Manual High School - Peoria, Illinois/IL

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Manual High School

811 S Griswold St, Peoria, IL, 61605-1499 -

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Definition of Terms

Manual High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Peoria County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

702 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

55 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 193 students

Grade 10 - 178 students

Grade 11 - 181 students

Grade 12 - 150 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	2%	10%
% Black	81%	19%
% White	16%	66%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

73%

22%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Peoria 150 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	43	3
Number of Students Managed	15,197 students	984 students
District Total Revenue	$147,597,000	$9,428,000
District Expenditure	$159,044,000	$9,311,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,712	$9,581
District Expenditure / Student	$10,465	$9,462
District Graduation Rates	60%	92%

Jauron ousted as Bills coach (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 09:05:16 pm
Dick Jauron was fired by Buffalo on Tuesday with the Bills off to a 3-6 start and among the lowest scoring teams in the NFL.
Luciano: Manual looks to honor alumni killed in WWII (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 04:35:37 am
Thanks to good fortune and hard work, Manual High School will remember dozens of alumni who did not come back alive from World War II. The school's JROTC members have been researching the history of a long-lost Gold Star Flag that commemorates thousands of Manual students and alumni who served in the war. At the school's annual Veterans Day ceremony next week, the names of the war dead will be ...
Vigil Held for Murdered 16-Year-Old (WEEK-TV Peoria)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:25:42 am
A memorial service was held tonight in Peoria for Derome Brown, the 16- year-old boy gunned down last Friday. Brown was shot in the back near the intersection of Blaine and Butler streets as he walked home about 8:00 pm.
District 150 signs lease deal for cell towers (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:35:06 am
District 150 signed off on a lease agreement with a Delaware-based wireless company to build two cell towers on school property and what would amount to about $230,000 to the district over the next five years. But whether the towers actually will be built remains to be seen.
Family mourns 16-year-old shooting victim (Peoria Journal Star)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:05:06 am
He was described as a "sweet, happy child - goofy, a jokester," with big plans for his life. That life came to an end Friday night when Manual High School junior Derome T. Brown, Jr., was killed by a single gunshot wound in the back.

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Manual High School is a public high school located in the south end of Peoria, Illinois. It is the southernmost of the four city high schools operated by the Peoria Public Schools. Manual opened in 1909 and moved from its Lincoln avenue site to a new building located at 811 S. Griswold in January, 1963.
Manual's nickname is the Rams and the school colors are orange and black.
In the 1950s and early 1960s Manual was a central Illinois football powerhouse. Manual was undefeated in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1962 in the mid-state eight conference. The culmination of the season was the traditional "Turkey Day" Thanksgiving game against Peoria Central High School, often drawing 10,000 to Peoria Stadium (where all Peoria high school home games were played). During those years there was no state football playoffs. Ken Hinricks was the football coach and is in the Illinois coaches hall of fame. His won-lost record at Manual over 17 years was 121-40-7 (.752). This record is the strongest ever compiled by an area coach with a tenure of more than ten years.
Manual won IHSA AA state boys basketball titles in 1930 and an unprecedented four straight titles in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. The 1994 team was coached by Dick Van Scyoc. The 1995-97 teams were coached by Wayne McClain.
Manual alumni number in the many thousands and are involved in all walks of life in Peoria and elsewhere.
The student population of the south end of Peoria has continued to decrease and Manual has experienced a significant decline in the number of students, going from over 1200 students in 1987 to about 700 now. Various options have been discussed, including closing the school.
Currently, Manual High School is in the process of restructuring, due to consistent low test scores from students, as demanded by the No Child Left Behind act
A 100 year Centennial All Class Reunion Weekend celebration is being planned for Friday – Sunday September 11-13, 2009 – Event dates and times will be announced at a later date. Registration will begin on Friday September 11, 2009. Class pictures will be scheduled throughout the day on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, a banquet will be held and souvenir booklets/journals will be given out to commemorate this weekend. Sunday Ecumenical Services will be held honoring Rams that are outstanding students and faculty who have passed on. A registration form for MHS All School Reunion events will be listed on the Manual High School website at http://www.manualhighschool.org.
Notable alumni
Frank Williams — former NBA player
Sergio McClain — head basketball coach at Parkland College
Jack Brickhouse — Hall of Fame sports announcer
Al Smith (1965) — basketball player: ABA and NBA (1971–74 Denver Rockets; 1974–76 Utah Stars; 3803 points)
Howard Nathan — former NBA player
See also
Illinois Mr. Basketball
Peoria metropolitan area
External links
http://www.manualhighschool.org — official site

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