Principal Kenton Bergman Enrollment 671 Phone +1 309-274-5481 Color Maroon, Grey | Grades 9–12 Campus type City Number of students 671 | |
School district Illinois Valley Central Community Unit School District 321 District Illinois Valley Central Unit District 321 | ||
Illinois Valley Central High School, also known as Chillicothe IVC, IVCHS, or simply IVC, is a public four-year high school located at 1300 West Sycamore Street in Chillicothe, Illinois, a city in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. IVCHS serves the communities of Chillicothe, Dunlap (small portion), Edelstein, Mossville, Peoria (small portion), and Rome. The campus is located 15 miles northeast of Peoria, Illinois, and serves a mixed city, village, and rural residential community.
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Athletics
Illinois Valley Central High School competes in the Corn Belt Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. In the 2017-2018 school year, IVCHS will join the new Illini Prairie Conference following the merger of the Corn Belt Conference and Okaw Valley Conference.
In the IHSA, IVC has appeared in the IHSA Final Four on four occasions, most recently in 2010. IVC's first appearance in the IHSA Final Four was in the 2006 Class A Boy's Basketball State Championship where the Ghosts fell to Seneca HS 44-47. Later that year in May, IVCHS arrived back in the Final Four this time playing for the Class 1A state title in Boy's Baseball. This time IVC top Trenton (Wesclin) 8-3 for IVC's first and still only State title to date. IVC returned to the Final Four in 2008 this time for the Class AA Boy's Baseball state championship against Stanford (Olympia) HS where IVC fell to Olympia finishing 2nd. IVC's most recent appearance in the IHSA Final Four was in Boy's Baseball, however IVC fell to Harrisburg 1-7 in the semifinal before finishing 3rd against Elmhurst (IC Catholic) 6-4.
IVCHS coops with nearby Dunlap High School for some athletics (Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving).
Their mascot is the Grey Ghosts, with school colors of maroon and grey. Different theories exist regarding the origin of the mascot name, which up until 1940 was the Maroons. The Grey Ghost was inducted into the ESPN nickname hall of fame in 1987.
Activities
IVC has a wide range of activities to offer including a large fine arts department. IVC's Music department offers marching band, a concert band, a wind ensemble, and three jazz bands. The Music department also offers different levels of choral music including Chorale and various ensembles.
The IVC Marching Grey Ghosts have accumulated 14 state titles since 1990, most recently in 2014 at the State of Illinois Marching Invitational. The Marching Grey Ghosts have participated in numerous national performances including the Fiesta Bowl Parade, the Citrus Bowl Parade, and the 2007 National Memorial Day Parade.
History
Illinois Valley Central High School was formed out of the consolidation of Chillicothe High School in 1976. Chillicothe High School used to be in what is now the elementary and junior high school. In 1977 they constructed a new school which sits on the corner of Bradley Ave and Sycamore St. in Chillicothe. Surrounding communities may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current IVCHS.