Morrison High School (Illinois)

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Morrison High School
Image of Morrison High School building
Morrison High School Building
Address
643 Genesee Avenue

Morrison
,
Whiteside County
,
Illinois
61270

USA
Coordinates41°47′58″N 89°58′12″W / 41.79944°N 89.96995°W / 41.79944; -89.96995Coordinates: 41°47′58″N 89°58′12″W / 41.79944°N 89.96995°W / 41.79944; -89.96995
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School district
PrincipalCorey Bielema
Faculty20.75 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment270 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.01[1]
Campus typeSmall city
Color(s)    Red, White
Athletics conferenceThree Rivers
Team nameMustangs/Fillies
PSAE average57%
Feeder schoolsMorrison Junior High School
WebsiteMorrison 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 , which serves the community of Morrison, and includes Morrison Junior High School, and Northside Elementary School, and Southside Elementary School.[2][3] 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.[4]

Academics[]

School mascot

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%.[5]

The school offers courses in the following academic departments:[6]

  • Math
  • English
  • Social Studies
  • Science
  • Business
  • Consumer Science
  • Art
  • Music
  • Agriculture
  • 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).[3] The school has 4 state championships on record in team athletics or activities, Boys Track and Field in 2006 (3rd place) Boys Football in 2009-2010 and 2011–2012, and Girls Softball in 2010–2011.[7]

Notable Alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Morrison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.morrisonschools.org/
  3. ^ a b "IHSA Morrison High School". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ^ https://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/09statab/app2.pdf
  5. ^ http://iirc.niu.edu/
  6. ^ http://www.morrisonschools.org/high_school/10-11-COURSE.pdf[permanent dead link] Morrison High School Course Description Handbook 2010-2011
  7. ^ "IHSA Morrison High School Season Results Summary". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.

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