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Crete-Monee High School - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°26′30″N 87°38′59″W / 41.4418°N 87.6496°W

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Crete-Monee High School

Location

1515 W. Exchange Street Crete , Illinois 60417 USA
Coordinates	41°26′30″N 87°38′59″W / 41.4418°N 87.6496°W / 41.4418; -87.6496
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1948
Principal	Lamont Holifield^[3]
Teaching staff	75.76 (on an FTE basis)^[1]^[2]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,493 (2022–23)^[1]^[2]
• Grade 9	378 students
• Grade 10	395 students
• Grade 11	371 students
• Grade 12	349 students
Student to teacher ratio	19.71^[1]^[2]
Area	South Suburbs
Campus type	suburban
Color(s)	Blue Yellow
Athletics conference	Southland Athletic Conference
Mascot	Warrior
Newspaper	The Informer^[4]
Website	cmhs.cm201u.org

Crete-Monee High School (CMHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Crete, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago, in the United States. Known colloquially as Crete, the high school houses students representing the surrounding communities of Crete, Monee, University Park, and portions of Park Forest. The student body as of 2020 was 66.0% black, 16.6% white, 13.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, and 3.6% of two or more races.^[5] As of 2016, the 4-year graduation rate was 89%, a full three percentage points higher than the Illinois state average of 86%.^[6]

History

The high school's current building was completed in 2007 at a cost of $60 million.^[7] Since its completion, its previous building, built in 1954 on an adjacent property, held the Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center on its main floor. Following completion of an additional wing in 2016, the Crete-Monee Middle School now houses all students in sixth through eighth grades. As such, the old high school building (known for its athletic dome) is no longer in use by students.

Academics

Students were previously administered the PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Exam) in their junior year to gauge performance and college readiness. This exam was a requirement under the No Child Left Behind Act. However, in 2015, this act was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act and the PSAE was discontinued. The school is a participant in Project Lead the Way, a program created by a not-for-profit of the same name which works to create STEM curricula in U.S. primary and secondary schools. Advanced Placement courses are available beginning in a student's sophomore year and include options such as Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Calculus A/B, Statistics, World History, U.S. History, Psychology and Environmental Science.^[8] Additionally, students may apply to and attend classes at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, IL or Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL as part of the high school's dual credit program. As of 2016, 35.7% of students were participating in early college coursework, or high school coursework that may result in early college credit.^[9]

Activities

Crete-Monee students participate in extracurricular activities including those listed below.

Activities offered

Art Club	Book Club	Broadcasting Club	Chess Team
Drama Club	E-Journalism	Foreign Language Club	Math Team
Music Organization	Music Solo & Ensemble	Music: Instrumental	Scholastic Bowl
Science Club	Speech Individual Events	Student Council	S.A.D.D.
Technical Theater Club	Women's Empowerment	Yearbook Club	E-sports

Athletics

On November 23, 2012, the Warriors defeated Cary Grove High School, capturing the first state football championship in school history.

Sports offered

Fall	Winter	Spring
Football	Boys Basketball	Baseball
Boys Cross Country	Girls Basketball	Softball
Boys Soccer	Girls Bowling	Boys Tennis
Girls Cross Country	Wrestling	Boys Track
Girls Swimming	Winter Guard	Girls Track
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Golf
Marching Band

Notable alumni

Alexandra Grey, is an actress and singer who plays Melody Barnes on the Fox television series Empire.^[10]
Rudy Horne, was an American mathematician and professor at Morehouse College.^[11]^[12]
Lance Lenoir, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
Nyles Morgan, CFL player for the Edmonton Elks^[13]
Clint Ratkovich, professional football player^[14]
Patrick Schloss, psychologist, author, researcher, and former president of Northern State University and Valdosta State University
Chris Slayton, NFL player
Amara Enyia, American strategist, politician, community organizer, and municipal consultant.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getReport.aspx?year=2020&code=56099201U0001_e.pdf ^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "CRETE-MONEE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "Staff Directory". cm201u-cmhs.ss14.sharpschool.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ Groups and Activities, CM201u.org. Accessed August 13, 2008.
^ "Illinois Report Card". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "Illinois Report Card". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ Triebold, Carol; Phyllis Monks. "Crete's Higher Education: A New High School is Built". CM201u.org. Retrieved 2008-11-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Crete-Monee high school course guide 2017-2018". cm201u.org. Retrieved 22 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Illinois Report Card". Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^ "'Transparent' Actress Alexandra Grey to Recur on 'Empire'". October 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help).
^ "Rudy L. Horne, Jr". Mathematically Gifted & Black. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
^ O'Donnell, Maureen (2018-01-21). "Rudy L. Horne dies at 49; Chicago native checked the math in 'Hidden Figures'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
^ "Nyles Morgan". fightingirish.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "Clint Ratkovich". niuhuskies.com. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

External links

Official website

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