Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois)
Peoria High School is a public high school in Peoria, Illinois. Peoria High School was established in 1856 and is the oldest continually operating high school west of the Allegheny Mountains.[1] Peoria High is located at 1615 N. North Street and moved to this location in 1916. Peoria High School is commonly referred to as "Central" to distinguish it from Richwoods and Manual, and it is centrally located in Peoria.(as of 2010 only 2 other high schools one was closed) high schools in Peoria Public Schools District 150; Peoria is the only city in the tri-county area with multiple high schools.
The school had a 150th all-school reunion and celebration in June 2006 at the Peoria Civic Center.
I.H.S.A. Speech Team Champions 1978.
Sports
Peoria High is a member of the Big Twelve League in athletics, and the school mascot is the Lions. The school mascot was the Maroons until the late 1940s when it was changed. The school colors are maroon, black, and white. Peoria High won the Illinois High School Association AA Boys state basketball championship in 1908, and 1977. Peoria High won consecutive state titles in 2003 and 2004 under the direction of long-time coach Chuck Buescher. Peoria High won the 2016 Class 5A football championship with a 62-48 win over the Vernon Hill Cougars. Their longtime rivals are the Peoria Manual Rams. The Peoria High boys basketball team won the 2012 Class 3A state title at the Peoria Civic Center.
Student council
The student council of Peoria High School is a part of the Hopewell District of the Illinois Association of Student Councils. They take part in (as well as host) a multitude of events for student councils throughout the state.
Alumni
- Harry Bay (1878–1952), professional baseball player
- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937), 38th Mayor of Chicago and 24th Governor of Illinois
- Philip José Farmer (1918–2009), writer best known for his Riverworld series of science fiction novels and who also wrote pastiches of famous pulp-fiction characters, including a biography of Tarzan
- Harry Frazee (1880-1929), theatrical impresario, owner of Boston Red Sox who sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees
- Betty Friedan (1921–2006), activist and author of the Feminine Mystique
- Danny Goodwin, former MLB player (California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics) first player from a Historically Black University to be inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
- A. J. Guyton (class of 1996), NBA player for Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors
- John Grier Hibben (1861–1933), academic who succeeded Woodrow Wilson as President of Princeton University
- Curley "Boo" Johnson (class of 1981), Harlem Globetrotters
- Ralph Lawler (b. 1938), television and radio play-by-play announcer, best known as the long-time voice of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association
- Shaun Livingston (class of 2004), professional basketball player: Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets[2]
- Annie Malone (1869-1957), African-American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Howard Maple, former MLB player (Washington Senators)
- Robert Michel, (b. 1923), U.S. Congressman, 1957-1995
- Jim Robertson, former MLB player (Philadelphia Athletics)
- Matt Savoie (b. 1980), Olympic figure skater who skated during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
- John Shalikashvili (1936–2011), U.S. Army general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1993–1997)
References
- ↑ "Peoria High School History". Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "About Shaun". Chicago: CAA Sports. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
External links
- Peoria High — official website
- Peoria High School Alumni Association — official website
Coordinates: 40°42′25″N 89°35′58″W / 40.70694°N 89.59944°W