- Monticello High School (Illinois)
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Monticello High School 
Location 1 Sage Drive[1]
Monticello, Illinois 61856Information Type Public coed Established 1894[2] School district CUSD #25[3] Principal Tip Reedy[4] Faculty 74 [5] Grades 9-12 [6] Enrollment 541 [7] Colors
Mascot
Purple & Gold
SagesWebsite Monticello High School Monticello High School is a coed public secondary institution located in Monticello, Illinois. It is a part of Community Unit School District #25. The school draws from an area of Monticello, Cisco, and White Heath.[8]
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History
A Monticello High School building was built in 1894 and is still in use by the district, but no longer part of the high school.
Athletics
Monticello boys and girls teams participate in the Okaw Valley Conference, a high school athletic conference whose member schools have similar enrollments and are all located in the central Illinois region. The statewide class designation is A, 1A, or 2A depending on the sport.[9]
The mascot is the Sages, which is often represented by a wise owl.[10] The basis comes from the Thomas Jefferson nickname "Sage of Monticello", which is also the town's namesake.[11] It is one of the more unique mascot names in the United States.[12]
Notable alumni
- Robert C. Burke, 1967[13][14], posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; killed in action during the Vietnam War
- Harry Combes, 1933[15], head basketball coach, University of Illinois 1947-1967
- Allen F. Moore, 1886[16], U.S. Representative
- Rolla C. McMillen[17], U.S. Representative
References
- ^ http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=132
- ^ http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=249&Itemid=144
- ^ http://www.monticello.k12.il.us/
- ^ http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=132
- ^ http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=usersList&listid=4&Itemid=161
- ^ http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=222&Itemid=144
- ^ http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=222&Itemid=144
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1340.htm
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1340.htm
- ^ http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/miscellaneous/2011-02-01/chart-toppers-best-mascots.html
- ^ http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/mascoths3.html
- ^ http://www.mascotdb.com/displaymatches.php?mascot=Sages
- ^ http://www.three27.com/burke.html
- ^ http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Burke_RC.htm
- ^ http://sagesportshalloffame.blogspot.com/2006/08/harry-combes-class-of-1933.html
- ^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000890
- ^ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000574
External Links
Categories:- High schools in Illinois
- Piatt County, Illinois
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