Brown County High School
Encyclopedia
Brown County High School, or BCHS, is a public four-year high school
located at 500 East Main Street in Mount Sterling, Illinois
, a small city
in Brown County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States
. BCHS serves the communities of Mount Sterling, Ripley
, Timewell, and Versailles
. The campus is located 40 miles east of Quincy, Illinois
, and serves a mixed small city
, village
, and rural
residential community.
. Their mascot is the Hornets, with school colors of kelly green, white, and gold. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. They coop with nearby Beardstown High School
for boys and girls track and field.
High school
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located at 500 East Main Street in Mount Sterling, Illinois
Mount Sterling, Illinois
Mount Sterling is a city in Brown County, Illinois, USA. The population was 2,070 at the 2000 census. It is also the county seat.-Geography:Mount Sterling is located at ....
, a small city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in Brown County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
. BCHS serves the communities of Mount Sterling, Ripley
Ripley, Illinois
Ripley is a village in Brown County, Illinois, along La Moine River. The population was 103 according to the year 2000 census.-Geography:Ripley is located at ....
, Timewell, and Versailles
Versailles, Illinois
Versailles is a village in Brown County, Illinois, United States. The population was 567 at the 2000 census. The city's name is pronounced differently from the French city of the same name: "ver-".-Geography:...
. The campus is located 40 miles east of Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
, and serves a mixed small city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
, village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
, and rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
residential community.
Athletics
Brown County High School competes in the Western Illnois Valley Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School AssociationIllinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
. Their mascot is the Hornets, with school colors of kelly green, white, and gold. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. They coop with nearby Beardstown High School
Beardstown High School
Beardstown High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois, a small city in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States...
for boys and girls track and field.