Morris High School (Illinois)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Morris Community High School

motto =
principal = Mr. Kelly Hussey
established = 1944
type = Public secondary
grades = 9–12
city = 1000 Union St.
Morris
state = Illinois
country = USA
enrollment = 1047 (2007-2008)
faculty = 55
campus = Suburban
newspaper =
yearbook =
mascot = Redskins
colors = Maroon, Gold, and White
website = [http://www.mchs.grundy.k12.il.us/ www.mchs.grundy.k12.il.us]
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Morris Community High School, or MCHS, is a public four-year high school located in Morris, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Morris Community High School District 101.

History

Morris High School can trace its history back to 1872 when classes were held on the second floor of the old Center School building. The high school then moved to its own site on Franklin Street in 1898, with two wings added in 1914. A $1.2 million referendum in 1949 was successfully passed, and shortly thereafter the current building was built. It was added onto again in 1960. [ [http://www.mchs.grundy.k12.il.us/Index%20Thumbnail%20Pages/mchs.html History] ]

Academics

In 2005, Morris had an average composite ACT score of 21.0, and graduated 89.6.% of its senior class. The average class size is 212. Morris has not made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act. [ [ftp://ftpirptcard.isbe.net/ReportCard2005/2403210100001_e.pdf Illinois School Report Card] ]

Athletics

Morris competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference within the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Redskin. The school has a history of excellence in all programs. Their most well-known program, and most successful, has been the Redskins Poms. They have held state titles for the last 11 years, totaling 22 titles with the Illinois Dance Team Association. This past year they won titles through IDTA and the IHSA competition. Other program successes include the football team. Morris won the 2005 State Football Championship by defeating Normal High School by a score of 14-9. Morris also won the state championship game in 1980, and 1984. Morris High School played in the 2007 5a state championship game Saturday, November 24 @ Memorial Stadium vs. Metamora, in which Morris was defeated 17-14. As of 2007, Morris has been state runner up six times, which ties the Illinois record of most runner up finishes, along with Metamora.

Activities

*Baseball
*Basketball
*Bowling
*Concert band
*Cheerleading
*Chorus
*Football
*Golf
*Pom-pon
*Scholastic Bowl
*Soccer
*Softball
*Speech team
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track and field

Notable alumni

:Ed Brady - Former NFL Football Player:Kelly Dransfeldt - Retired Major League Baseball Player:Billy Petrick - Major League Baseball Player:Zach Vorel - Professional Fireman:Scott Spiezio - Retired Major League Baseball Player:Jim Stafford - Member of the rock band TrainKelly Olson - member of the University of Illinois, nationally-competitive dance teamCarrie Riordan - National College Dance Team champion with University of IllinoisErin Polanshek - dancer, performed with the production of Fosse

References

Jonathan Fuentes- 2007 Honorable Mention All-Conference

External links

* [http://www.mchs.grundy.k12.il.us/ Official Website]
* [http://www.morrisredskinsfootball.com/ Unofficial Football Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/morrisband/ Unofficial Marching Redskins Myspace]
* [http://www.redskinsoccer.com/ Unoffical Soccer Homepage]