West Carroll High School

West Carroll High School
Address
500 Cragmoor Street
Savanna, Illinois, Carroll County 61074
United States
Coordinates 42°05′45″N 90°08′00″W / 42.0959°N 90.1334°W / 42.0959; -90.1334Coordinates: 42°05′45″N 90°08′00″W / 42.0959°N 90.1334°W / 42.0959; -90.1334
Information
Type Comprehensive Public High School
School district West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Principal Jeff Utsinger
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 447
Campus type Small city
Color(s)                Black, White, Hunter Green
Athletics conference Northwest Upstate Illini
Mascot Thor
Website West Carroll High School

West Carroll High School, or WCHS, is a public four-year high school in Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois. WCHS serves Savanna, Mt. Carroll, Thomson and the surrounding area.[1][2] The campus is located 20 miles north of Clinton, Iowa. West Carroll High School was formed in 2005 from the consolidation of Mount Carroll High School, Savanna High School, and Thomson High School.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

West Carroll High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Thunder, with school colors of black, white, and forest green.

Predecessor high school, Savanna High School, won six state championships in boys' wrestling (1973–1974 A, 1974–1975 A, 1976–1977 A, 1978–1979 A, 1979–1980 A, and 1981–1982 A), making the school the third most successful boys' wrestling program in Illinois high school history in terms of championships.[1][3][4][5]

Two years before the opening of West Carroll, Savanna and Mount Carroll began a cooperative sharing program for several sports, including football. Prior to the cooperative, Savanna amassed a 63-game losing streak in football, dating to October 1995; the streak was once the subject of a Sports Illustrated story by columnist Rick Reilly. [6] The West Carroll cooperative football won its first game in 2003 and earned playoff berths in 2005, 2006 and 2007.[7]

Music

The school has won three state championships in music: 2009–2010, 2010–2011, and 2011–2012 (Class B).[8][9]

West Carroll High School's music department has secured a music sweepstakes trophy every year the high school has existed (2005 – present).[10] Since the 2005–2006 academic year, an IHSA music sweepstakes trophy requires a school to finish in the top 10 of its respective class.

References

  1. 1 2 "IHSA West Carroll High School". IHSA. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ "West Carroll High School". West Carroll CUSD. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ "IHSA East Dubuque High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ "IHSA Coop Teams". IHSA. February 15, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ "IHSA Boys Wrestling Multiple State Champions". IHSA. November 1, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  6. ↑ Reilly, Rick, "You Can't Call Them Losers," Sports Illustrated, October 15, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ Savanna (West Carroll) Season Summaries, Illinois High School Association. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ Nester, Mike. "WEST CARROLL HAS ITS FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). Savanna Time Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Music Menu 2009–2010". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Music Records Menu". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
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