Marion High School (Illinois) Explained

Marion High School
Address:1700 Wildcat Road
City:Marion
State:Illinois
County:Williamson
Zipcode:62959
Country:United States
Schooltype:Secondary High School
District:Marion Community Unit School District 2
Superintendent:Becky Moss
Principal:Nate Addison
Teaching Staff:77.30 (FTE)
Enrollment:1,159 (2022–23)[1]
Average Class Size:18
Ratio:14.99
Colors: Navy Blue and Gold
Fight Song:"Marion Wildcat Loyalty"
Athletics Conference:South Seven Conference
Mascot:Wildcats
Newspaper:MHS "The Student"
Yearbook:"Memory Kit"

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]

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

Campus

The current building has over 100000square feet 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marion High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: mhs.marionunit2.org . Marion High School Website. School Profile 2013-2014.
  3. Web site: Unit 2 Boundary Map with Elementary Areas. Marion Community School District 2. 2020-03-30.
  4. Web site: Mariano, Nick. New Marion High School twice size of old building . The Southern Illinoisan. 2015-07-23. 2020-03-30.
  5. Web site: Graham, Sarah Halasz. Budget stalemate threatens Marion High School construction. The Southern Illinoisan. 2016-01-22. 2020-03-30.
  6. Web site: Mariano, Nick. Marion High School students getting Chromebooks this year . The Southern Illinoisian. 2015-07-22. 2020-03-30.
  7. Web site: Ray Fosse at Baseball Reference . Baseball-Reference.com . November 24, 2019.