Mount Zion High School is a

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located in

Mount Zion, Illinois Mount Zion is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,019 at the 2020 census. Geography Mount Zion is located in southeastern Macon County at (39.777967, -88.878614). It is bordered to the northwest by the c ...

. The school serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school operated by Mount Zion Community Unit School District #3.

History

In 1912, the school's enrollment was about 100 students.

Athletics

Mount Zion athletic teams are nicknamed the Braves and compete in the

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. The Braves boys' cross country team won the Illinois Class 1A state championship in 2011.

Performing arts

Mt. Zion fields three competitive

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, "Swingsations," "Les Femmes," and "You've Got Male." All three groups have won grand champions in their residing competitive divisions, respectively. "Swingsations" is the school's large advanced mixed group. "Les Femmes" is an all-female unisex group, and "You've Got Male" is an all-male unisex group. The school previously fielded "Premiere," a small, competitive prep group that has won numerous grand champion titles, and even competing in finals. Swingsations has won national-level competitions before. The program also hosts an annual competition, the Midwest Invitational.

Notable alumni

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, professor and political advisor.

References

{{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Schools in Macon County, Illinois