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Glenbrook North High School company history timeline

1984

In 1984, GBN was named one of only four high schools in the state of Illinois to receive the United States Office of Education Excellence in Education Award from President Ronald Reagan.

1985

Hughes' 1985 film The Breakfast Club featured a group of kids from "Shermer, Illinois 60062." Shermerville was the original name of the town of Northbrook, where GBN is located, and 60062 is the town's zip code.

1996

In the spring of 1996, a three-year renovation and construction project involving the science facilities and the "A" wing was built.

1997

Less than a month later, Bill Clinton referenced his visit to the school and these achievements in his 1997 State of the Union on February 4, 1997.

2000

A second swimming pool was built in 2000 to accommodate the burgeoning growth in aquatics.

2003

In May 2003, the school gained notoriety after an off-campus, non-school-sanctioned event involving students dressed in school colors turned into a major hazing incident that attracted national media attention.

Although the annual Powder Puff game had been held at the school's football stadium in earlier decades, there was no football at the 2003 event.

2008

In 2008, GBN was selected again for the nation's top distinction as a Blue Ribbon School.

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