Lewistown High School (Illinois)
Lewistown High School | |
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15205 North IL Route 100 , , 61542 | |
Coordinates | 40°24′36″N 90°09′15″W / 40.40993°N 90.1543°WCoordinates: 40°24′36″N 90°09′15″W / 40.40993°N 90.1543°W |
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Type | Comprehensive Public High School |
School district | |
Principal | Mr. Clay Ginglen |
Faculty | 21.00 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 7–12 |
Enrollment | 279 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.59[1] |
Color(s) | Scarlet Red, Columbia Blue |
Athletics conference | Prairieland |
Mascot | Indians |
PSAE average | 57% |
Yearbook | Legend |
Website | Lewistown High School Website |
Lewistown High School, or LHS, is a public four-year high school located at 15205 North IL Route 100 in Lewistown, Illinois, a small city in Fulton County, in the Midwestern United States. LHS is part of , which serves the communities of Bryant, Lewistown, Little America, and St. David.[2][3] The campus 13 miles southwest of Canton, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community. The school districts lies within the Canton micropolitan statistical area.[4]
Academics[]
In 2009 Lewistown 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 86%.[5]
Athletics and activities[]
Lewistown High School competes in the Prairieland Conference and is a member school of the Illinois High School Association. The LHS mascot is the Indians with colors of scarlet red and Columbia blue.[3] The school has one state championships on record in team athletics and activities, Boys Baseball in 1992–1993.[6]
The school offers competitive athletics opportunities in the following sports:[7]
- Boys Baseball
- Boys and Girls Basketball
- Girls Cheerleading
- Boys and Girls Cross Country
- Girls Dance Team
- Boys Football
- Girls Softball
- Boys and Girls Track & Field
- Girls Volleyball
The school offers the activities in the following areas:[8]
- Marching Band
- Chorus
- FCCLA
- Future Farmers of America (FFA)
- Legend
- National Honor Society
- Scholastic Bowl
- Science Olympiad
- Spanish Club
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Speech
- Student Senate
- Tube band
- Web Design
History[]
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One source of potential material includes:.[9]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lewistown Jr/Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Lewistown High School". Lewistown C.U.S.D. #97. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "IHSA Lewistown High School". IHSA. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Interactive Illinois Report Card". Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "IHSA Lewistown High School Season Summary". IHSA. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Lewsitown High School Athletics". Lewistown High School. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Lewistown High School Organizations". Lewistown High School. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ Motsinger, Kyle (2004). "Lewistown High School: School History". Lewistown High School. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
External links[]
- Public high schools in Illinois
- Schools in Fulton County, Illinois