Galena High School (Illinois)
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Galena High School is the public secondary school
in Galena
, Illinois
, and is part of Galena Unit School District 120. , GHS has roughly 260 students. Its current building was built in 1957.
School Song- "Old Galena High" (1928)
Fight Song- " Minnesota Rouser"
and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association
. Its teams are known as the Galena Pirates, have the mascot Petey the Pirate, and the colors royal blue and white. The school has 3 state championships on record in team athletics, Boy's Football in 1997-1998 (1A), 2003-2004 (1A), and 2007-2008 (1A).
Division 1A football championships in 1997, 2003, and 2007. They were runners-up in 1999.
From 1988 to 2003, the football team was coached by Chuck Korte, a former graduate of the school and 8th grade history teacher who retired in 2006. Coach Korte never played high school football as a student, but turned out to be one of the notable coaches in Northwest Illinois: he was inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Hall of Fame, and the Galena football field is now named for him. The Pirates' rivalries include the East Dubuque Warriors
and Stockton Blackhawks
; in recent years the Pirate football team has built a rivalry with Milledgeville High School
.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Galena
Galena, Illinois
Galena is the county seat of, and largest city in, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States, with a population of 3,429 in 2010. The city is a popular tourist destination known for its history, historical architecture, and ski and golf resorts. Galena was the residence of Ulysses S...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, and is part of Galena Unit School District 120. , GHS has roughly 260 students. Its current building was built in 1957.
School Song- "Old Galena High" (1928)
Fight Song- " Minnesota Rouser"
Notable alumni
- James WrightJames Wright (historian)James Edward Wright is a historian who serves on the faculty of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, from 1969 to present, and was that institution's president from 1998 to 2009.- Works :...
, is the former president of Dartmouth College serving from 1998-2009. He is credited with making Dartmouth a more multiracial and multigender campus, hiring more women and minorities to the faculty. - LaMetta WynnLaMetta WynnLaMetta Wynn was the mayor of Clinton, Iowa from 1995 to 2007. She was the first African-American woman to hold the position of mayor in any Iowa municipality....
, the first African-American female mayor in Iowa, served as Mayor of Clinton, IowaClinton, IowaClinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26231as of 2010. Clinton, along with DeWitt, Iowa , was named in honor of the seventh governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton. Clinton is the principal city of the Clinton Micropolitan Statistical...
from 1995-2007.
Athletics and Activities
Galena High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini ConferenceNorthwest Upstate Illini Conference
The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
. Its teams are known as the Galena Pirates, have the mascot Petey the Pirate, and the colors royal blue and white. The school has 3 state championships on record in team athletics, Boy's Football in 1997-1998 (1A), 2003-2004 (1A), and 2007-2008 (1A).
Football
Galena High School football has experienced notable success since 1985, having Galena has qualified for the state 1A and 2A playoffs every year except two since 1985. The Galena Pirates Football Team won the IHSAIllinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
Division 1A football championships in 1997, 2003, and 2007. They were runners-up in 1999.
From 1988 to 2003, the football team was coached by Chuck Korte, a former graduate of the school and 8th grade history teacher who retired in 2006. Coach Korte never played high school football as a student, but turned out to be one of the notable coaches in Northwest Illinois: he was inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Hall of Fame, and the Galena football field is now named for him. The Pirates' rivalries include the East Dubuque Warriors
East Dubuque High School
East Dubuque High School, or EDHS, is a public four-year high school located at 200 Parklane Drive in East Dubuque, Illinois, a small city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. EDHS serves the community and surrounding area of East Dubuque...
and Stockton Blackhawks
Stockton High School (Illinois)
Stockton High School, or SHS, is a public four-year high school located at 540 North Rush Street in Stockton, Illinois, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. SHS serves the community and surrounding areas of Stockton...
; in recent years the Pirate football team has built a rivalry with Milledgeville High School
Milledgeville High School
Milledgeville High School, or MHS, is a public four-year high school located at 100 East 8th Street in Milledgeville, Illinois, a village in Carroll County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. MHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Milledgeville, Chadwick, Lanark, Mt. Carroll,...
.