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Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois)

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Type
  
Public secondary

Faculty
  
47.1 (on FTE basis)

Enrollment
  
1,229 (2005–06)

Phone
  
+1 217-362-3100

Colors
  
Black, White

Principal
  
Amy Zahm-Duncheon

Grades
  
9–12

Student to teacher ratio
  
26.1

Number of students
  
1,229

Address
  
1200 S 16th St, Decatur, IL 62521, USA

District
  
Decatur School District 61

Profiles

Dwight Eisenhower High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Illinois. The school serves about 1200 students in grades 9 to 12 in Decatur Public Schools District 61. Students from this school were featured on The N's Student Body, a show on which students competed against other students from their crosstown rival, MacArthur High School, to see who could lose the most weight for a $25,000 grand prize. Eisenhower High School organizes its students into communities divided by class, and has instituted a mandatory school uniform policy along with MacArthur High School. The fight song is "EHS Fight Song".

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History

Eisenhower High School was named after the World War II general and 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Notable past attendees

  • Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls (IFBB bodybuilder) (Class of 1986)
  • Jeff Innis (MLB)
  • Bill Madlock (MLB)
  • Brit Miller, former NFL fullback
  • Kevin Roberson (MLB)
  • Roe Skidmore (MLB)
  • References

    Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois) Wikipedia