Scales Mound High School

Scales Mound High School, or SMHS, is a public four-year high school located at 210 Main Street in Scales Mound, Illinois, a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. SMHS serves the community and surrounding area of Scales Mound.[2][3] The campus is located 25 miles east of Dubuque, Iowa, and serves a mixed village and rural residential community.

Scales Mound High School
Address
210 Main Street

Scales Mound
,
Jo Daviess County
,
Illinois
61075

United States
Coordinates42.4749°N 90.2506°W / 42.4749; -90.2506
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School districtScales Mound Community Unit School District 211
PrincipalDr. Matt Wiederholt
Grades9–12
Enrollment59 (2016–17)[1]
Campus typeRural, fringe
Color(s)    Kelly Gren, White
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Upstate Illini
Team nameHornets
WebsiteScales Mound District Website

Academics

Potential reference/citation:[4]

Athletics
Scales Mound High School Mascot

Scales Mound High School competes in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and it is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Their mascot is the Hornets, with school colors of kelly green and white. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities, however in the fall of 2010 their volleyball team placed 2nd in the state for IHSA Division 1A. In the spring of 2011 the girls basketball team, River Ridge/Scales Mound placed 2nd in state for IHSA Division 1A. Due to their small enrollment, SMHS coops with neighboring River Ridge High School for some sports (Boys Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Basketball, and Girls Softball).[2][5][6] SMHS also cooperates with neighboring Benton High School (WI) for Boys Football.[7]

History

Scales Mound High School has no known consolidations in the recent past. Surrounding communities may have possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current SMHS. Potential reference/citation:[5][8]

References
  1. "Scales Mound High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. "IHSA Scales Mound High School". IHSA. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. "Scales Mound School". Scales Mound CUSD. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  4. http://iirc.niu.edu/
  5. "IHSA Scales Mound High School Season Summaries". IHSA. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  6. "IHSA Coop Teams". IHSA. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  7. Leary, Patrick (11 March 2015). "Rural schools study risk, reward of sharing whole grades". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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