Mount Zion High School (Illinois)

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Mount Zion High School
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Mount Zion High School (Illinois)
315 S. Henderson Street

Mount Zion
,
Illinois
62549

United States
Coordinates 39°46′05″N88°52′33″W / 39.768135°N 88.875816°W / 39.768135; -88.875816
Information
Type Public secondary school
School districtMt. Zion Community Unit School District #3
PrincipalJustin Johnson
Teaching staff41.58 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment763 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.35 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Apollo Conference
Nickname Braves
YearbookZionoiz
Website www.mtzschools.org/Domain/191

Mount Zion High School is a public high school located in Mount Zion, Illinois. The school serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school operated by Mount Zion Community Unit School District #3.

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History

In 1912, the school's enrollment was about 100 students. [2]

Athletics

Mount Zion athletic teams are nicknamed the Braves and compete in the Apollo Conference. [3] The Braves boys' cross country team won the Illinois Class 1A state championship in 2011. [4]

Performing arts

Mt. Zion fields three competitive show choirs, "Swingsations," "Les Femmes," and "You've Got Male." All three groups have won grand champions in their residing competitive divisions, respectively. "Swingsations" is the school's large advanced mixed group. "Les Femmes" is an all-female unisex group, and "You've Got Male" is an all-male unisex group. The school previously fielded "Premiere," a small, competitive prep group that has won numerous grand champion titles, and even competing in finals. [5] Swingsations has won national-level competitions before. [6] The program also hosts an annual competition, the Midwest Invitational. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mt Zion High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "11-Year Course To Be Adopted". Herald & Review. May 12, 1912. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Flaten, Matthew (October 18, 2019). "Mount Zion football wins Apollo Conference title with victory against Effingham". Herald & Review. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ Reid, Tony (November 7, 2011). "Mount Zion cross country earns 1st championship in 170-year history". Herald & Review. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Mt. Zion High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "SCNF Past Results". FAME. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mt. Zion hosts 2020 Midwest Show Choir Invitational". WAND. January 18, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "29 celebrities with Decatur ties". Herald & Review. June 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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