Granite City High School | |
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Location | |
3148 Fehling Rd Granite City, Illinois 62040 | |
Coordinates | 38°43′08″N90°07′26″W / 38.719°N 90.124°W |
Information | |
Former names | Granite City Community High School |
Type | Public |
Established | 1921 |
School district | Granite City Community Unit School District 9 |
Principal | Daren Depew |
Staff | 95.82 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrollment | 1,805 (2022–23) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.84 [1] |
Color(s) | |
Athletics conference | Southwestern Conference |
Mascot | Warriors |
Team name | Warriors |
Rival | Collinsville High School [2] Edwardsville High School |
Newspaper | Granite High World |
Website | Granite City High School |
Granite City High School is a public high school in Granite City, Illinois, serves those living in Granite City, Madison, Pontoon Beach and Mitchell.
Until 1973, Granite City was served by only one high school. In 1973, due to population projections, a new Granite City High School North was opened on Illinois Route 203 and the school in the existing building was named Granite City High School South. After only ten years, Granite City North was closed due to declining enrollment and the building sold to Belleville Area College. Granite City South resumed using the current name. [3]
Granite City High School athletics teams are independent and do not compete in a conference. The school colors are red, black and white, and the mascot is the Warrior. Granite City offers the following sports programs:
Fall | Winter | Spring |
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Boys' cross-country | Boys' basketball | Boys' baseball |
Girls' cross-country | Girls' basketball | Girls' soccer |
Football | Girls' bowling | Girls' softball |
Boys' golf | Wrestling | Boys' tennis |
Girls' golf | Boys' track & field | |
Boys' soccer | Girls' track & field | |
Girls' tennis | Boys' swimming | |
Girls' volleyball | Boys' volleyball |
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