Columbia High School (Columbia, Illinois)

Columbia High School
Location
100 Parkview Drive Columbia, Illinois, United States
Information
School type	Public secondary
School district	Columbia CUSD4
Principal	Mark Stuart
Vice principal	Brian Reeves
Faculty	38
Grades	9–12
Number of students	548 (2007)
Color(s)	Royal blue and white
Fight song	"On, You Eagles!"
Athletics conference	Cahokia Conference
Mascot	Eagle
Average ACT scores	22 [1]
Yearbook	'The Columbian'
Website	www.chseagles.com

Columbia High School is a public high school in Columbia, Illinois. It is part of Columbia Community Unit School District 4.

Mission

"The mission of Columbia High School is to provide a quality educational program that encourages educational excellence in a safe environment and prepares students for the twenty-first century. This program will provide opportunities to help students strengthen their academic, social, emotional, and physical skills, inspire them to become life-long learners, develop their critical and creative thinking skills, teach them to become effective communicators, and encourage them to respect the diversity of others."

Athletics

Columbia High School's athletic teams compete as members of the Illinois High School Association in the Mississippi Division of the Cahokia Conference.

Columbia High School offers the following interscholastic sports at the varsity level:

• Boys Baseball
• Boys and Girls Basketball
• Boys and Girls Bowling
• Cheerleading
• Boys and Girls Cross Country
• Boys Football
• Boys and Girls Golf
• Scholastic Bowl
• Boys and Girls Soccer
• Girls Softball
• Boys and Girls Track
• Girls Volleyball
• Boys Hockey (Club)

Columbia has enjoyed a number of successes on the state level of athletic competitions. The boys baseball team won the state title in 1987 and again in 2007. Although these are the only two state championships Columbia has won, they have trophied numerous times in many sports at the state level:

• 2005 Girls Volleyball Runner-Up
• 2006 Girls Soccer Runner-Up
• 2006 Baseball 4th Place
• 2007 Scholastic Bowl Runner-Up
• 2007 Football Runner-Up
• 2008 Girls Soccer 3rd Place
• 2008 Football Semi-finalist
• 2009 Cheerleading 3rd Place
• 2010 ICCA and IHSA Cheerleading 1st Place
• 2010 Boys soccer 3rd Place
• 2011 Boys soccer. Had a Great Season but were defeated 4-3 in super-sectionals overtime by Quincy Notre Dame!

     Special Thanks to Seniors: Nate Alonso, Tyler Schutzenhofer, Cory Jonak, Grant Roessler, Matt Biscan, Matt Deweese.

Clubs and organizations

Most clubs meet on scheduled days during advisory on Tuesday and Thursday, with the exception of band and chorus, which are scheduled classes; the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which meets at a member's house on Wednesday nights; and the prom committee, which meets on Thursday mornings.

• Art Club
• Band
  • Color Guard and Winter Guard
  • Jazz Band
  • Marching Band
  • Symphonic Band
  • Wind Ensemble
• Beta Club
• Book Club
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Choir
  • Bass Choir
  • Mixed Choir
  • Treble Choir
• Dance Club
• Diversity Awareness
• Drama Club
• Envirothon
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Future Homemakers of America
• German Club
• Key Club
• National Honor Society
• Pep Club
• Prom Committee
• Robotics
• Spanish Club
• Student Council

Notable alumni

• T.J. Mathews, professional baseball player (1984–1988)^[2]
• Nelson Mathews, professional baseball player (1960–1965)^[3]

References

1. ^ Columbia High School Test Scores - GreatSchools.Net
2. ^ T.J. Mathews Statistics - The Baseball Cube
3. ^ Nelson Mathews Statistics - Baseball Reference

External links

• Columbia High School Official Website

Coordinates: 38°26′48″N 90°12′58″W / 38.4466°N 90.216°W / 38.4466; -90.216