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Meridian High School is a public four year high school located in Macon, Illinois. It is located about 9 miles south of Decatur, Illinois. Its first year of existence was fall of 1994 when it was formed by the merger of the Macon School District (1927–1994) and the Blue Mound School District (1917–1994). It is part of Meridian Community School District #15, which also includes Meridian Middle School in Blue Mound, Illinois; Meridian Intermediate School, also in Blue Mound, housing grades 3-5; and the primary school in Macon, housing grades K-2. The Meridian district consists of the towns of Macon, Blue Mound, Boody and Elwin and some areas in the southern tip of Decatur. In 2011, with the help of a 1% sales tax increase for Macon County and a grant from the state of Illinois, Meridian residents decided to change the Macon and Blue Mound campuses. Meridian High School will become the new Meridian Jr./Sr. High school housing grades 6-12. A new wing and gym will be added, and a new football and baseball field will be constructed. Meridian Middle School will be torn down (except for the gymnasium,) and a new school constructed, and this will be the new Pre-k thru 5 building. ==Sports== On June 4, 1971 the Macon Ironmen baseball team finished in second place at the Illinois High School Association state boys’ baseball championship tournament.〔(1971 Macon High School Mod Squad )〕 The story of this feat has been retold in a 2012 book titled “One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season” by Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard. Brian Snitker, a member of that team, currently serves as manager of the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A team the Gwinnett Braves. In November 1986, the Macon Ironmen football team took 2nd place in the IHSA Class 1A State Playoffs. In November 1999, the Meridian Hawks placed second in the IHSA 2A Football Championship. On May 27th, 2006, Meridian Hawks Rodney Oyler was the first individual IHSA Illinois Boys State Champion in the open 800 meter run. On March 14, 2009, Meridian Hawks won the boys IHSA Class 1A state basketball championship.〔http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bkb/2008-09/1box4.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meridian High School (Macon, Illinois)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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