Edwardsville High School
Edwardsville Senior High School is a public high school located in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Edwardsville High School | |
---|---|
Address | |
![]() ![]() Edwardsville High School ![]() ![]() Edwardsville High School | |
6161 Center Grove Road , 62025 United States | |
Coordinates | 38.78913°N 89.975567°W |
Information | |
School type | Public Secondary |
Opened | 1997 (current building) |
School district | District 7 |
Superintendent | Dr. Jason Henderson |
Principal | Dennis Cramsey[1] |
Teaching staff | 122.00 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | coed |
Enrollment | 2,358 (2018-19)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.33[2] |
Campus | suburban |
School color(s) | orange black |
Athletics conference | Southwestern Conference |
Mascot | Tiger |
Nickname | Tigers |
Newspaper | Tiger Times (online), The Claw (print) |
Yearbook | The Tiger |
Website | ecusd7 |
History
Edwardsville High School was first located on North Kansas Street in downtown Edwardsville, and today that building is Columbus Elementary School, with several hundred square feet of space on the third floor which is used primarily as additional District 7 offices. The second Edwardsville High School was completed in 1925. It was expanded over the years creating a labyrinth of halls to form what is today Lincoln Middle School, on 145 West Street. The current Edwardsville High School complex was completed in 1996 by the Korte Company of Highland, Illinois, and is located by the intersection of Illinois Route 157 and Center Grove Road, near the entrance to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. While the current building was completed in 1996, it sat empty and unused until 1997 because the brick facing used on the building was lighter than what had been asked for in the design.
Notable alumni
- Mannie Jackson, All-American college basketball guard for Illinois Fighting Illini from 1957–60, 1st African-American owner of major sports corporation (Harlem Globetrotters), Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, 2002
- Govoner Vaughn, All-American college basketball forward for Illinois Fighting Illini from 1957–60
- Don Ohl, college basketball guard for Illinois Fighting Illini from 1955–58, 5th round 1958 NBA draft pick by the Philadelphia Warriors, 5x NBA All-Star from 1963-1967
- Laurie Metcalf, Emmy-award-winning actress, known for roles on TV's Roseanne and the Toy Story movies
- Jason Boyd, Former MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians)
- Justin Hampson, Former MLB player (Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, New York Mets)
- Mark Little, Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians)
- A. J. Epenesa, Iowa Hawkeyes defensive end[3]
- Vincent Valentine (American football), current Defensive Lineman for the NFL's New England Patriots.
- Barb Honchak[4] - professional Mixed Martial Artist, inaugural Invicta FC Flyweight Champion, currently competing in the UFC[5]
References
- "Edwardsville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Freeney, Brent. "Edwardsville's A.J. Epenesa plays Saturday on NBC in Army All American Bowl all-star football game". River Bender. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- https://www.theintelligencer.com/entertainment/article/That-s-my-little-girl-10436332.php
- http://www.ufc.com/fighter/barb-Honchak