Griggsville-Perry High School

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Griggsville-Perry High School
Address
Griggsville-Perry High School
202 North Stanford Street, PO Box 439

Griggsville
,
Pike County
,
Illinois
62340

USA
Coordinates 39°42′36″N91°43′30″W / 39.710°N 91.725°W / 39.710; -91.725
Information
Type Comprehensive Public High School
School district Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4
PrincipalJillian Theis
Faculty11.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment84 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio7.24 [1]
Campus typeSmall city
Color(s)   Maroon, White
Athletics conference Pike County
MascotTornadoes/Lady Tornadoes
NewspaperThe Tornado Times
YearbookGriggoneer
Feeder schoolsGriggsville-Perry Elementary School, Griggsville-Perry Middle School
Website Griggsville-Perry High School

Griggsville-Perry High School, or GPHS, is a public four-year high school located at 202 North Stanford Street in Griggsville, Illinois, a small city in Pike County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. GPHS serves the communities of Griggsville, Perry, and Fishhook, Maysville, Valley City, Griggsville Landing and Perry Springs. [2] [3] The campus is located 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.

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Academics

Griggsville-Perry High School offers academic courses in English, Mathematics, History, Computer Sciences, Spanish, Home Economics, Agriculture, Physical Education and more offerings. Extracurricular groups include opportunities such as interscholastic athletics, Future Farmers of America (FFA), Yearbook Staff, Chess Club, Student Council and more. Excelling students have the opportunity to be named to the National Honor Society. The school year traditionally begins in mid-to-late August, and ends in late May or early June.

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Athletics

Griggsville-Perry High School competes in the Western Illinois Valley Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. The school was previously a longtime member of the Pike County Conference. Their mascot is the Tornadoes, with school colors of maroon and white. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities, but does have one state tournament appearance in boys' basketball in 1928. That year, the Griggsville Maroons finished the tournament in fourth place with a record of 22–8. The Tornadoes have two IHSA Super-Sectional appearances (2011 girls' softball, 2014 boys' baseball).

The district independently operates athletic programs in girls' volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' softball and boys' baseball. Due to their small enrollment, GPHS participates in co-op agreements with nearby Pittsfield High School for football and girls' basketball, and Meredosia-Chambersburg High School for Track & Field. [2] [5] [6]

Several GPHS athletes have gone on to participate in smaller collegiate-level athletic programs since 2000, but the district does boast a pair of athletes at elite levels. Nathan Emrick, a 2002 GPHS graduate and multi-sport star in basketball and baseball, went on to be a four-year member of the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale baseball team. Lew Hitch, born in Griggsville, was a 6'8" forward/center from Kansas State University. Hitch played six seasons (1951–1957) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, and Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 5.0 points per game in his career and won two championships with the Lakers.

Prior to the annexation, Griggsville and Perry independently operated school athletic programs, as the Tornadoes and Pioneers, respectively.

History

Griggsville-Perry High School was formed out of the annexation of the Perry school district to the Griggsville school district in 1995. Discussions of a consolidation of the two districts started as early as the early 1970s, with most talks reaching dead ends.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Griggsville-Perry High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "IHSA Griggsville-Perry High School". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Griggsville-Perry High School". Griggsville-Perry High School and Griggsville-Perry CUSD. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Interactive Illinois Report Card
  5. ↑ "IHSA Griggsville-Perry High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "IHSA Coop Teams". IHSA. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
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