worst four years of my life, hands down. --THE PEOPLE-- Some former excellent/horrendous teachers I had-- The good: Chris Gales (biology), Adam Conard (physics), Glenn Spitler (english), Tim Linders (calculus), Anthony Neverly (phys ed), Marian Masa (geometry) The bad: Jan Heiteen a.k.a. the speech nazi ("english" / "acting"), Linda Dawson (heavily skewed social studies) The ugly: ? Honorable mention for overall worthlessness: Anita Carpenter (college career counselor). While a very friendly and amicable person, she didn't know what the fuck she was talking about on numerous occasions; she once advised that I apply to SEVEN universities, because, you know, non-refundable application fees aren't like $50+ each, and another time chided me for wanting to attend Purdue because she "thought I wanted to go to a big school with a good engineering program, like U of Illinois." Since when was Purdue a 'small school' with a below-average engineering system? Lay off the crackpipe, lady. The student body was mostly chumps. A few kindred spirits here and there, but for the most part my classmates were moronic assclowns having no regard for authority or respect for others. I would frequently see the douchiest offenders SPIT in the hallways indoors, right where everyone walks. Way to keep it classy. --THE BUILDING-- Prison-like. Way too small to accommodate 3,000+ students; the lockers were minuscule, the classrooms typically filled to the brim, the stairwells and hallways jam-packed with idiot shitbags thinking that every hour was a free-for-all, stopping in the middle of a huge traffic flow to play grabass. The facilities were generally acceptable, although the workout room in the basement was in dire need of an updating. During my time there the cafeteria food was marginally passable, BUT sometime in the fall of '05 they eliminated the one thing that made buying food worthwhile--these perfectly seasoned, breaded french fries that to be quite honest, were incredible. Those and spicy popcorn chicken got removed during the trans-fat scare and got replaced with baked bullshit that was dull and flavorless. Gross. --Closing remarks-- The ONLY thing saving DGS from a 1-star "couldn't-like-it-if-I-tried" review is the quality of a few select teachers who've had a profound impact on my education, and moreover, my life (see those mentioned above). Gales and Conard were easily two of the best teachers I've ever had (college included), while Heiteen and Dawson were without question two of the worst. I'll attend the 10-year class reunion, but I doubt I'll ever willingly go back to Downers South to visit. I hated this place with a fiery passion. ~end rant~

DGS is a mediocre high school at best. I am rating based on my child's experience. We had to fight…read moreto get her an IEP and the experience was so emotionally draining I felt the Special Educational Department (SPED) were unsupportive, rude and demoralizing. Alyssa Gundersen was incompetent, unprofessional and nasty. SPED teachers seem more interested in coaching than teaching! Very cliquey. Must be an advocate for your child because this school will just placate them until graduation, meaning they just move your child along as an assembly line hoping you cause no trouble so they can earn their huge pension without actually working!

Wonderful school and environment! Fantastic staff that want to bring out the absolute best in your…read morechild.

Many years ago, we moved to Lisle for our children's education sake…read more When they were old enough, we started attending high school open houses. First open house ~ some woman thinks SHE can determine where we can sit. I DON'T THINK SO. I later learned that this "Entitled" attitude runs rampant. Principal is extremely proud of their "legacy" policy. Let me get this straight ~ you would rather accept an "F" caliber student who has siblings attending or parents who attended rather then a "B" student with NO previous ties to this school? The resounding "yes" sealed the deal. Get the picture? Our education dollars were spent at another private school.

I do love this school. The staff is so nice and really care about your education. I don't go here…read moreanymore but I sometimes miss some of the staff. The building is so beautiful! It looks like a college campus.

Disclaimer, this is for the voting process only, not related to the school…read more I have done early voting for a while, so this was my first experience voting at this school. First, I went to the wrong door, the cones blocking the side entrance, I guess, are to point you to the side entrance to get to the polling place. Then I spotted a small sign posted on a door, not the entrance, with an arrow. I just had my eyes checked and this sign was smaller than any of the print on that famous eye chart. Okay, continue on, to another door. Once inside, you have to hunt for the signage to point you to the polling place. You knew you could not go straight because of the metal gate blocking the hall. I understand, protect the children, but really, could you make it any harder to vote???? So, I arrive, no you do not need my identification. Then you give me some big ass piece of paper, another piece of paper, and in my pinkie ~ a pen. I walk over. Hello, it's 2014, don't you have any computerized voting? You have to ask, they have one. Frustration is high. Of course, now that I know the ropes, I will drive to wherever I have to drive for early voting. Civic duty complete.

Good School, not perfect...administration and teachers are always striving to make it a better,…read morebalancing academics, after school student participation and sports. Dr. Waterman is a hands on, personable principal. Things are looking up at Hornetville!

It's a pretty big school. We had gone there for attending a fund-raiser in the auditorium, it was…read morepretty good.

ms waters is the goat food is hit or miss like the bostco sticks and walking taco are both good but…read morelast year I ate the spicy chicken sandwich and when I went home I threw up

schools aight teachers are w but no snack time takes it down. need bigger basketball gym and better…read morebasketball hoops outside. like why are there 2 double rim and 2 normal?? pick a side fr. lunch is very hit or miss. but pretty good school. Mr Blazek is the best teacher fyi. i am kinda glad im graduating this year ngl.