Mount Zion High School (Illinois)

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

Mount Zion High School
Location
315 S. Henderson Street Mount Zion , Illinois 62549 United States
Coordinates	39.768135°N 88.875816°W / 39.768135; -88.875816
Information
Type	Public secondary school
School district	Mt. Zion Community Unit School District #3
Principal	Justin Johnson
Teaching staff	41.80 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	778 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.61[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Apollo Conference
Nickname	Braves
Yearbook	Zionoiz
Website	www.mtzschools.org/Domain/191

History

In 1912, the school's enrollment was about 100 students.^[2]

Athletics

Mount Zion athletic teams are nicknamed the Braves and compete in the Apollo Conference.^[3] The Braves boys' cross country team won the Illinois Class 1A state championship in 2011.^[4]

Performing arts

Mt. Zion fields three competitive show choirs, "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.^[5] Swingsations has won national-level competitions before.^[6] The program also hosts an annual competition, the Midwest Invitational.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Howard Warren Buffett, professor and political advisor.^[8]