Granite City High School is a public high school located in
Granite City, Illinois. Granite City High School serves those living in
Granite City,
Madison Madison may refer to:
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Mitchell
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History
Up until 1983, the city of
Granite City, Illinois was served by two high schools; Granite City South and Granite City North. In 1983, the two high schools were merged to form Granite City High School, with Granite City South's building being used.
Athletics
Granite City High School athletics teams are independent and do not compete in a conference. Granite City's colors are red, black, and white and their mascot is the warrior. Granite city offers the following sports programs:
State championships
* Boys' basketball
** 1940 Illinois State Champions
* Boys' soccer
** 1972 Illinois State Champions
** 1976 Illinois State Champions
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** 1977 Illinois State Champions][
** 1978 Illinois State Champions][
** 1979 Illinois State Champions][
** 1980 Illinois State Champions][
** 1982 Illinois State Champions][
** 1987 Illinois State Champions
** 1989 Illinois State Champions
** 1990 Illinois State Champions
* Girls' soccer
** 2011 3A Illinois State Champions]
Notable alumni
*Salty Parker
Francis James "Salty" Parker (July 8, 1912 – July 27, 1992) was a Major League Baseball infielder, coach and manager. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . His professional baseball care ...
, Major League Baseball infielder, coach, and manager
*Dal Maxvill
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, Major League Baseball infielder
*Kevin Greene
Kevin Darwin Greene (July 31, 1962December 21, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and San Francisco 49ers of the Nation ...
, Hall of Fame
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NFL
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defensive end and linebacker.
References
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Public high schools in Illinois
Schools in Madison County, Illinois
1983 establishments in Illinois