Mount Carmel High School is a public high school in
Mt. Carmel, Illinois
Mount Carmel is a city in and the county seat of Wabash County, Illinois, Wabash County, Illinois, United States. At the time of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 7,284, and it is the largest city in the county. The ne ...
. It is the only
high school
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in
Wabash County, Illinois
Wabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 11,361. Its county seat is Mount Carmel. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as " Little Egypt".
...
, which is in southern
Illinois
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, just across the
Wabash River
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from
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.
History
In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest T ...
. Other towns that send students to MCHS include
Allendale,
Patton
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,
Keensburg, and
Friendsville. Enrollment is also possible for residents of
Cowling
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, although their students are usually sent to the nearby school in
Grayville.
Athletics
Teams
Mt. Carmel's athletic teams are nicknamed the Golden Aces and the school's colors are maroon and gold. The school received the nickname during the 1915-1916 basketball season. Before then, the school's athletic teams were called the Maroon & Gold. The boys' basketball team participated in a tournament in the Wood River area and won the tournament championship. A sportswriter for the area said that the team played like "Five Golden Aces." The players and students like it and teams have competed as the Golden Aces ever since.
The Aces have been competing independently since 2019 when a new format in IHSA playoffs meant that Mount Carmel had to withdraw from the
Big Eight Conference
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which has since folded. Mount Carmel competes in the following sports as an independent school:
*Boys Basketball
*Girls Basketball
*Football
*Softball
*Baseball
*Volleyball
*Wrestling
*Boys Tract
*Girls Track
*Cross Country
*Boys Golf
*Girls Golf
*Boys Tennis
*Girls Tennis
*Boys Soccer
*Girls Soccer
State championships
Basketball
*1927 State Champions
Football
*1981 3A State Champions
Boys Golf
*2010 1A State Champions
Girls Golf
*2021 1A State Champions https://www.tristatehomepage.com/sports/mt-carmel-girls-golf-team-honored-after-winning-state-championship/
*2022 1A State Champions
See also
*
Wabash Valley College
Wabash Valley College (WVC) is a public community college in Mount Carmel, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Eastern Community College (IECC) district.
History
Wabash Valley College was founded independently in 1960 by the local community s ...
References
External links
Statistics from the Illinois Interactive Report Card hosted at
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...
Illinois K12 District 348Mount Carmel High School
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Public high schools in Illinois
Mount Carmel, Illinois
Schools in Wabash County, Illinois