History
While the conference has typically kept a constant membership of eight high schools, the actual membership of the Conference has changed since the founding. The conference experienced a membership change in 1983, when Glenbard East High School joined the DVC, replacing Wheaton-Warrenville High School, which had been closed due to low attendance. The next change, in 1992, occurred when Wheaton Central High School and Wheaton-Warrenville Middle School changed buildings. The high school (now in the old Wheaton-Warrenville building) became Wheaton-Warrenville South High School in order to distinguish it from the closed Wheaton-Warrenville; the middle school (in the old Wheaton Central building from 1992-2009) became Hubble Middle School. After the 1996 school year, Glenbard South High School left the DVC, citing an inability to be competitive with the larger schools in the league (despite winning a share of the conference title in softball in their final year in the conference). The DuPage Valley operated for one year with only seven schools before admitting West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois, the first DVC school outside DuPage County.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, West Chicago High School will be leaving the Dupage Valley Conference and will be joining the Metro Suburban Conference. At the same time, Lake Park High School (Lancers) will be taking the vacant space after leaving the Upstate Eight Conference.
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