which with the ACT comprise the assessment tools used in Illinois to fulfill the federal No Child Left Behind Act. One of the school's student subgroups failed to meet minimum expectations in reading and mathematics. The Challenge Index, used annually by The Washington Post and Newsweek magazine to rank U.S. high schools, placed Wheaton North in the top 1300 three years in a row. This index ranks public schools according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in the past year divided by the number of graduating seniors. In 2009, Wheaton North ranked #1260. In 2006, the school had ranked #1078, in 2007, it had ranked #1039, and in 2008, the school ranked #1276. Athletics Wheaton North competes in the DuKane Conference, and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most interscholastic sports and competitive activities in the state. In 2003, Wheaton North and Wheaton Warrenville South became the first high schools in the DuPage Valley Conference, and among the first high schools in the nation, to convert their football fields to artificial field turf. The school sponsors interscholastic athletic teams for boys and girls in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, parasailing, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball. Boys may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while girls may compete in badminton, cheerleading, and softball. The following teams have won championships in their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet: Cross Country (girls): 2002–03 Football: 1978–79, 1981–82, 1986–87, 2021–22 Gymnastics (boys): 2004–05, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013–2014 Activities Wheaton North offers language clubs, service activities, and various other activities, typical of an American high school. Competitive activities The following competitive activities have earned championships in their respective State Championship Tournaments, sponsored by the IHSA: Debate: 1977–78 & 2005–06 Scholastic Bowl: 2001–02, 2002–03 & 2003–04 Notable alumni Scot Armstrong, screenwriter, director, producer Danny Gonzalez, YouTuber Kent Graham (1987), former NFL quarterback, National High School Quarterback of the Year (1986) Adam Harris (2005), Olympic sprinter representing Guyana, ran the 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pete Ittersagen (2004), former CFL and NFL cornerback Rick Johnson, actor, director, and former CFL quarterback (1984–89) Jim Juriga (1982), former NFL guard Chuck Long (1981), former NFL quarterback and college football coach, member of the College Football Hall of Fame