Taylorville High School

Taylorville Senior High School is a four-year public high school located in Taylorville, Illinois. The mascot is Tommy Tornado. The school colors are purple and gold.

Taylorville Senior High School
Address
Map
815 Springfield Road

, ,
62568

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalMatthew Hutchison
Staff49.40 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment781[1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio15.81[1]
Color(s)Purple and gold     [2]
Athletics conferenceApollo[2]
NicknameTornadoes[2]
Website[1]
Taylorville High School in 1913
Taylorville High School in 1913

THS is part of TCUSD #3 which also includes a middle-school, three elementary schools located in Taylorville and Mt. Auburn Elementary School and Stonington Elementary. However, at the end of the 2008–2009 academic school year, West Elementary School and Mt. Auburn closed.[3]

Publications

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The THS journalism class publishes a monthly-newspaper and annual yearbook, the Zephyr and Drift, respectively. As of the 2011–2012 school year, the Zephyr is also available through a full-color online PDF version.[4]

Notable alumni

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Notable staff

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  • Dolph Stanley, Hall of fame coach that guided the 1944 Tornadoes to the first undefeated state championship in the history of Illinois. Stanley is best known for holding the "unbreakable" record of guiding five different Illinois High School Association (IHSA) schools into the state tournament.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Taylorville Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Taylorville Senior High School". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ^ "Village of Mt. Auburn studies fate of school building - Breeze Courier - Taylorville, IL". Breeze Courier. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  4. ^ "Taylorville Community Unit School District #3 - Home". Taylorvilleschools.com. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  5. ^ Norris, Kyle (2017). "Taylorville Native Doug Quick Wins "Best TV Anchor" Award". Taylorville Daily News. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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