Granite City High School

Granite City High School is a public high school in Granite City, Illinois, serves those living in Granite City, Madison, Pontoon Beach and Mitchell.

Granite City High School
Location
3148 Fehling Rd
Granite City, Illinois 62040

United States
Coordinates38.719°N 90.124°W / 38.719; -90.124
Information
TypePublic
Established1983
School districtGranite City Community Unit School District 9
PrincipalDaren Depew
Staff94.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,873 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.93[1]
Color(s)     
Athletics conferenceSouthwestern Conference
MascotWarriors
Team nameWarriors
RivalCollinsville High School[2] Edwardsville High School
NewspaperGranite High World
WebsiteGranite City High School

History

Until 1983, the city of Granite City was served by two high schools: Granite City South and Granite City North. In 1983, the schools were merged to form Granite City High School, using Granite City South's building.[3]

Athletics

Granite City High School athletics teams are independent and do not compete in a conference. The school colors are red, black and white, and the mascot is the Warrior. Granite City offers the following sports programs:

FallWinterSpring
Boys' cross-countryBoys' basketballBoys' baseball
Girls' cross-countryGirls' basketballGirls' soccer
FootballGirls' bowlingGirls' softball
Boys' golfWrestlingBoys' tennis
Girls' golfBoys' track & field
Boys' soccerGirls' track & field
Girls' tennisBoys' swimming
Girls' volleyballBoys' volleyball

State championships
  • Boys' basketball
    • 1940 Illinois State Champions[4]
  • Boys' soccer
    • 1972 Illinois State Champions[5]
    • 1976 Illinois State Champions[5]
    • 1977 Illinois State Champions[5]
    • 1978 Illinois State Champions[5]
    • 1979 Illinois State Champions[5]
    • 1980 Illinois State Champions[5]
    • 1982 Illinois State Champions[5]
    • 1987 Illinois State Champions[6]
    • 1989 Illinois State Champions[7]
    • 1990 Illinois State Champions[8]
  • Girls' soccer
    • 2011 3A Illinois State Champions[9]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Granite City High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. "Granite City High School (IL) Varsity Football".
  3. "Granite City South High School Warriors".
  4. "Tome inked on '40 basketball champs".
  5. "Statue slated for downtown Granite City to honor soccer Hall of Famer Mendoza". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. ""Talented individuals"".
  7. Wilhelm, David (January 23, 2016). "Granite City native Skip Birdsong named new boys soccer coach at Althoff". Belleville News-Democrat. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019.
  8. "Another State Soccer Title for Granite City". Chicago Tribune.
  9. "Granite City edges past Naperville North for its first girls soccer crown".
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