Mattoon High School
Mattoon High School is located in Coles County, Mattoon, Illinois, United States.
| Mattoon High School | |
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| Address | |
2521 Walnut Ave. , , 61938 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 |
| Principal | Richard Stuart |
| Teaching staff | 52.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 954 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.35[1] |
| Color(s) | Green Gold |
| Athletics | IHSA |
| Athletics conference | Apollo Conference |
| Team name | Green Wave |
| Rival | Charleston High School |
| Yearbook | Riddle |
| Website | www |
The school mascot is the Green Wave, which represents the waves of corn in the fields surrounding the community of Mattoon.
History
On September 20, 2017, at 11:33 am, a 14-year-old male student opened fire in the school cafeteria and was quickly subdued by Angela McQueen, a math and physical education teacher. One student was struck in the chest and was driven to a nearby hospital suffering non-life-threatening wounds. The shooter was taken into custody without further incident and was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and sent to juvenile hall.[2]
Academics
In the 2017–18 school year, Mattoon had an enrollment of 1,013, with 88.3% of that population being Caucasian. Hispanics makeup 4.3% of the student population, surpassing the percentage of African Americans, who makeup 3.6% of the student body. In the 2017–18 school year, Mattoon had a graduation rate of 96%, with a dropout rate of 1%.
Athletics
The Green Wave currently compete in the Apollo Conference, moving there from the Big Twelve Conference in 2012. The change now pits them against teams more locally based than before, with the conference consisting of the Charleston Trojans, Effingham Flaming Hearts, Lincoln Railsplitters, Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs, Mt. Zion Braves, and the Taylorville Tornadoes.
Boys
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Wrestling
Girls
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Cheerleading
- Dance
- Golf
- Softball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
Notable Team State Finishes
- Baseball: 1996 (4th) 1970
- Girls Basketball: 1977 (4th)
- Softball: 2007 (2nd), 2011 (4th)
State Finals Qualifications
- Boys Basketball 1968-69 Sweet Sixteen one class not broken into classes by student population
- Baseball: 1973, 1996
- Boys Cross Country: 1969–80, 2010, 2015
- Football: 1974, 1990–92, 1999, 2003, 2007
- Boys Golf: 1937, 1940, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2014, 2016
- Boys Soccer: 2003
- Dance: 2012-17
- Girls Basketball: 1976–78, 1987
- Girls Cross Country: 2010-13
- Girls Golf: 1975–83, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993
- Softball: 2007, 2011
Apollo Conference All Sport Championships
- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Extracurricular activities
Outside athletics, Mattoon High School has three primary extracurricular activities that compete throughout the state and occasionally the entire nation, primarily being the "Pride Of The Green Wave" Marching Band, Choir, and Army JROTC.
Notable alumni
- Brett Alan August (1970), recipient of the French Legion of Honor in 2015[3]
- Otis F. Glenn (1898), U.S. Senator
- Kyle Hudson (2004), professional baseball player, Illini football and baseball
- Joe Knollenberg (1951), U.S. Congressman
- Will Leitch (1993), writer
- Chad Moutray (1987), Chief Economist, National Association of Manufacturers
- Dale Righter (1984), Illinois State Senator
- Bill Tate (1948), Wake Forest football coach, ILLINI 52 Rose Bowl MVP
- Craig Titley (1985), movie writer
- Arland D. Williams, Jr. (1953), a hero of Air Florida Flight 90 in January 1982, who gave his life and died to help five other survivors of the plane crash, all of whom lived.
References
- "Mattoon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- "Teen sent to juvenile prison in Mattoon High School classmate shooting".
- List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur#Individuals