Crete-Monee High School


Crete-Monee High School is a public four-year high school located in Crete, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago, in the United States. for about 1,700 students in ninth through twelfth grade. Known colloquially as Crete or Warrior Nation, the high school houses students representing the surrounding communities of Crete, Monee, University Park, and portions of Park Forest. The student body as of 2016 was 63.8% black, 21.3% white, 9.6% Hispanic, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 4.2% of two or more races. As of 2016 the 4-year graduation rate was 89%, a full three percentage points higher than the Illinois state average of 86%.

History

The high school's current building was completed in 2007 at a cost of $60 million. Since its completion, its previous building, built in 1954 on an adjacent property, held the Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center on its main floor. Following completion of an additional wing in 2016, the Crete-Monee Middle School now houses all students in sixth through eighth grades. As such, the old high school building is no longer in use by students.

Academics

Students were previously administered the PSAE in their junior year to gauge performance and college readiness. This exam was a requirement under the No Child Left Behind Act. However, in 2015, this act was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act and the PSAE was discontinued.
The school is a participant in Project Lead the Way, a program created by a not-for-profit of the same name which works to create STEM curricula in U.S. primary and secondary schools. Advanced Placement courses are available beginning in a student's sophomore year and include options such as Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Calculus A/B, Statistics, World History, U.S. History, Psychology and Environmental Science. Additionally, students may apply to and attend classes at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, IL or Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL as part of the high school's dual credit program. As of 2016, 35.7% of students were participating in early college coursework, or high school coursework that may result in early college credit.

Activities

Crete-Monee students participate in extracurricular activities including those listed below.

Activities offered

Athletics

On November 23, 2012, the Warriors defeated Cary Grove High School, capturing the first state football championship in school history. That same year, freshman Abby King was one of two freshmen to make the Southtown Star All-Area softball team.

Sports offered

Notable alumni