New Athens High School is a public high school located inNew Athens, Illinois.
| New Athens High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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501 Hanft Street New Athens, Illinois 62264 | |
| Coordinates | 38°19′07″N89°52′04″W / 38.3186°N 89.8678°W /38.3186; -89.8678 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | New Athens School District #60 |
| Principal | Dan Lehman |
| Staff | 13.30 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 161 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.11[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Cahokia Conference |
| Team name | Yellow Jackets |
| Website | New Athens High School |
Athletics
editNew Athens High School athletics teams compete in theCahokia Conference in the Kaskaskia Division. Their school colors are gold and purple and their mascot is the yellow jacket. They offer baseball, softball, boys & girls basketball, volleyball, cross country, boys & girls golf, and track & field.[2]
State championships
edit- Baseball
- 1979Illinois High School Association State Champions[3]
Demographics
editAs of the 2018–2019 school year, New Athens High School enrolled 149 students. Of these, 142 identified as white, four identified as black, and one identified as multi-racial.[1]
Notable alumni
edit- Whitey Herzog, formerMajor League Baseball player and manager[4]
References
edit- ^abcd"New Athens High School". National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedDecember 26, 2024.
- ^"8to18".
- ^Sanders, Norm."Thunder on the Kaskaskia: New Athens girls programs build winning tradition".Belleville News-Democrat. RetrievedDecember 23, 2022.
- ^"New Athens' "Whitey" Herzog in 1948 IHSA Baseball State Finals".
