Morrison High School (Illinois)
| Morrison High School | |
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Morrison High School Building | |
| Address | |
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643 Genesee Avenue Morrison, Illinois, Whiteside County 61270 USA | |
| Coordinates | 41°47′58″N 89°58′12″W / 41.79944°N 89.96995°WCoordinates: 41°47′58″N 89°58′12″W / 41.79944°N 89.96995°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
| School district | Morrison Community Unit School District 6 |
| Principal | Ms. Kay Harwood |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 358 |
| Campus type | Small city |
| Color(s) | Red, White |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers |
| Mascot |
Mustangs/Fillies  |
| PSAE average | 57% |
| Feeder schools | Morrison Junior High School |
| Website | Morrison High School Website |
Morrison High School, or MHS, is a public four-year high school located at 643 Genesee Avenue in Morrison, Illinois, a small city of Whiteside County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. MHS is part of Morrison Community Unit School District 6, which serves the community of Morrison, and includes Morrison Junior High School, and Northside Elementary School, and Southside Elementary School.[1][2] The campus is 13 miles west of Sterling, Illinois. The school serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school lies within the Sterling micropolitan statistical area.[3]
Academics
In 2009, Morrison High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, with 57% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 93%.[4]
The school offers courses in the following academic departments:[5]
- Math
- English
- Social Studies
- Science
- Business
- Consumer Science
- Art
- Music
- Industrial Arts
- Physical Education
- Foreign Language
- Miscellaneous
Athletics
Morrison High School competes in the Three Rivers Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Mustangs (boys) and Fillies (girls).[2] The school has 3 state championships on record in team athletics or activities, Boys Football in 2009-2010 and 2011-2012, and Girls Softball in 2010-2011.[6]
Notable alumni
- John R. Huizenga, professor of chemistry and physics, participated in the Manhattan Project, elected to the National Academy of Sciences
References
- ↑ http://www.morrisonschools.org/
- 1 2 "IHSA Morrison High School". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ↑ http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/09statab/app2.pdf
- ↑ http://iirc.niu.edu/
- ↑ http://www.morrisonschools.org/high_school/10-11-COURSE.pdf Morrison High School Course Description Handbook 2010-2011
- ↑ "IHSA Morrison High School Season Results Summary". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.