Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois)

Peoria High School is a public high school in Peoria, Illinois. Peoria High School was established in 1856 and is the second oldest continually operating high school west of the Allegheny Mountains after Evansville Central High School in Indiana.[2] Peoria High is located at 1615 N. North Street and moved to this location in 1916. Peoria High School is commonly referred to as "Central" to distinguish it from Richwoods and Manual, and it is centrally located in Peoria. Peoria is the only city in the Peoria metro area with multiple high schools.

Peoria High School
Address
1615 N. North Street

Peoria
,
Illinois
61604

United States
Information
School typePublic, High School
StatusOpen
SuperintendentSharon Kherat
PrincipalAnnette Coleman
Teaching staff81.24 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,230 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.14[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)  Maroon
  Black
AthleticsIHSA
Athletics conferenceBig Twelve
Team nameLions
WebsiteOfficial website

The school had a 150th all-school reunion and celebration in June 2006 at the Peoria Civic Center.

In 2021 there was an incident concerning a gun inside of one of the student's lockers.

The motto is "The pride of the city"

In 2023 Dr.Coleman stepped down as the principal and Mr.McGennis became the new principal

Sports

Peoria High is a member of the Big Twelve Conference (Illinois) in athletics, and the school mascot is the Lions. The school mascot was the Maroons until the late 1940s when it was changed. The school colors are maroon, black, and white. Their longtime rivals are the Peoria Manual Rams.

Illinois High School Association State Championships
Sport Class Year Coach
Boys Basketball N/A 1908 Les Straesser
Boys Basketball 2A 1977 Bruce Boyle
Boys Basketball 2A 2003 Chuck Buescher
Boys Basketball 2A 2004 Chuck Buescher
Boys Basketball 3A 2012 Dan Ruffin
Boys Football 5A 2016 Tim Thornton
Speech N/A 1978 John Davidson

Student council

The student council of Peoria High School is a part of the Hopewell District of the Illinois Association of Student Councils. They take part in (as well as host) a multitude of events for student councils throughout the state.

Alumni

References
  1. "Peoria High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. "Peoria High School History". Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. "About Shaun". Chicago: CAA Sports. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

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