Nashville Community High School District 99
| Nashville Community High School | |
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| Location | |
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1300 South Mill Street Nashville, Illinois 62263 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| School board | NCHS Board of Education[1] |
| School district | Nashville Community High School District 99 |
| Superintendent | Ernie Fowler |
| Principal | Brian Pasero |
| Faculty | 31.8 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 380[4] (2015-16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.6[2] |
| Color(s) | Red, Royal Blue, White |
| Athletics conference | Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference |
| Sports | Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Cross Country, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Stingers (Dance Team) |
| Team name | Hornets, Hornettes |
| Rivals | Okwaville Rockets, Pinckneyville Panthers |
| Website | NCHS site |
| [3] | |
Nashville Community High School is a public high school located in Nashville, Illinois. The school educates about 400 students in grades 9 to 12.
Notable alumni
- Kirk Rueter - pitcher for Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants
- Lucas O'Rear- Played for the Northern Iowa Panthers and is a Minor League pitcher for the Reds.
- Walter Novak - Pitched in the minor leagues within the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles farm system in 1951, and 1953-1954.
Athletics
The Hornets (Hornettes), the school's athletic teams (in Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Cross Country, Volleyball, Cheerleading, and Dance), compete in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference and have won 7 Illinois High School Association championships along with 5 runner-up appearances and 7 3rd-place finishes.
- Baseball: 4th, 1994 (Class A)
- Boys Basketball: 4th, 1949; State Champions, 1978 (Class A); 2nd, 2014 (Class 2A)
- Football: 2nd, 1998 (Class 3A)
- Boys Track: 2nd, 1997 (Class A); State Champions, 1998 (Class A - tied with Chicago Leo)
- Boys Golf: 3rd, 2014 (Class 1A)
- Girls Basketball: 3rd, 1989 (Class A); 2nd, 1990 (Class A); 4th, 2002 (Class A); 3rd, 2009 (Class 2A); 3rd, 2010 (Class 2A); 4th, 2011 (Class 2A); State Champions, 2013 (Class 2A)
- Girls Golf: 3rd, 2010 (Class A); 2nd, 2011 (Class A); State Champions, 2013 (Class A)
- Softball: 4th, 1999 (Class A); State Champions, 2001 (Class A); 3rd, 2004 (Class A); State Champions, 2012 (Class 2A); 3rd, 2013 (Class 2A); State Champions, 2015 (Class 2A)
References
- ^ NCHS Board of Education. Nashville Community High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b "Nashville Comm High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Administration. Nashville Community High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ "IHSA Nashville". IHSA.org.
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