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Crete-Monee High School
Crete-Monee High School (CMHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Crete, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago, in the United States. Known colloquially as Crete, the high school houses students representing the surrounding communities of Crete, Monee, University Park, and portions of Park Forest. The student body as of 2020 was 66.0% black, 16.6% white, 13.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, and 3.6% of two or more races. As of 2016, the 4-year graduation rate was 89%, a full three percentage points higher than the Illinois state average of 86%.

History

The high school's current building was completed in 2007 at a cost of $60 million. Since its completion, its previous building, built in 1954 on an adjacent property, held the Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center on its main floor. Following completion of an additional wing in 2016, the Crete-Monee Middle School now houses all students in sixth through eighth grades. As such, the old high school building (known for its athletic dome) is no longer in use by students.

Academics

Students were previously administered the PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Exam) in their junior year to gauge performance and college readiness. This exam was a requirement under the No Child Left Behind Act. However, in 2015, this act was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act and the PSAE was discontinued. The school is a participant in Project Lead the Way, a program created by a not-for-profit of the same name which works to create STEM curricula in U.S. primary and secondary schools. Advanced Placement courses are available beginning in a student's sophomore year and include options such as Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Calculus A/B, Statistics, World History, U.S. History, Psychology and Environmental Science. Additionally, students may apply to and attend classes at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, IL or Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL as part of the high school's dual credit program. As of 2016, 35.7% of students were participating in early college coursework, or high school coursework that may result in early college credit.

Activities

Crete-Monee students participate in extracurricular activities including those listed below.

Activities offered

Art Club Book Club Broadcasting Club Chess Team
Drama Club E-Journalism Foreign Language Club Math Team
Music Organization Music Solo & Ensemble Music: Instrumental Scholastic Bowl
Science Club Speech Individual Events Student Council S.A.D.D.
Technical Theater Club Women's Empowerment Yearbook Club E-sports

Athletics

On November 23, 2012, the Warriors defeated Cary Grove High School, capturing the first state football championship in school history.

Sports offered

Fall Winter Spring
Football Boys Basketball Baseball
Boys Cross Country Girls Basketball Softball
Boys Soccer Girls Bowling Boys Tennis
Girls Cross Country Wrestling Boys Track
Girls Swimming Winter Guard Girls Track
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Golf
Marching Band

Notable alumni

References

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