Scales Mound High School, or SMHS, is a

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four-year

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located at 210 Main Street in

Scales Mound, Illinois Scales Mound is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 436 at the 2020 census. History The original town of Scales Mound was located at the base of an erosional remnant similar to Charles Mound, about a mile s ...

, a

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in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the

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. SMHS serves the community and surrounding area of Scales Mound. The campus is located 25 miles east of Dubuque, Iowa, and serves a mixed

and

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residential community.

Academics

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Athletics

Scales Mound High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and it is a member school in the

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. Their mascot is the Hornets, with school colors of kelly green and white. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities, however in the fall of 2010 their volleyball team placed 2nd in the state for IHSA Division 1A. In the spring of 2011 the girls basketball team, River Ridge/Scales Mound placed 2nd in state for IHSA Division 1A. Due to their small enrollment, SMHS coops with neighboring River Ridge High School for some sports (Boys Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Basketball, and Girls Softball). SMHS also cooperates with neighboring Benton High School (WI) for Boys Football.

History

Scales Mound High School has no known consolidations in the recent past. Surrounding communities may have possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current SMHS. Potential reference/citation:

References

External links

Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
{{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Schools in Jo Daviess County, Illinois