Schlarman High School is a private, Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 high school

High school

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 located at the corner of Winter and Vermilion St. in Danville

Danville, Illinois

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, Vermilion County, Illinois

Vermilion County, Illinois

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. The school was established in 1945 and named after Joseph Schlarman, bishop of the archdiocese at the time.

Schlarman's teams are stylized as the Hilltoppers, because the school sits on top of a hill close to Lake Vermilion

Lake Vermilion

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. It is a relatively small school in terms of enrollment, but has a large campus with a large gym. It is one of three high schools in Danville, the others being the very large public school, Danville High School

Danville High School (Illinois)

Danville High School is a public high school located in Danville, Illinois. DHS is part of Danville District 118, which also includes two middle schools and eight elementary schools....

, several blocks away and First Baptist Christian School

First Baptist Christian School (Illinois)

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 located a few blocks away. Schlarman is a high school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria

Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria

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