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Type
  
Public Secondary

Enrollment
  
1809

Color(s)
  
Orange and Black

Principal
  
Mr.Carl Johnson

Grades
  
9–12

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
+1 309-752-1633

Number of students
  
1,809

Established
  
1915 (as East Moline High School)

Address
  
1275 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline, IL 61244, USA

District
  
United Township High School District 30

Similar
  
Moline High School, Rock Island High School, Alleman High School, Glenview Middle School, Assumpti High School

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United Township High School, also known as UTHS or UT, is a public four-year high school located in East Moline, Illinois, a city in Rock Island County, in the United States. The school is the only public high school in the city of East Moline, and is part of United Township High School District 30. UTHS is served by the feeder schools of East Moline School District #37, which provide elementary and middle school educations for the residents of Silvis, Carbon Cliff, and Hampton in Rock Island County, and the city of Colona in Henry County.

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Academics

United Township High School provides course work in the following academic departments:

  • Area Career Center
  • Business
  • Driver Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Fine Arts
  • Health
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Languages
  • Physical Education
  • Reading
  • Science
  • Social Studies

    • Area Career Center (ACC) programs

  • Advanced Computer
  • Applications
  • Auto Mechanics
  • Banking Internship
  • Barbering
  • Building Trades
  • Child Care
  • Collision Damage Repair
  • Cosmetology
  • Culinary Arts Internship
  • Diesel Technician Internship
  • Health Occupations Co-op
  • Interrelated Cooperative Education
  • Law Enforcement and Public Safety
  • Computer Integrated Machining
  • Machine Trades Partnership
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Marketing Education Co-op
  • Office Occupations
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Web Page Design II
  • Welding
  • Woodworking

    • Athletics

    United Township High School participates in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and is a member of the Western Big 6 Conference. The school fields teams in 13 IHSA sponsored athletics:

  • Cross Country (boys/girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (boys/girls)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Basketball (boys/girls)
  • Bowling (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)
  • Baseball (boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Track & Field (boys/girls)

    • Conference championships

    The accomplishments of the many UTHS Sports over years. The Boys' Track and Field Team has won the last 7 Western Big 6 conference titles. Wrestling held an 8-year conference winning streak. Girls' basketball 2008-09 season going undefeated 20-0.

  • Boys' Track & Field (2008-2015)
  • Wrestling conference champs (2000–2008)
  • Basketball conference champs (2007–08
  • Softball conference Champs (2009–2010)
  • Girls' Basketball conference champs (2008–2009) Record(20-0)
  • Boys' Basketball conference champs (2007–08)
  • Boys' Swimming conference champs (2008–09)Record(9-0)&(2009–10) Record (12-2)
  • Girls' Tennis conference champs (2006–07)
  • Boys' Soccer conference champs (2006–07)
  • Baseball 2005 Western Big 6 Champs
  • Cross Country Western Big 6 Champs (2011-2012)
  • Football Western Big 6 Champs (19805)

    • State championships

    At the conclusion of the 2009-2010 academic year, United Township High School has won 3 Illinois state titles in IHSA sponsored team athletics:

  • Boys' Soccer (1999-2000 AA)
  • Girls' Bowling (1990-1991 AA)
  • Girls' Track & Field (1976–1977)

    • Activities

    United Township High School provides activities both sponsored by IHSA, and not. UT won the IHSA sponsored Illinois state title for Drama in 1947-1948. IHSA sponsored activities available to students include:

  • Drama & Group Interpretation
  • Music: Organization
  • Music Solo & Ensemble
  • Music: Instrumental

    • Other available activities include:

  • Anime Club
  • Authentic Voices
  • Key Club
  • Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
  • Panther Players
  • UTPD
  • Chess Club
  • National Honor Society
  • French Club
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • Marching Band
  • Pep Band
  • Cheerleading
  • Crime Stoppers
  • Breakfast Club
  • Math Team
  • Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Team
  • Interact Club
  • Robotics Club

    • Notable alumni

  • Mike Butcher: pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Spike O'Dell: WGN Radio broadcaster
  • Steve Eddy: Former MLB player (Los Angeles Angels)
  • Ray Klingbiel: Chief Justice of Illinois
  • Dean Stone: Former MLB pitcher; winning pitcher of the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Sally Goodwin Vogel: Harpist; Principle Harpist and Endowed Chair for Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, Recording Artist, Visiting Artist in the US and Europe.
  • John Dussliere: 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Coach, Won 4 NCAA Women's Swimming Championships Stanford in the 1999's

    • References

    United Township High School Wikipedia
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