Marion High School (Illinois)

Marion High School is a high school located in the growing city of Marion, Illinois, serving the Marion Unit 2 School District. The school's enrollment was approximately 1,125 students in the 2013–2014 school year. Marion Unit #2 School District built a new high school on the same property, that is completely finished.[2]

Marion High School
Address
1700 Wildcat Road

Marion
,
Williamson
,
Illinois
62959

United States
Coordinates37.7156°N 88.9431°W / 37.7156; -88.9431
Information
School typeSecondary High School
School districtMarion Community Unit School District 2
SuperintendentDr. Keith Oates
PrincipalMr. Joey Ohnesorge
Teaching staff81.50 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,107 (2018–19)[1]
Average class size18
Student to teacher ratio13.58[1]
Color(s)  Navy Blue and   Gold
Fight song"Marion Wildcat Loyalty"
Athletics conferenceSouth Seven Conference
MascotWildcats
NewspaperMHS "The Student"
Yearbook"Memory Kit"
Websitemhs.marionunit2.org

In addition to Marion it serves Creal Springs.[3]

Campus

The current building has over 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of space, with the previous building about 50% of the size. The proposed cost was $65 million. Construction on the facility began in 2012, with a wing for fine arts scheduled to be finished in 2017. It includes geothermal heating.[4]

In 2016 Marion CUSD had not yet received the requested federal and state funds for finishing the new high school's construction, so the school board was determining whether it should take out a credit line for up to $7.3 million for that purpose.[5]

Curriculum

In 2015 the students began using Chromebooks.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Marion High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. "School Profile 2013-2014" (PDF). mhs.marionunit2.org. Marion High School Website.
  3. "Unit 2 Boundary Map with Elementary Areas" (PDF). Marion Community School District 2. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. Mariano, Nick (2015-07-23). "New Marion High School twice size of old building". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. Graham, Sarah Halasz (2016-01-22). "Budget stalemate threatens Marion High School construction". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. Mariano, Nick (2015-07-22). "Marion High School students getting Chromebooks this year". The Southern Illinoisian. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. "Ray Fosse at Baseball Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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