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Tri-County Conference (Illinois)
The Tri-County Conference is a high school conference in north central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference incorporates 8 small public and 2 small private high schools, with enrollments between 82-428 students in LaSalle, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam, and Woodford counties. History The first year of competition for the Tri-County was 1927 with ten charter schools: Hennepin, Henry, Hopkins Township in Granville, Lacon, Lostant, Magnolia, Senachwine Township in Putnam, McNabb Swaney, Tonica, and Varna. During the lifetime of the conference, most of these ten very small rural schools have remained in the league in one form or another. Some have left and returned and many of them have consolidated to become new entities. Regardless, the conference has changed many times over the years. The first two schools to consolidate were Henry and Senachwine Township High Schools. The new high school bec ... [...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] |
Minonk, Illinois
Minonk is a city in Minonk Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,078 at the 2010 census, down from 2,168 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Minonk is located at (40.902357, -89.035992). According to the 2010 census, Minonk has a total area of , all land. Climate Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 2,168 people, 841 households and 587 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 885 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% White, 0.05% African American, 0.05% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population. There were 841 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peoria Christian High School
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Bureau Valley High School
The Bureau Valley High School (BVHS) is a high school located at 9154 County Road 2125 North, in Manlius, Illinois. The high school is part of the Bureau Valley Community Unit School District #340. Bureau Valley was the first Illinois high school to construct and run a full-sized wind turbine. Students are from ten different villages (Bradford, Buda, Harmon, Manlius, New Bedford, Normandy, Sheffield, Thomas, Walnut, Wyanet), within three different area codes (815, 309, 779), and four separate counties (Bureau, Stark, Lee, and Whiteside). History In 1995, at the now Bureau Valley South (temporary BVHS campus), the name of the new school district was announced to the high school and communities. After a long, drawn-out light and fog show with the first track from Ridin' the Storm Out playing in the background, a sign revealing the name to be "Bureau Valley High School" was accepted positively by attendees. From 1995 to 1997, Bureau Valley students attended school at the forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka High School (Illinois)
Eureka High School (commonly called Eureka High or EHS) is a public secondary school in Eureka, Illinois, United States. The school is part of Eureka Community Unit District 140, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Communities supported include Eureka, Goodfield, Secor, and Congerville. Serving students in grades ninth grade–twelfth grade, it is a small high school with a student base of 504 students. The school is a member of the Heart of Illinois Conference and competes under the name Hornets. Awards and Distinctions 21 Illinois State Scholars 2014 ACT Red Quill Award for Excellence 2014 Nationally Ranked High School by US News IHSA State Trophies in * Scholastic Bowl, Boys & Girls Cross Country, Volleyball, Girls Track, Baseball, Boys & Girls Track, Basketball Notable alumni * Dan McCoy (born 1978), comedian and television writer, is a 1996 graduate of Eureka High School * Andy Studebaker (born 1985; class of 2004) — N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowpoint-Washburn High School
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior/Senior High School is a public junior-senior high school in Washburn, Woodford County, Illinois. It handles seventh through twelfth grade and is in the same building as the Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 offices and Lowpoint-Washburn Middle School (fourth through sixth grades) about south of the Marshall County line. The junior high school and senior high school are referred to separately by some sources and together in some sources, even from the school district. The Illinois School Report Card The Illinois School Report Card is a measurement of school performance administered by the Illinois State Board of Education. Each public school district in Illinois, including special charter districts, must submit to parents, taxpayers, the Gov ... reports the junior-senior high school as a single school. Its mascot is a wildcat, with their team names referred to as the Wildcats, and they compete as members of the Tri-County Conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowpoint, Illinois
Lowpoint is an unincorporated community in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. Lowpoint is located along Illinois Route 89, south-southwest of Washburn. Lowpoint has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with ZIP code 61545. Demographics History In 1895, Frank D. Banta was commissioned postmaster. At this time the spelling of the name changed from Low Point to Lowpoint, to avoid confusion with the community of Long Point, about 40 miles northeast of Lowpoint. References https://archive.org/stream/woodfordcountyhi00wood#page/n0/mode/2up Unincorporated communities in Woodford County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois {{WoodfordCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washburn, Illinois
Washburn is a village mostly in Woodford County, with a small northerly portion in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,158 at the 2010 census, up from 1,147 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Washburn is an agricultural community located in north-central Illinois. Illinois Route 89 forms the main north–south road through Washburn as Jefferson Street. Geography Washburn is located at (40.9174,-89.2915). According to the 2010 census, Washburn has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,147 people, 436 households, and 309 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.38% White, 0.17% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roanoke-Benson High School
Roanoke-Benson High School is a comprehensive high school located at 208 West High Street, in Roanoke, Illinois.Contact . Roanoke-Benson High School. Retrieved 2010-12-02. The school is a member of the Tri-County Conference, and compete under the name Rockets. References Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Public high school ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benson, Illinois
Benson is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 423 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census, up from 408 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Peoria metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village was established in 1874 with the construction of the Chicago and St. Louis Railway, Chicago, Pekin and Southwestern Railroad. The town was named after S.H. Benson of Streator, Illinois, the railroad's general freight manager. A post office was established in 1873. The Benson Water Tower was replaced with a modern water tower in the 1980s and has since been demolished. Geography According to the 2010 census, Benson has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 408 people, 172 households, and 117 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roanoke, Illinois
Roanoke is a village in Roanoke Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,065 at the 2010 census, up from 1,994 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Early settlement Until about 1850, much of northern Illinois was still frontier land and sparsely populated, which the exception of Chicago and towns along the rivers. This changed in 1850, when President Millard Fillmore signed a land grant for the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad (lobbied for by then-lawyers Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln). With the railroad expanding into Central Illinois, new opportunities for settlement by German, Dutch, Irish, Italian, Swedish, and other European immigrants opened up in Woodford County. Roanoke was one of these settlements. On December 17, 1872, Roanoke was mapped out and lots were offered for sale. The plat of Roanoke was composed of 15 blocks and was bounded by Main, Front, Ann and Plea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaSalle-Peru High School
LaSalle-Peru Township High School, also known as LaSalle-Peru High School, LPHS, or simply LP, is a public four-year high school located at 541 Chartres Street in LaSalle, Illinois, a small city in LaSalle County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. LPHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby, Tonica, and Dimmick. The campus is located 18 miles west of Ottawa, Illinois. The high school takes students from the following townships: Dimmick, Waltham, Peru, LaSalle, Utica, Deer Park, Eden, Vermillion, Hope, and Richland. History LaSalle-Peru Township High School was built in 1897–98, occupying buildings on 5th, 6th and Chartres Streets in LaSalle. The Thomas J. McCormack Library was built in 1920. LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College was formed at the school in 1924. L-P-O Junior College eventually became Illinois Valley Community College in 1968, and is now located in Oglesby, Illinois. The school's clock tower was built in 1927 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
