Freeburg Community High School is a high school located in Freeburg, Illinois, United States. The Freeburg Community High School District #77 controls it.
Freeburg Community High School was founded in 1904 as a two-year school and graduated its first class of four students in 1906. In 1923, after converting to a traditional four-year high school, two students were presented with Freeburg High School diplomas. The existing school was constructed in 1929, becoming "Home of the Freeburg Midgets."Freeburg Community High School FCHS Foundation http://www.fchs77.org/files/624325/TrackBrochureFinal.pdf The original mascot was named Marty the Midget, a name that lasted through the 1960s.Freeburg Tribune, Tribune Sports Thursday, November 11, 2010 Page 1B In February 2025, State Rep. Maurice West propose a bill HB3527 that would prohibit the use of "discriminatory disability mascots" in all schools in response to public pressure about the name. The Illinois House of Representatives passed the bill, which would only affect FCHS, in April 2025.
The district encompasses approximately and has an average enrollment of 750 students.
Notable alumni C. T. Wilson - member, Maryland House of Delegates
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