Mt. 卡梅尔高中
地址:梨街201号. 卡梅尔,
电话:618-262-5104
历史- MCHS结构
In 1882, two young ladies graduated from a building which stood on the site of the present high school structure. 1891年没有毕业生, 但在那之后, 入学人数和毕业人数激增, 在1971届学生中达到创纪录的217分.
旧神学院的校址, 第一批毕业生就读于哪一所学校, 在1858年以300美元的价格购得, and although the present high school campus has greatly expanded from these original two lots, the property been used for educational purposes since that time. The old Seminary building was razed in the early 1890’s and a white frame building was constructed and was used as an elementary school for many years.
In 1892, 位于第八街和桑树街拐角处的一栋建筑, (where the Public Library now stands) was erected specifically for the high school and called Lincoln High 学校. 这座建筑一直沿用到1914年. 建筑 was used as Lincoln and Central Elementary 学校 until 1948 when the safety of students within the building was questioned. 这所学校在五十年代末被夷为平地.
A new state-of-the-art high school building was completed in 1914, 大张旗鼓地向社区宣传. 这座建筑坐落在现在的高中旧址上, but the entrance faced Second Street between Pear and the Bluff. 这是当时最新式的建筑, 为手工艺术提供设施, 实验室科学, and business courses and a gymnasium with equipment which would have been considered elaborate for the time. This gymnasium, for years, affectionately called Gym 2, and the Library are still being used today!
在十几岁晚期和二十岁早期，Mt. 卡梅尔 was a basketball juggernaut and with the growing popularity of basketball, 另外还安装了露天看台和阳台. The school’s enthusiasm for basketball climaxed with the State Championship of 1927, which led to the construction of the current gymnasium to accommodate the large following of fans. The new gym was attached to the new Junior High 学校 building in 1930. The structure was used as the town’s Junior High until North and South 学校s were built in 1956. 建筑, 面对第三街, was then annexed into the high school and was referred by many as, “北楼”或“老楼”.” That structure was razed in 2000 and a new single floor building was constructed around the 1930 gymnasium.
二十年过去了，才有了下一轮的改进, 其中包括一座农业建筑, 音乐设备, 自助餐厅, 家政翼, and a connecting corridor on the Pear street side between the two buildings. The 自助餐厅 and the agriculture wings are the only parts of this 1951 edition that are still used today.
体育场的财产是在1928年获得的, after a failed attempt by local businessmen to start an auto race track. The concrete bleachers were Phase #1 of a proposed three stages of seating, 但由于缺乏经济上的成功, 在财务上破产了. The property was sold to the District for an undisclosed amount, although legend has it that the group sold the property for $1, 但是这个故事没有得到证实. 加上这个, the campus doubled in size and has become a sight for area sports fans to visit with the unique bluff seating. The Golden Aces have had unpatrolled success on the gridiron at Riverview Stadium with a State 3A Football championship in 1981 and runner-ups in 1974, 2001, 02和2011. The facility was added on to over the years with a Stage and locker room being added during the late 1930’s. 在20世纪90年代初增加了一座特许建筑, 九十年代末增加了新闻包厢, 在一场大火烧毁了旧的新闻发布厅和, the all-weather track was completed in 2005 and a track storage building added in 2008. 多年来, the main football game field has been improved and a practice field and a band practice area were added. These projects were sponsored by the Mount 卡梅尔 Sports Booster Club, 校友, 还有很多地区企业.
1962年2月2日，是一个所有在山上的人. 卡梅尔会永远记得的, 一场灾难性的火灾, 来历不明, 午夜过后不久就开始了，这将消耗MCHS. Several fire departments from surroundings towns came to fight the blaze but it was brought under control by the arrival of an Evansville Fire Department snorkel truck. 到那时, 这座建于1914年的建筑被掏空，被判定为完全被毁, Only the town that housed the gym and library were able to be salvaged.
重建工程进展迅速. Some consideration was given to moving to a new suburban site, 哪个是当时的流行趋势, 但它被决定留在历史位置. 在债券销售和保险金之间, a new structure began construction in the fall of 1962 and the building was occupied by the spring of 1964.
A tax referendum was passed in 2000 and the old North Building was to razed to make way for a single floor wing area which was completed for the fall of 2001. This new wing was equipped with central air conditioning and housed the music, 社会研究, 商业和卫生/司机教育部门. Starting in the fall of 2017 the Junior High is now housed in this edition and the high school was crowded into the 1914 and 1964 structures.
2010-2011学年FFA校友, other individuals and businesses raised funds to construct a greenhouse on the bluff side of the school’s property. 温室于2011年春天完工.
With the help of the MCHS 校友 and other interested groups, the 1964 auditorium was revamped to included new seating and a sound and lighting systems.
有一百多座山. 卡梅尔 graduates’ inductees in the 校友 Hall of Fame with many more to be named over the next five years. 几位MCHS毕业生都很受尊敬, influential individuals who have become leaders in all industries nationally and worldwide. The 校友 Association continues the dream of our present students to “believe to achieve” and the group continues to be great asset to our school system!
这将是一项不可能完成的任务, 140年后, 列出高中的成就, 但我只想说, 每个学生的生活都受到朋友的影响, teachers or coaches that they met here at MCHS and those students have had major affects upon the environment of not only their families, 社区, 而是在伊利诺伊州和全国范围内. 学生是我校最大的成就. 卡梅尔高中! 这个传统会继续发展下去吗!
