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The school was originally named Bethalto High School; the name changed to Civic Memorial when Civic Memorial Airport (now [[St. Louis Regional Airport]]) opened in 1964. The first graduating class was that of 1951. Prior to that, students attended classes through their Junior year, then finished up at another local school, usually [[Wood River, Illinois|Wood River]] or [[Roxana High School|Roxana]]. The old Civic Memorial High School building at 910 Second St. (the current Trimpe Middle School) housed a 3 year high school (10th - 12th) until the 1974-75 school year, when they added 9th graders, and went to a split shift with juniors & seniors attending the AM shift, and freshmen & sophomores attending the PM shift. Civic Memorial moved into its present building at 200 School Street for the 1979-1980 school year. |
The school was originally named Bethalto High School; the name changed to Civic Memorial when Civic Memorial Airport (now [[St. Louis Regional Airport]]) opened in 1964. The first graduating class was that of 1951. Prior to that, students attended classes through their Junior year, then finished up at another local school, usually [[Wood River, Illinois|Wood River]] or [[Roxana High School|Roxana]]. The old Civic Memorial High School building at 910 Second St. (the current Trimpe Middle School) housed a 3 year high school (10th - 12th) until the 1974-75 school year, when they added 9th graders, and went to a split shift with juniors & seniors attending the AM shift, and freshmen & sophomores attending the PM shift. Civic Memorial moved into its present building at 200 School Street for the 1979-1980 school year. |
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Famous Residents: |
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Christen Elledge (Prom Queen) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.bethalto.org Bethalto Community Unit School District 8] |
*[http://www.bethalto.org Bethalto Community Unit School District 8] |
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Revision as of 08:30, 18 February 2009
| Civic Memorial High School | |
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| Address | |
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200 School Street , | |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Principal | Ms Debra Pitts |
| Faculty | 57 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 862 |
| Colour(s) | Purple & Gold |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | Civic Memorial High School |
Civic Memorial High School, is a high school for 9th to 12th grade students located in Bethalto, Illinois. It serves students from Bethalto, Meadowbrook, Cottage Hills, and parts of Rosewood Heights and Moro (Moro proper attends Edwardsville High School as a result of a vote in the early 1950s).
The school was originally named Bethalto High School; the name changed to Civic Memorial when Civic Memorial Airport (now St. Louis Regional Airport) opened in 1964. The first graduating class was that of 1951. Prior to that, students attended classes through their Junior year, then finished up at another local school, usually Wood River or Roxana. The old Civic Memorial High School building at 910 Second St. (the current Trimpe Middle School) housed a 3 year high school (10th - 12th) until the 1974-75 school year, when they added 9th graders, and went to a split shift with juniors & seniors attending the AM shift, and freshmen & sophomores attending the PM shift. Civic Memorial moved into its present building at 200 School Street for the 1979-1980 school year.
Famous Residents: Christen Elledge (Prom Queen)