Geneseo High School is located in Geneseo

Geneseo, Illinois

Geneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,586 at the 2010 census, up from 6,571 at the 2000 census. Geneseo is located 20 miles east of The Quad Cities and Geneseo is part of the Quad Cities Metro Area....

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, USA. The school is part of the Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228, also known as Geneseo Schools, is a public school district serving Geneseo, Illinois.-Elementary schools:*Millikin Elementary School*Northside Elementary School*Southwest Elementary School...

, which covers Geneseo, Atkinson

Atkinson, Illinois

Atkinson is an incorporated town in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, down from 1,001 at the 2000 census....

, and parts of Colona

Colona, Illinois

Colona is a city in Henry County, Illinois, along the Green River. It is part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area. The population was 5,099 at the 2010 census, down from 5,173 at the 2000 census....

. The school is well known for its strong football program, the Geneseo Maple Leafs, also known as the Green Machine. The school is also known for its strong fine arts program.

Campus

The high school was originally an old building in the city park, but then moved to the former J. D. Darnall Jr. High School, which was relatively new. The old high school became the Geneseo Junior High School, which closed in 1998 with the opening of a new building, Geneseo Middle School. The high school was known as J. D. Darnall Senior High School until 2005, when it just became Geneseo High School.