Metamora Township High School

Metamora Township High School
The school's official logo, featuring a Redbird.
Address
101 West Madison Street Metamora, Illinois, Woodford County 61548 United States
Coordinates	40°47′40″N 89°21′49″W / 40.7945°N 89.3637°W / 40.7945; -89.3637Coordinates: 40°47′40″N 89°21′49″W / 40.7945°N 89.3637°W / 40.7945; -89.3637
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1915
School district	'Metamora Township High School District 122
Superintendent	Randy Toepke
CEEB code	142-890
Principal	Sean O' Laughlin
Teaching staff	62
Grades	9–13
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	988
Average class size	19.0
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red      and white
Athletics conference	Mid-Illini Conference
Nickname	Redbirds
Average ACT scores	22.2
Yearbook	Cardinalis
Information	+1 309-367-4151
Website	http://mths.metamora.k12.il.us/

Metamora Township High School (often referred to as MTHS) is a public high school located in Metamora, Illinois, United States, with an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students. The school's athletic teams compete in the Mid-Illini Conference. Its colors are red and white.

Early records of education in Metamora date back to 1836, a time which saw classes being held in a log house by Betty Page. The village's first public school was built in 1845. This building was sold in 1850 and a more substantial two-story building was constructed on the corner of Partridge and Hanover Streets, offering a one-year high school curriculum. This structure was used until 1872 when it burnt down and a new building was built in its place. Built at a cost of $8000 by Soloman E. Egbert, the two-story brick building featured 4 rooms, a grammar department being on the lower floor and a high school being on the second. With an enrollment of 32 students and 4 teachers in its first year of operation in its new building, the school added a second year to its secondary curriculum in 1878. In 1896, another teacher was added at the intermediate level and a third year was added to the high school program. During this time, the Sisters of Saint Francis operated an orphanage on Madison Street in the village. When the orphanage moved to Peoria in 1915, the Metamora school board purchased the grounds, added a fourth year and several additional classes to the secondary curriculum, and established Metamora Township High School District 122.

Metamora Township High School was established on October 11, 1915 and has functioned as a public high school ever since. With an original enrollment of 60, the school has experienced much growth and expansion since then. Most recently, profound population growth in both Metamora and neighboring Germantown Hills saw a massive expansion of MTHS in 2000. In 2008, MTHS moved toward alternative energy with the construction of a 165-foot meteorological tower adjacent to the school's grounds, aimed at educating students about weather science and assessing the possibility of a permanent wind turbine to power the school.