Mount Carmel High School (Mount Carmel, Illinois)

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Mt. Carmel High School
Address
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201 N Pear St.

Mt. Carmel
,
Illinois
62863

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtWabash Community Unit School District #348
PrincipalJake Newkirk
Faculty30 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment482 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.07[1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceIndependent
since 2019
Team nameGolden Aces
RivalHarrisburg High School
Princeton Community High School[2]
WebsiteMt. Carmel High School

Mount Carmel High School is a public high school in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. It is the only high school in Wabash County, Illinois, which is in southern Illinois, just across the Wabash River from Gibson County, Indiana. Other towns that send students to MCHS include Allendale, Patton, Keensburg, and Friendsville. Enrollment is also possible for residents of Cowling, although their students are usually sent to the nearby school in Grayville.

Athletics[]

Teams[]

Mt. Carmel's athletic teams are nicknamed the Golden Aces and the school's colors are maroon and gold. The school received the nickname during the 1915-1916 basketball season. Before then, the school's athletic teams were called the Maroon & Gold. The boy's basketball team participated in a tournament in the Wood River area and won the tournament championship. A sportswriter for the area said that the team played like "Five Golden Aces." The players and students like it and teams have competed as the Golden Aces ever since.

The Aces have been competing independently since 2019 when a new format in IHSA playoffs meant that Mount Carmel had to withdraw from the Big Eight Conference which has since folded. Mount Carmel competes in the following sports as an independent school:[3]

  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball
  • Football
  • Softball
  • Baseball
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling
  • Boys Tract
  • Girls Track
  • Cross Country
  • Boys Golf
  • Girls Golf
  • Boys Tennis
  • Girls Tennis
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer

State championships[]

Basketball

  • 1927 State Champions[4]

Football

  • 1981 3A State Champions[5]

Boys Golf

  • 2010 1A State Champions[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mount Carmel High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mt. Carmel (IL) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more | MaxPreps".
  3. ^ http://mchswabash348.blogspot.com/p/atheltics.html
  4. ^ "Orr routs Mount Carmel, joins city royalty with first state championship".
  5. ^ "Fire up, Aces fans! Fire up! Mount Carmel football announcing trio retires, setting the standard from the booth for over 25 years".
  6. ^ "BOYS GOLF PREVIEW: Golden Aces confident after first tournament".

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°24′34″N 87°45′16″W / 38.40944°N 87.75444°W / 38.40944; -87.75444


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