Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois)
# Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois)

Dwight Eisenhower High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Illinois. The school serves about 1,046 students in grades 9 to 12 in Decatur Public Schools District 61. Students from this school were featured on The N's Student Body, a show on which students competed against other students from their crosstown rival, MacArthur High School, to see who could lose the most weight for a $25,000 grand prize. Eisenhower High School organizes its students into communities divided by class, and has instituted a mandatory school uniform policy along with MacArthur High School. The fight song is "EHS Fight Song".

## History

Eisenhower High School was named after the World War II general and 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.

## Athletics

Eisenhower's High School athletics participate in the Central State Eight Conference and are members of the Illinois High School Association.

### Boys

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Football
* Golf
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track & Field
* Wrestling

### Girls

* Basketball
* Bowling
* Cheerleading
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Softball
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track & Field
* Volleyball

### Notable team state finishes

* Boys Baseball: 1961-62 (1st)
* Boys Basketball: 1975-76 (4th)
* Boys Tennis: 1989-90 (2nd), 1990-91 (3rd)
* Girls Bowling: 1990–91 (2nd), 1999–00 (3rd), 2000-01 (3rd)
* Girls Golf: 1995-96 (2nd)
* Group Interpretation: 1973-74 (2nd)

## Notable alumni

* Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls (IFBB bodybuilder) (Class of 1986)
* Jeff Innis (MLB)
* Bill Madlock (MLB)
* Brit Miller, former NFL fullback
* Kevin Roberson (MLB)
* Roe Skidmore (MLB)
