Crete-Monee High School
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1515 W. Exchange Street Crete, IL 60417 Crete, Illinois USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°26′30″N 87°38′59″W / 41.4418°N 87.6496°WCoordinates: 41°26′30″N 87°38′59″W / 41.4418°N 87.6496°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1948 |
| Principal | James Harden |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1636 |
| Area | South Suburbs |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Newspaper | The Informer |
| Website | cm201u |
Crete-Monee High School is a secondary education facility located in Crete, Illinois, for about 1,600 teenagers in ninth through twelfth grade. Its current building was completed in 2007 at a cost of $60 million. The old building, built in 1954, currently houses the Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center on its main floor; the second story and bottom floor are no longer in use. Known colloquially as Crete, the school made headlines in 2002 when two girls were chosen as the year's Cutest Couple. The student body as of 2012 was 62.7% black, 24.3% white, and 8.5% Hispanic.
On July 5, 2013, former students Patrick Boylan and Kelsey McGill died when their motorcycle crashed in the parking lot of Crete-Monee High School. A memorial service were provided during the week, with students, faculty, and residents constructing a memorial in front of the school.
As of 2012 the graduation rate was 76.1%, and 36.3% of students meet or exceed standards in all subjects, thus the school has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Exam), the test used to measure the school's progress due to No Child Left Behind.
Crete-Monee students participate in Chess Team, Music Organization, Music Solo & Ensemble, Music: Instrumental, Scholastic Bowl, Speech Individual Events, Student Council, E-Journalism, Book Club, Broadcasting Club,Technical Theater, Drama, Math Team, Science Club,Women's Empowerment, S.A.D.D, Art Club, Foreign Language Club, and Yearbook, and the current activities director is Gene Cahan.
On November 23, 2012, the Warriors defeated Cary Grove High School, capturing the first state football championship in school history.
In 2012, freshman Abby King was one of two freshmen to make the Southtown Star All-Area softball team.
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