Crete-Monee High School

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Crete-Monee High School
Crete-Monee High School Logo.jpeg
Location
1515 W. Exchange Street
Crete, IL 60417

Crete, Illinois
USA
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Information
Type Public high school
Established 1948
Principal Dr. James Harden[1]
Grades 9–12
Number of students 1636
Color(s) Blue and Gold         
Athletics conference Southland Athletic Conference
Mascot Warriors
Newspaper The Informer [2]
Website

Crete-Monee High School is a secondary education facility located in Crete, Illinois, for about 1,600 teenagers in ninth through twelfth grade from Crete, Monee, Beecher, University Park, and Park Forest.[3] Its current building was completed in 2007 at a cost of $60 million.[4] The old building, built in 1954, currently houses the Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center on its main floor; the second story and bottom floor are no longer in use. Known colloquially as Crete, the school made headlines in 2002 when two girls were chosen as the year's Cutest Couple.[5] The student body as of 2012 was 62.7% black, 24.3% white, and 8.5% Hispanic.[6]

On July 5, 2013, former students Patrick Boylan and Kelsey McGill died when their motorcycle crashed in the parking lot of Crete-Monee High School. A memorial service were provided during the week, with students, faculty, and residents constructing a memorial in front of the school.

Academics

As of 2012 the graduation rate was 76.1%, and 36.3% of students meet or exceed standards in all subjects, thus the school has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Exam), the test used to measure the school's progress due to No Child Left Behind.[7]

Activities

Crete-Monee students participate in Chess Team, Music Organization, Music Solo & Ensemble, Music: Instrumental, Scholastic Bowl, Speech Individual Events, Student Council, and Yearbook, and the current activities director is Gene Cahan.[3]

Athletics

The school hosts one of the longest running cross country invitationals in the state; the Crete-Monee Pow-Wow.[8] At one time, it was the nation's largest cross country invitational.[8]

On November 23, 2012, the Warriors defeated Cary Grove High School, capturing the first state football championship in school history.

Softball coach Sue Giannantonio is the longest tenured coach in the area,[9] and in 2012 freshman Abby King was one of two freshmen to make the Southtown Star All-Area softball team.[10]

Sports Offered

Fall Winter Spring
Football Boys Basketball Baseball
Boys Cross Country Girls Basketball Softball
Boys Soccer Girls Bowling Boys Tennis
Girls Cross Country Wrestling Boys Track winter guard
Girls Swimming Girls Track
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Golf

Notable alumni


References

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