high, and a high school. The schools are: Prairie View Elementary, Lynn G. Haskin Elementary, W.W. Woodbury Elementary, Herman E. Dummer School, Sandwich Middle School, and Sandwich High School. Although in past years, CUSD #430 would place some students in out of district schools. The mascot is the Indian, and the school colors are orange and black. Sandwich High School is an active member of the Interstate Eight Conference, and competes in IHSA regulated sports competitions. The high school also has a very competitive wrestling team, and in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 high school football seasons, the teams made it to state playoffs. Sandwich also takes advantage of being in the Waubonsee Community College tax district. Industry Sandwich is home to the Sahara-Pak heat-of-compression air dryer, a design patented in 1974 by Henderson Engineering, which is considered by many industry observers to be the most significant development ever made in the design of equipment for drying compressed air. Sandwich has a strong manufacturing history, which is evident by the presence of the Plano Molding Company factory, which makes molded plastic furniture, tackle boxes, organization equipment, and other various items. Sandwich is also home to Meadowvale, Inc., a dairy mix manufacturer that specializes in ice cream, frozen custard, and soft serve mixes that are distributed across the US. Although many factories in the area have been closed down or relocated, the community will continue to be a site of manufacturing for some time to come. Notable people Hugh Brannum (1910–1987), vocalist, arranger, composer and actor, who played the role of "Mr. Green Jeans" on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo Latham Castle (1900-1986), judge and Illinois Attorney General Garrett Gilkey (1990-), NFL offensive guard, attended school in Sandwich, native of Lemont Paul Harvey (1882–1955), film and TV actor Rufus B. von KleinSmid (1875-1964), former Chancellor and President of the University of Southern California See also Sandwich City Hall Sandwich Fault Zone von KleinSmid Mansion References External links Sandwich Chamber of Commerce 1859 establishments in Illinois Cities in DeKalb County, Illinois Cities in Illinois Cities in Kendall County, Illinois Populated places established in 1859