Summary
Edwardsville Senior High School is a public high school located in Edwardsville, Illinois.
| Edwardsville High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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6161 Center Grove Road , 62025 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°47′21″N 89°58′32″W / 38.78913°N 89.975567°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1997 (current building) |
| School district | District 7 |
| Superintendent | Patrick Shelton |
| Principal | Steve Stuart [1] |
| Teaching staff | 127.54 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,354 (2022-23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.46[2] |
| Campus | suburban |
| Color(s) | orange black |
| Fight song | "Go Tigers" |
| Athletics conference | Southwestern Conference |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Newspaper | Tiger Times (online), The Claw (print) |
| Yearbook | The Tiger |
| Website | ecusd7 |
History edit
Edwardsville High School was first located on North Kansas Street in downtown Edwardsville. Due to the expansion of the town, a new high school was commissioned in 1921. Today, the first building is Columbus Elementary School. The second Edwardsville High School was completed in 1925, on 145 West Street. Rather than rebuild a bigger school, it was expanded over the years to meet the demands of the growing school district.
In 1993, Edwardsville High school was unable to be expanded any longer, and a motion was passed to turn the old High School into a middle school, and build a new state of the art High School at 6161 Center Grove Road.[4] The current Edwardsville High School complex was completed in 1996 by the Korte Company and began regular use in 1997[5]
Features edit
Edwardsville High School's Chuck Fruit aquatic center is home to the only Olympic size swimming pool in the Metro East[6]
Incidents edit
The school has been the target of several bomb and shooting threats, most notably in 2004,[7] 2010,[8] 2014,[9] and 2018.[10]
In November 2019, several fights broke out due to racial posts on Snapchat.[11]
Notable alumni edit
- Jason Boyd, former MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians)
- Rodney Coe, former NFL player
- A. J. Epenesa, NFL defensive end[12] (Buffalo Bills) [13]
- Justin Hampson, Former MLB player (Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, New York Mets)
- Barb Honchak[14] - professional Mixed Martial Artist, inaugural Invicta FC Flyweight Champion, currently competing in the UFC[15]
- Bob Hoskins, former NFL player (San Francisco 49ers)
- Mannie Jackson, All-American college basketball guard for Illinois Fighting Illini from 1957–60, 1st African-American owner of major sports corporation (Harlem Globetrotters), Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, 2002
- Craig James, NFL player
- Mark Little, Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians)
- Laurie Metcalf, Emmy-award-winning actress, known for roles on TV's Roseanne and the Toy Story movies
- Don Ohl, college basketball guard for Illinois Fighting Illini from 1955–58, 5th round 1958 NBA draft pick by the Philadelphia Warriors, 5x NBA All-Star from 1963-1967
- Riley Patterson, NFL player
- Vincent Valentine (American football), current Defensive Lineman for the NFL's New England Patriots.
- Govoner Vaughn, All-American college basketball forward for Illinois Fighting Illini from 1957–60
References edit
- ^ "Faculty and Staff".
- ^ a b c "Edwardsville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Academics - Edwardsville High School". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "About". Edwardsville Community District 7 Schools. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Edwardsville High School | The Korte Company". 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center". Great Rivers & Routes. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Wilkinson, Krista (2004-05-20). "EHS student faces charges". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ Hillig, Terry. "Edwardsville student charged after alleged bomb threat". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Police investigating bomb threat made from Edwardsville". Alton Telegraph. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Edwardsville High School evacuated after written threat". FOX 2. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ Edwardsville High School officials speak out after fights erupt due to racist posts, retrieved 2021-10-08
- ^ Freeney, Brent. "Edwardsville's A.J. Epenesa plays Saturday on NBC in Army All American Bowl all-star football game". River Bender. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "A.J. Epenesa Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ ""That's my little girl"". 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Barb Honchak | UFC". 14 September 2018.