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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] |
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] |
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] |
Augusta, Illinois
Augusta is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 587 at the 2010 census, down from 657 at the 2000 census. It is located near Weinberg-King State Park. Retrieved on May 18, 2007 Geography Augusta is located in southeastern Hancock County at (40.230946, -90.950741). passes through the village, leaving to the west as Main Street and to the north as Center Street; Bowen is to the west, and |
Southeastern High School (Illinois)
Southeastern High School (Now called Southeastern Jr/Sr High School) is located in Augusta, Illinois. The principal is Tim Kerr and the Athletic Director is Cyle Riggs. The school's mascots are the Suns and the Lady Suns. Currently, the Suns are co-oping some sports with local Central Camp Point. The teams co-oping are: *Central-Southeastern Girls basketball (The CSE Lady Panthers) Ended co-op: *Central-Southeastern football (The CSE Panthers) *Central-Southeastern baseball (The Suns) History The building was constructed in 1920, and was home to the Augusta Redskins until the 1970s, when the school consolidated with Bowen High School to become the Southeastern Suns. In the early 1990s, Plymouth High School, located in Plymouth, Illinois completed the consolidation to make Southeastern High School a public facility serving students from the three villages and other outlying areas On March 3, 2006, Southeastern High School was burnt to the ground after a fire that started in the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushville, Illinois
Rushville is a city in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,192 at the 2010 census and 2,902 in 2018. It is the county seat of Schuyler County. It was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1823. History Geography According to the 2010 census, Rushville has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,212 people, 1,397 households, and 888 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,530 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.13% White, 0.06% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 1,397 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushville-Industry High School
Rushville-Industry High School, or RIHS, is a public four-year high school located at 730 North Congress Street in Rushville, Illinois, a small city in Schuyler County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. RIHS serves the communities of Rushville, Industry, Browning, Camden, Frederick, and Littleton. The campus is located 25 miles south of Macomb, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. Academics Music The Rushville-Industry High School marching band, the Marching Rockets, participated in the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago, Illinois on 25 November 2010. Athletics Rushville-Industry High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and is a member school in the 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 char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payson, Illinois
Payson is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Payson was laid out in the Spring of 1835. During the 1860 presidential campaign, the residents of Payson erected a pole on which they hung banners supporting the Democratic candidate, Stephen Douglas, and an effigy of Abraham Lincoln riding a rail. This resulted in two confrontations with the Quincy Wide Awakes, the Republican para-military organization, on August 25–26, 1860. During the second confrontation, shots were fired at the Wide Awakes, resulting in injuries. This action was related to the "Stone's Prairie Riot" at nearby Plainville. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Payson has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 1,025 people, 444 households, and 360 families residing in the village. The population density was . Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payson-Seymour High School
Payson-Seymour High School is a rural high school (grades 7–12) in Payson, Adams County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf .... The ethnicity of the student population is 98% White, non-Hispanic and 2% two or more races. Sports The school has several sports teams. The sports that the school offers are: Fall: *Boys & Girls Golf *Volleyball *Co-Op Football Winter: *Boys & Girls Basketball *Cheerleading *Dance Spring: *Baseball *Softball *Track References External linksSchool Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty, Illinois
Liberty is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Liberty is located at (39.879948, -91.108137). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Liberty has a total area of , all land. Liberty is west of Springfield, Illinois, the state capital, and northwest of St. Louis. History "Liberty Township began with the first settlement made on Section 28, by Daniel Lile, in the spring of 1822, and many old settlers followed about the same time. The first regular preacher was George Wolfe of the Dunkard denomination. First horse mill was built by Daniel Lile. The first marriage was that of Jacob Waggle to a Miss Hunsaker, by the Rev. George Wolfe, at the house of the bride's father. The first birth and death, was an infant child of Mr. Kimbrick. The first Supervisor was David Wolfe. The town of Liberty is nearly in the center of the township and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty High School (Liberty, Illinois)
Liberty High School is a public high school in Liberty, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf .... In 2005, Liberty High School had an average class size of 19 and a student:teacher ratio of 15.3. tp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/0100100200001_e.pdf Liberty High School - Illinois School Report Card Illinois State Board of Education, 2005. Accessed December 11, 2006. References External linksOfficial School Web Page January 2007Liberty High Schoolat GreatSchools.netLiberty School History Public high schools in Illinois Schools in Adams County, Illinois {{Illinois-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw, Illinois
Warsaw is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,607 at the 2010 census, a decline from 1,793 in 2000. The city is notable for its historic downtown and the Warsaw Brewery, which operated for more than 100 years beginning in 1861 and, after renovation, reopened as a bar, restaurant and microbrewery in 2006. History The city of Warsaw began in 1812, when young Major Zachary Taylor founded Fort Edwards on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River across from the mouth of the Des Moines River. Fort Johnson was occupied only for a few weeks before it was burned. In 1815 another military camp, Fort Edwards, was built nearby at a different location. Warsaw became an important fur trading post and one of the earliest American settlements in northern Illinois. During the 1840s, Warsaw was a center of opposition to Mormon settlement in Nauvoo and other areas in Hancock County during the conflict sometimes known as the " Mormon Illinois War". The local ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw High School (Illinois)
Warsaw High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Warsaw, Illinois, a small city in Hancock County in the Midwestern United States. WHS serves the communities of Warsaw, Basco, Colusa, Nauvoo, Niota, Sutter and Tioga. The campus is located north of Quincy, west of Macomb and serves a mostly rural residential community. History Warsaw High School consolidated with Nauvoo-Colusa High School in 2008–2009, which itself existed as a separate high school from 1961 to 2008. Surrounding communities may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current WHS. Academics Athletics Warsaw High School competes in the West Central Conference and is a member school in the 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 chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
