Mattoon High School

Mattoon High School is located in Coles County, Mattoon, Illinois, United States.

Mattoon High School
Address
2521 Walnut Ave.

Mattoon
,
Coles
,
Illinois
61938

United States
Information
TypePublic
School districtMattoon Community Unit School District 2
PrincipalRichard Stuart
Grades9-12
Number of students1,013 (2017-18)
Color(s)         
AthleticsIHSA
Athletics conferenceApollo Conference
Team nameGreen Wave
RivalCharleston High School
WebsiteWebsite

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.[1]

Academics

In the 2017–18 school year, Mattoon had an enrollment of 1,013, with 88.3% of that population being white. Hispanics makeup 4.3% of the student population, surpassing the percentage of blacks, 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
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Wrestling

Girls
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Cheerleading
  • Dance
  • Golf
  • Softball
  • Soccer
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • wrestling

Notable Team State Finishes

  • Baseball: 1996 (4th)
  • Girls Basketball: 1977 (4th)
  • Softball: 2007 (2nd), 2011 (4th)

State Finals Qualifications

  • 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[2]
  • 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
  1. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-mattoon-high-school-shooting-sentence-20181011-story.html
  2. List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur#Individuals

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