New Athens High School

New Athens High School is a public high school located in New Athens, Illinois.

New Athens High School
Location
501 Hanft Street New Athens, Illinois 62264
Coordinates	38.3186°N 89.8678°W / 38.3186; -89.8678
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	New Athens School District #60
Principal	Dan Lehman
Staff	13.30 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	161 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.11[1]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	Cahokia Conference
Team name	Yellow Jackets
Website	New Athens High School

Athletics

New Athens High School athletics teams compete in the Cahokia Conference in the Kaskaskia Division. Their school colors are gold and purple and their mascot is the yellow jacket. They offer baseball, softball, boys & girls basketball, volleyball, cross country, boys & girls golf, and track & field.^[2]

State championships

• Baseball
  • 1979 Illinois High School Association State Champions^[3]

Demographics

As of the 2018–2019 school year, New Athens High School enrolled 149 students. Of these, 142 identified as white, four identified as black, and one identified as multi-racial.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Whitey Herzog, former Major League Baseball player and manager^[4]