Monticello High School (Illinois)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Monticello High School
| image = Monticello High School, Monticello, IL 1.jpg
| logo = sages.jpg
| logo_size = 100px
| principal = Travis Courson{{cite web|url=http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=132|title=Monticello CUSD #25|publisher=sages.us|accessdate=2016-07-25}}
| district = CUSD #25{{cite web|url=http://www.monticello.k12.il.us/|title=Monticello CUSD #25|publisher=monticello.k12.il.us|accessdate=2016-07-25}}
| address = 1 Sage Drive{{cite web|url=http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=132|title=Monticello CUSD #25|publisher=sages.us|accessdate=2016-07-25}}
| enrollment = 479 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1726550&ID=172655002843|title=Monticello High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 28, 2024}}
| mascot = Sammy Sage
| mascot image =
| team_name = Sages
| colors = {{color box|purple}} Purple
{{color box|gold}} Gold
| athletics = IHSA
| conference = Illini Prairie Conference
| rivals =
| location = Monticello, Illinois 61856
| information =
| website = [http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=132 Monticello High School]
}}
Monticello High School is a coeducational public secondary institution located in Monticello, Illinois. It is a part of Community Unit School District #25. The school draws from the towns of Monticello, Cisco, and White Heath; and the counties of Piatt, Champaign, and DeWitt.{{cite web|url=https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/1340.htm|title=Monticello|publisher=IHSA|accessdate=2023-12-26}}{{cite web|url=http://www.piattcounty.org/schools.html|title=Piatt County Schools|publisher=piattcounty.org |accessdate=2016-07-25}}
History
A Monticello High School building was built in 1894 and was in use by the district as part of Washington Elementary. The current high school building was constructed directly next to the original structure. However, due to renovation plans, the 1894 building was struck down in the summer of 2019. A new gymnasium (Art "Buz" Sievers Center) was completed in 2020 at the site of the 1894 structure. A new auditorium and various new classrooms were also completed for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
Athletics
Monticello boys and girls teams participate in the Illini Prairie Conference, a high school athletic conference whose member schools have similar enrollments and are all located in the central Illinois region. The statewide class designation is A, 1A, or 2A, depending on the sport.
The mascot is the Sages, which is often represented by a wise owl.{{cite web|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/miscellaneous/2011-02-01/chart-toppers-best-mascots.html|title=Chart toppers: Best mascots | News-Gazette.com|publisher=news-gazette.com|accessdate=2016-07-25}} The Sage mascot is named "Sammy Sage". The basis comes from the Thomas Jefferson nickname "Sage of Monticello", which is also the town's namesake.{{cite web|url=http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/mascoths3.html|title=Marc's Collection of High School Mascots Part 3: K-O|publisher=halcyon.com|accessdate=2016-07-25}} It is a unique nickname among schools in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.mascotdb.com/displaymatches.php?mascot=Sages#.U-gqteNdU4Q|title=MascotDB.com - Searchable team name database|publisher=mascotdb.com|accessdate=2016-07-25}}
State Trophies:
Basketball: 2017 (4th), 2022 (2nd)
Boys Cross Country: 2010 (3rd), 2011 (3rd), 2013 (3rd), 2014 (State Champion), 2018 (3rd), 2019 (State Champion)
Boys Track & Field: 2011 (3rd)
Football: 2018 (State Champion), 2024 (2nd)
Girls Cross Country: 2011 (3rd), 2012 (2nd), 2017 (3rd), 2019 (2nd)
Girls Track & Field: 2018 (3rd)
Softball: 2013 (3rd)
Monticello Music and the Marching Sages
Monticello High School has boasted an exemplary music program which is headed by band director Alison Allender and choral director Tricia Shaw. The Monticello Marching Sages are known as one of the finest high school marching bands of Central Illinois. With their productions titled Lincoln (2017) and The Only Way Out ... Is Through (2019), the Marching Sages won the Governor's Trophy both of those years at the [https://www.bands.illinois.edu/imbc Illinois Marching Band Championships]{{Cite web|url=https://www.bands.illinois.edu/imbc|title=Illinois Marching Band Championship|website=The University of Illinois Bands|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}} and regularly compete at the Bands of America Super Regional in St. Louis, MO.
Notable alumni
- Robert C. Burke, 1967,{{cite web|url=http://www.three27.com/burke.html|title=burke|publisher=three27.com|accessdate=2016-07-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Burke_RC.htm|title=Marine Corps Training and Education Command > Redirect > TECOM|publisher=tecom.usmc.mil|accessdate=2016-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615072655/http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Burke_RC.htm|archive-date=2011-06-15|url-status=dead}} posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; killed in action during the Vietnam War
- Harry Combes, 1933,{{cite web|url=http://sagesportshalloffame.blogspot.com/2006/08/harry-combes-class-of-1933.html|title=Monticello High School Sports Hall of Fame: Harry Combes class of 1933|publisher=sagesportshalloffame.blogspot.com|accessdate=2016-07-25}} head basketball coach, University of Illinois 1947–1967
- Allen F. Moore, 1886,{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000890|title=Moore, Allen Francis - Biographical Information|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=2016-07-25}} U.S. Representative
- Rolla C. McMillen,{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000574|title=McMillen, Rolla Coral - Biographical Information|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=2016-07-25}} U.S. Representative
References
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External links
- [http://www.sages.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=132 Monticello CUSD #25 - Monticello High School]
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