Morrison High School (Illinois)

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.[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]

Morrison High School
Morrison High School Building
Address
643 Genesee Avenue

, ,
61270

Coordinates41.79944°N 89.96995°W / 41.79944; -89.96995
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School districtMorrison Community Unit School District 6
PrincipalCorey Bielema
Grades9–12
Enrollment281 (2016-17)[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

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

  • Jacob J. Brown, member of the National Honor Society, actor/producer/editor for various MHS educational/promotional videos[8]

References

  1. "Morrison High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. http://www.morrisonschools.org/
  3. "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%5B%5D Morrison High School Course Description Handbook 2010-2011
  7. "IHSA Morrison High School Season Results Summary". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  8. "MHS Educational/Promotion Videos - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
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