Richwoods High School
| Richwoods High School | |
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| Address | |
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6301 N. University St. Peoria, Illinois United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′49″N 89°36′50″W / 40.76361°N 89.61389°WCoordinates: 40°45′49″N 89°36′50″W / 40.76361°N 89.61389°W |
| Information | |
| Type | High School-Public Secondary |
| Established | 1957 |
| School district | Peoria Public Schools District 150 |
| Principal | Brett Elliot |
| Faculty | 95.3 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,371 (2013–14) |
| Campus | City |
| Color(s) | Forest Green, White, and Gray |
| Athletics |
Boys- Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track, Golf, Swimming, Tennis Girls- Softball, Basketball, Track, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Rival | Peoria Notre Dame and Peoria High |
| Newspaper | The Shield |
| Website | http://www.peoriapublicschools.org/Domain/397 |
Boys- Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track, Golf, Swimming, Tennis
Richwoods High School is the most northern of the three regular public high schools in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Opened as a township high school in 1957, it was brought into Peoria Public Schools District 150 in the 1960s. Feeder middle schools are Mark Bills, Lindbergh, Rolling Acres, Von Steuben, and Washington Gifted.
Richwoods was originally the high school of Richwoods Township. The name of the school when it opened in 1957 was Richwoods Community High School. In the 1960s, the school was annexed to the city of Peoria, causing it to come under the purview of Peoria Public Schools (District 150). A lengthy legal battle ensued, and District 150 was required to allow students from the original school district to attend District 150 schools until Peoria Heights High School could be built to replace it.
Richwoods uses an unweighted grade point average system, and a weighted class-ranking system.
As of the 2007–2008 school year, Richwoods is making AYP for No Child Left Behind as a result of the PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Exam) results from the RHS Class of 2008.
In 2005, the first class of International Baccalaureate students graduated from Richwoods High School. Students in the IB Diploma program must take Higher Level Biology, History, and English, and have choices to their Standard Level Classes, including SL Math, CALestinics, Physics, Psychology, Music, and Art.
Richwoods has forensics, football, ultimate, and basketball programs, among others.
The school publishes one in-school newspaper, "The Shield". Also the school publishes the yearbook, "The Excalibur."
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