Nashville Community High School District 99

Nashville Community High School is a public high school located in Nashville, Illinois. The school educates about 400 students in grades 9 to 12.

Nashville Community High School
The main entrance to Nashville Community High School
Address
1300 South Mill Street

Nashville
,
Illinois
62263

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1954
School boardNCHS Board of Education[1]
School districtNashville Community High School District 99
SuperintendentBrad Turner
PrincipalMark Begando
Faculty26.71 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment399 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio14.94[2]
Color(s)Red, Royal Blue, White             
Song“Illinois Loyalty”
Athletics conferenceSouthern Illinois River-to-River Conference
SportsBasketball, Baseball, Football, Track & Field, Volleyball, Softball, Golf, Cross Country, Swimming, Cheerleading, Dance, Bass Fishing
Nickname“Big Blue”
Team nameHornets and Hornettes
RivalsOkawville Rockets, Pinckneyville Panthers, Mater Dei Knights
Websitewww.county.washington.k12.il.us/nashville/nash2.htm
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Notable Alumni
  • Kirk Rueter - Retired pitcher for the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants. Is the Giants franchise record holder for career wins by a left-handed pitcher in the San Francisco Era, and a member of the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame.

Athletics

The Hornets and Hornettes, the school's athletic teams, compete in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference and have won 7 Illinois High School Association championships, 3 of them in softball. They have also had 7 runner-up appearances, 9 3rd-place finishes, and 7 4th-place finishes.

  • Baseball: 4th, 1994 (Class A)
  • Boys Basketball: 4th, 1949; State Champions, 1978 (Class A); 2nd, 2014 (Class 2A), 2019 (Class 2A)
  • Football: 2nd, 1998 (Class 3A), 2019 (Class 2A)
  • Boys Track: 2nd, 1997 (Class A); State Champions, 1998 (Class A - tied with Chicago Leo)
  • Boys Golf: 3rd, 2013 (Class 1A); 3rd, 2014 (Class 1A)
  • Girls Basketball: 3rd, 1989 (Class A); 2nd, 1990 (Class A); 4th, 2002 (Class A); 3rd, 2009 (Class 2A); 3rd, 2010 (Class 2A); 4th, 2011 (Class 2A); State Champions, 2013 (Class 2A)
  • Girls Golf: 3rd, 2010 (Class A); 2nd, 2011 (Class A); State Champions, 2013 (Class A); 2nd, 2016 (Class 1A); 3rd, 2017 (Class 1A)
  • Softball: 4th, 1999 (Class A); State Champions, 2001 (Class A); 3rd, 2004 (Class A); State Champions, 2012 (Class 2A); 3rd, 2013 (Class 2A); State Champions, 2015 (Class 2A)
  • Volleyball: 4th, 2018 (Class 2A)

References
  1. NCHS Board of Education. Nashville Community High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  2. "Nashville Comm High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  3. "Nashville Comm High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  4. Administration. Nashville Community High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.

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