Morton High School (Morton, Illinois)

Morton High School
Morton High School crest
Location
Morton, Illinois
United States
Coordinates 40°36′42″N 89°27′12″W / 40.61167°N 89.45333°W / 40.61167; -89.45333Coordinates: 40°36′42″N 89°27′12″W / 40.61167°N 89.45333°W / 40.61167; -89.45333
Information
Type Public
Established 1904
CEEB code 143-010
Principal Michael Gourley[1]
Faculty 70 (approximate)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 885 (2014-15)[2]
Team name Potters
Rival Canton High School "Little Giants"
Website http://mhs.morton709.org/

Morton High School is the four year public high school of Morton Community Unit School District 709 in Morton, Illinois.

Academics

The faculty includes nearly 70 teachers, the majority of whom have attained master's degrees.

Band

The Morton High School marching band has become very well known regionally in recent years. The marching band website reports they have done well, both in local competitions and in national competitions sponsored by the Bands of America association.[3] The high school band was also invited to play at the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, becoming the first band in central Illinois history do so.[4][5] The high school also hosts a band invitational that ran for the ninth year in September, 2014. The band competes at the State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band Championship, where it has won Class 2A twelve years in a row. In 2010, the band placed 3rd in Class AA at the Bands of America Grand National Championships and advanced to national semifinals for the first time. In 2012, the band received the honor of being class 2A champions in the St. Louis Super Regional, and performed during halftime of a St. Louis Rams and Green Bay Packers game on October 21.

The band has been the recipient of many honors and awards, including:[6]

  • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Illinois State University Invitational Marching Championships Class 2A Champions[7]
  • 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 University of Illinois Grand Champions - Governor's Trophy
  • 2012 Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Class 2A Champions
  • 2010 Bands of America Grand National Semifinalist and 3rd in the nation in Class 2A
  • 2008 and 2012 Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional Finalist

Math Team

The Morton High School Math Team won the 2012 State Math Championship at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign over the incumbent University of Chicago Lab School.

Campus

The building housing Morton High School was built in three stages between 1954 and 1976. Additionally, a 450-seat arts theater, the Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center, was built in 1997.

Girls' Basketball

The Morton High School Lady Potters have won IHSA Class 3A State Championships in three consecutive years: 2015, 2016 and 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Administration". Morton Community Unit School District 709. Retrieved 2018-08-06. .
  2. ↑ "Morton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Morton High School Band website". Morton Community Unit School District 709. 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  4. ↑ Barwacz, Sarah (2009-01-18). "Marching into History". Central Illinois Proud. Nexstar Broadcasting. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  5. ↑ Long, Blake (2009-01-20). "Morton band addresses rumors". Creve Coeur, Illinois: WHOI (TV). Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  6. ↑ Neavor, Jeff. "Morton High School Marching Band". www.mortonbands.com. Jeff Neavor. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ↑ bands.illinoisstate.edu (PDF) http://bands.illinoisstate.edu/youth/festivals/ISU%202015%20finals%20Oct17.pdf. Retrieved 2 April 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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