Brussels High School, or BHS, is a public six-year combined junior and senior high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located at 128 School Street in Brussels, Illinois

Brussels, Illinois

Brussels is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. The population was 141 at the 2000 census.-General information:Brussels is the headquarters location of the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, which is noted for its population of bald eagles...

, a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Calhoun County, Illinois

Calhoun County, Illinois

Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,089, which is an increase of 0.1% from 5,084 in 2000. Its county seat is Hardin. It is part of the Metro-East portion of the St...

, in the Midwestern United States

Midwestern United States

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. BHS serves the communities of Brussels, Batchtown

Batchtown, Illinois

Batchtown is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Batchtown is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

, Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle, Illinois

Golden Eagle is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Golden Eagle is located in southern Calhoun County south of Brussels....

, and Meppen

Meppen, Illinois

Meppen is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Illinois, United States. Meppen is north of Brussels. St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Meppen....

. The campus is a 60 mile drive northwest of St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

, and serves a mixed village

Village

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 and rural

Rural

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 residential community.

Athletics

Brussels High School competes in the Pike County Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association

Illinois High School Association

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. Their mascot is the Raiders, with school colors of royal blue and white. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. Due to their small enrollment, BHS coops with nearby Calhoun High School

Calhoun High School (Illinois)

Calhoun High School, or CHS, is a public four-year high school located at Illinois Route 100 North in Hardin, Illinois, a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. CHS serves the communities of Hardin, Batchtown, Hamburg, Kampsville, Michael, and Mozier. The campus is...

for some athletics (Calhoun for Boys Football).

History

Brussels High School has no known consolidations in the recent past. Surrounding communities may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current BHS. Potential reference/citation:

External links

• Brussels High School
• Brussels Community Unit School District