Streator Township High School, also known as Streator High School (SHS), is a

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located in

Streator, Illinois Streator is a city in LaSalle and Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately southwest of Chicago in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. As of the 2020 censu ...

, approximately 90 miles southwest of

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History

The school is named after its city's namesake, Worthy S. Streator. The original building for the school was financed by Streator's founder,

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. The school graduated its first class in 1876. There were seven students: one boy and six girls. In 2012, the Men's Varsity Basketball team took home its first Regional Championship since 1969, by defeating Pontiac, 61–59.http://www.mywebtimes.com/sports/at-last----bulldogs-endure-overtimes-to-capture/article_aa6e0aa3-4fd3-56d1-bc94-9e0f39f1b9cd.html

Notable alumni

* Doug Dieken - Pro football player with the

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* Thurlow Essington - Illinois lawyer and state senator * Rube Novotney - Former

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player ( Chicago Cubs) * Ernest Ramme - United States Air Force Brigader General * Adam Shabala - Former

player (

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- Former

player and current minor league player (

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)

References

External links

Streator Township High School website
Public high schools in Illinois Schools in LaSalle County, Illinois 1875 establishments in Illinois {{Illinois-school-stub