Winchester High School (Illinois)
Encyclopedia
Winchester High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school
located at 200 West Cross Street in Winchester, Illinois
, a village
in Scott County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States
. WHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Winchester, Alsey
, and Manchester
. The campus is located 19 miles southwest of Jacksonville, Illinois
, and serves a mixed village and rural
residential community.
, with 53% of students meeting or exceeding standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Exam, an Illinois state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act
. The average high school graduation rate in the period 1999-2010 was 95.6%.
and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association
. Their mascot is the Cougars, with school colors of black and silver. The school has 1 state championships on record in team athletics and activities, Girls Basketball in 2011 (1A).
Due to relatively small student enrollments, WHS combines in a coop with neighboring Bluffs High School for all athletics. Their combined enrollment is 288. The coop is called the West Central Coop, not to be confused with West Central High School
, or the West Central Conference
. The coop maintains the mascot and colors of Winchester 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 200 West Cross Street in Winchester, Illinois
Winchester, Illinois
Winchester is a city in Scott County, Illinois, United States. It is the county seat of Scott County. The population was 1,650 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land...
, 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 Scott County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
. WHS serves the communities and surrounding areas of Winchester, Alsey
Alsey, Illinois
Alsey is a village in Scott County, Illinois, USA. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Alsey is located at ....
, and Manchester
Manchester, Illinois
Manchester is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 354. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Manchester is located at ....
. The campus is located 19 miles southwest of Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,940 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County....
, and serves a mixed village and rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
residential community.
Academics
Winchester High School did not make Adequate Yearly ProgressAdequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
, with 53% of students meeting or exceeding standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Exam, an Illinois state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
. The average high school graduation rate in the period 1999-2010 was 95.6%.
Athletics and activities
Winchester High School competes in the Western Illinois Valley ConferenceWestern Illinois Valley Conference
The Western Illinois Valley Conference is a conference of the IHSA located in the west-central part of Illinois. A total of 14 school are members: Ashland , Bluffs, Carrollton, Concord , Greenfield, Hardin , Jacksonville , Jacksonville , Mt...
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...
. Their mascot is the Cougars, with school colors of black and silver. The school has 1 state championships on record in team athletics and activities, Girls Basketball in 2011 (1A).
Due to relatively small student enrollments, WHS combines in a coop with neighboring Bluffs High School for all athletics. Their combined enrollment is 288. The coop is called the West Central Coop, not to be confused with West Central High School
West Central High School
West Central High School, or WCHS, is a public four-year high school located near Biggsville, Illinois, a village in Henderson County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States...
, or the West Central Conference
West Central Conference (Illinois)
The West Central Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
. The coop maintains the mascot and colors of Winchester High School.