Griggsville-Perry High School
Encyclopedia
Griggsville-Perry High School, or GPHS, is a public four-year high school
located at 202 North Stanford Street in Griggsville, Illinois
, a small city
in Pike County, Illinois
, in the Midwestern United States
. GPHS serves the communities of Griggsville, Perry
, and Fishhook
. The campus is located 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Illinois
, and serves a mixed small city
, village
, and rural
residential community.
. Their mascot is the Tornadoes, with school colors of maroon and white. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. Due to their small enrollment, GPHS coops with nearby Pittsfield High School
for most some athletics, but not baseball, basketball, softball, or volleyball.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located at 202 North Stanford Street in Griggsville, Illinois
Griggsville, Illinois
Griggsville is a city in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,258 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Griggsville 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 Pike County, Illinois
Pike County, Illinois
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,430, which is a decrease of 5.5% from 17,384 in 2000...
, 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....
. GPHS serves the communities of Griggsville, Perry
Perry, Illinois
Perry is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 437 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Perry is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
, and Fishhook
Fishhook, Illinois
Fishhook is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Illinois, USA.Fishhook is where Robert Earl Hughes, once billed the world's largest man by the Guinness Book of World Records, grew up. The town has a small monument to him in its business district....
. The campus is located 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,940 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County....
, 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
Griggsville-Perry High School competes in the Pike County 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 Tornadoes, with school colors of maroon and white. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities. Due to their small enrollment, GPHS coops with nearby Pittsfield High School
Pittsfield High School
Pittsfield High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school located at 201 East Higbee Street in Pittsfield, Illinois, a small city in Pike County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. PHS serves the communities of Pittsfield, Baylis, Milton, Nebo, Pearl, and Rockport...
for most some athletics, but not baseball, basketball, softball, or volleyball.