Brown County High School (Illinois)

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.^[2][3] The campus is located 40 miles (64 km) east of Quincy, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.

Brown County High School
Address
500 East Main Street Mt. Sterling , Brown County , Illinois 62353 USA
Coordinates	39.983°N 90.752°W / 39.983; -90.752
Information
Type	Comprehensive Public High School
School district	Brown County Community Unit School District
Principal	Pollee Craven
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	212 (2022-23)[1]
Campus type	Small city
Color(s)	Kelly Green, White, Gold
Athletics conference	Western Illinois Valley
Team name	Hornets
Newspaper	The Stinger
Yearbook	Rambler
Website	Brown County High School

Academics

Athletics

Brown County High School mascot

Brown County High School competes in the Western Illinois Valley Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. 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.^[2][4][5]

History

Brown County High School was formed out of Mount Sterling High School in 19??. Surrounding communities may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current BCHS. Potential reference/citation:^[4][6]