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Prairieland Conference
The Prairieland Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprises small public high schools with enrollments between 50 and 400 students in portions of Fulton, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, and Warren counties. History Formed in 1982, the Prairieland Conference had eight original members which included; Abingdon, Bushnell-Prairie City, Cuba, Elmwood, Farmington, Knoxville, Lewistown and London Mills (Spoon River Valley). Spoon River Valley would be the first school to leave the league, joining the Inter County Athletic Conference By 1990, Elmwood began a football coop with Brimfield but remained in the league. Meanwhile, Farmington and Knoxville would leave the conference and head to the Olympic Conference being replaced with schools from Havana and Astoria, who already had established a coop with Table Grove (VIT) for football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is an association that regulates competition of interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level for the state of Illinois. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The IHSA regulates 14 sports for boys, 15 sports for girls, and eight co-educational non-athletic activities. More than 760 public and private high schools in the state of Illinois are members of the IHSA. The Association's offices are in Bloomington, Illinois. In its over 100 years of existence, the IHSA has been at the center of many controversies. Some of these controversies (inclusion of sports for girls, the inclusion of private schools, drug testing, and the use of the term "March Madness") have had national resonance, or paralleled the struggles seen in other states across the country. Other controversies (geographic advancement of teams to the state playoff series, struggles between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmwood High School (Elmwood, Illinois)
Elmwood High School, or EHS, is a public four-year high school located at 301 West Butternut Street in Elmwood, Illinois, a small city in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. EHS is part of Elmwood Community Unit School District 322, which serves the communities of Elmwood, Oak Hill, and Edwards, and also includes Elmwood Junior High School, and Elmwood Elementary School. The campus is located 20 miles northwest of Peoria, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school lies within the Peoria metropolitan statistical area. Academics In 2009 Elmwood High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 65% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. However, in 2010, Elmwood High School made AYP by improving its 2009 PSAE score by an average 17%. It outscored the state average by at least 20% on all three tested areas. The highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba, IL
Cuba is a city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,294 at the 2010 census, down from 1,418 at the 2000 census. History Cuba was founded in 1837 when the two rival towns of Centerville and Middleton merged. The new town was named after the island of Cuba. A post office has been in operation at Cuba since 1837. Geography Cuba is located near the geographic center of Fulton County at (40.493422, -90.193307). Illinois Route 97 passes through the city, leading north to Galesburg and south to Havana on the Illinois River. According to the 2010 census, Cuba has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,418 people, 552 households, and 384 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 594 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.45% White, 0.21% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba High School (Illinois)
Cuba High School, also known as Cuba Senior High School, or CHS, is a Public school (government funded), public four-year high school located at 20325 North IL Route 97, south of Cuba, Illinois, a small city in Fulton County, Illinois, Fulton County, in the Midwestern United States, at the intersection of Illinois Route 95, Illinois Routes 95 and Illinois Route 97, 97. CHS is part of Cuba Community Unit School District 3, which serves the communities of Cuba, Fiatt, Illinois, Fiatt, Marietta, Illinois, Marietta, and Smithfield, Illinois, Smithfield, and includes Cuba Middle School, and Cuba Elementary School. The campus is located 9 miles southwest of Canton, Illinois, Canton, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school districts lies within the Canton, Illinois, Canton micropolitan statistical area. Enrollment Cuba High School is a small school with an enrollment at 132 students, as of 2019, that commute daily from the neighboring villages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushnell, IL
Bushnell is a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,970 at the 2020 census. Geography Bushnell is located at (40.551667, -90.507921). According to the 2010 census, Bushnell has a total area of , of which (or 99.63%) is land and (or 0.37%) is water. History The town was founded in 1854 when the Northern Cross Railroad built a line through the area. Nehemiah Bushnell was the president of the railroad, and townspeople honored him by naming their community after him. The railroad later became part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, which continues to operate through Bushnell under the name Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Bushnell was also served by the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway, now the Keokuk Junction Railway. Amtrak trains pass through the city but do not stop. The Nagel Brothers of Bushnell were the first to invent a process of making rolled oats without having to steam the oats. Up until this time, the oats were first ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushnell-Prairie City High School
Bushnell-Prairie City High School (BPCHS) is a public four-year high school located at 845 North Walnut Street in Bushnell, Illinois, a small city in McDonough County, Illinois McDonough County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 32,612. Its county seat is Macomb. The Macomb, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of McDonough County. History McDo ..., in the Midwestern United States. BPCHS is part of Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170, which serves the communities of Bushnell and Prairie City, Illinois, Prairie City, and also includes Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School and Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School. The campus is located 14 miles northeast of Macomb, IL, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school lies within the Macomb, Illinois, Macomb micropolitan statistical area. Academics In 2009 Bushnell-Prairie City High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brimfield, IL
Brimfield (formerly Charleston) is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 868 at the 2010 census. Brimfield is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Brimfield is located at (40.838210, -89.883999). According to the 2010 census, Brimfield has a total area of , of which (or 99.36%) is land and (or 0.64%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 933 people, 362 households, and 245 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 369 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.50% White, 0.32% Native American, 0.21% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population. There were 362 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brimfield High School
Brimfield High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school at 323 East Clinton Street in Brimfield, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. BHS is part of Brimfield Community Unit School District 309, which serves the communities of Brimfield, Kickapoo, and Edwards, and also includes Brimfield Grade School. The campus is located 15 miles northwest of Peoria, IL, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school lies within the Peoria metropolitan statistical area. Academics In 2009 Brimfield High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 63% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 93%. Athletics High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and also the Inter County Athletic Conference and is a member school in the Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astoria, IL
Astoria (formerly "Vienna") is an incorporated town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2010 census. Geography Astoria is located in southwestern Fulton County at (40.227439, -90.357791). U.S. Route 24 passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Lewistown, the county seat, and southwest to Rushville. According to the 2010 census, Astoria has a total area of , all land. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 1,193 people, 501 households, and 328 families in the town. The population density was . There were 541 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.74% White, 0.34% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17%. Of the 501 households 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 32. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astoria High School (Illinois)
} Astoria High School, or AHS, is a public four-year high school located at 402 North Jefferson Street in Astoria, Illinois, a village in Fulton County, Illinois, in the American Midwest. AHS is part of Astoria Community Unit School District 1, which serves the community of Astoria, and includes grades kindergarten through twelfth grade in one building.Schools ihsa.org The campus is located 30 miles southwest of , and serves a mixed and residential community. The school lie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Central Conference (Illinois)
The West Central Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprises 11 small public high schools and 1 private high school with enrollments between 120-590 students in Adams, Hancock, McDonough, Pike, and Warren counties. History The West Central conference was formed in 1969 with Brown County, Camp Point Central, Carthage, Hamilton, Mendon Unity and Warsaw its charter football members. The first new addition to the football wars was Rushville in 1984. There was no West Central conference for football in 1998, the league's teams participated under the Western Illinois Conference which the North division consisted of Avon/Roseville coop, Carthage, Monmouth Yorkwood, Sciota NW/LaHarpe coop, Spoon River Valley and Stronghurst Southern. The South consisted of Brown County, Camp Point Central coop, Hamilton, Mendon Unity, Rushville and Warsaw coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
