Effingham, Illinois For other places titled Effingham, see Effingham .
Former Effingham County Courthouse County Effingham Location of Effingham inside Illinois Location of Effingham inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Effingham, Illinois Effingham is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Effingham County, Illinois, United States.
Route 40, the historic National Road, which stretches from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Summit, Utah, and Illinois Route 33 and Illinois Route 32 also run through the city.
According to the 2010 census, Effingham has a total region of 9.921 square miles (25.70 km2), of which 9.86 square miles (25.54 km2) (or 99.39%) is territory and 0.061 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.61%) is water. The old Pennsylvania Railroad and the former Illinois Central Railroad crossed in downtown Effingham.
Amtrak, the nationwide passenger rail system, provides service to Effingham under the daily City of New Orleans route to New Orleans and Chicago, Saluki, and Illini routes to Chicago and Carbondale.
Until October 1, 1979, the station also served Amtrak's former National Limited line between Kansas City and New York City.
Effingham, IL has a several schools, both enhance and private.
Saint Anthony Grade School (SAGS) serves grades preschool (age 3+) to 8th grade.
Sacred Heart Grade School (SHS) serves preschool (age 3+) to 8th grade.
The enhance schools include the Early Learning Center, South Side Elementary, Central Grade School, Effingham Junior High School (EJHS), and Effingham High School.
Aspire, which is a school for kids who are likely to drop out or kids who get expelled Central Grade School serves third through fifth undertaking students.
Central Grade school's mascot is the mustangs.
Effingham High School (EHS) is the enhance high school. The new EHS opened in the fall of 1998, and has a current enrollment of 849. The former EHS building, assembled in 1939 as a WPA universal (film made as of the construction) and period in 1965, is presently the junior high, serving grades 6 8.
The old junior high, Central School, is now a undertaking school serving grades 3 5.
EHS athletics were originally known as the "Warriors" but the name was changed after Ada Kepley, a regular old town/city resident, referred to Effingham as the "Heart of America" in a campaign to attract visitors to the city.
Effingham is also home to St.
Anthony High School, a private Roman Catholic High School.
SHS athletics and extra-curricular activities presently consist of boys' baseball, girls' softball, girls' basketball (grades 4-8), boys' basketball (grades 4-8), girls' track (grades 5-8), boys' track (grades 5-8), girls' cross nation (grade 5-8), boys' cross nation (grades 5-8), volleyball, cheerleading, band (grades 5-8), chorus (grades 5-8), musicals, plays, student council, and scholar bowl. SAGS athletics and extra-curricular activities presently consist of boys' baseball, girls' softball, girls' track, boys' track, girls' cross country, boys' cross country, volleyball (grades 7-8), girls' basketball (grades 6-8), boys' basketball (grades 6-8), cheerleading, student council, scholastic bowl, spring musical, art club, eco-meet, and bridge club. SAHS athletics and extra-curricular activities presently consist of soccer, boys' golf, girls' golf, girls' volleyball, girls' tennis, girls' and boys' cross country, boys' fall baseball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, cheerleading, wrestling, bellettes (dance), swimming, boys' tennis, spring baseball, girls' track, boys' track, softball, bass fishing, National Honor Society, WYSE (world youth in science and engineering), Society for Academic Achievement (SAA), scholar bowl, Spanish club, band, chorus, fall musical, spring play, drama club, book club, chemistry club, Spanish scholar bowl, and pep club. EJHS athletics and extra-curricular activities presently consist of baseball, soccer, cross country, tennis, golf, cheerleading, football, volleyball, basketball, swimming, chorus, band, theatre, and scholar bowl.
EHS athletics and extra-curricular activities presently consist of boys' baseball, coed soccer, cross country, girls' and boys' tennis, boys' and girls' golf, coed wrestling, basketball cheerleading, girls' track, boys' track, football cheerleading, competition cheerleading, football, girls' softball, volleyball, girls' and boys' basketball, girls' and boys' swimming, chorus, band, theatre, student council, dance, WYSE, National Honor Society, Society for Academic Achievement (SAA), color guard, FACS club, math club, Young Heart Riding club, chemistry club, Spanish club, French club, book club, pep club, and scholar bowl.
A 198-foot (60 m) steel cross erected by The Cross Foundation is positioned in Effingham.
The Cross is made out of over 180 tons of steel and cost over $1 million. The Cross Foundation claims that the cross is the "largest" in the United States standing at 198-foot (60 m) with a span of 113-foot (34 m). While the 208-foot (63 m) Great Cross in St.
Augustine, Florida is believed to be the tallest freestanding cross in the hemisphere, it is thinner than the cross in Effingham and has a narrow span. Uwe Blab, center for the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, and San Antonio Spurs; attended high school in Effingham Constable, judge and Illinois state senator; died in Effingham Daniel Winkler (baseball), pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, born and raised in Effingham, attended St.
Chad Green (pitcher), pitcher for the New York Yankees, graduate of Effingham High School Comedians and authors have poked fun at the "Effing" portion of the name Effingham and its use in American and UK slang as a minced oath for the "F" word. For example, radio comedians Bob and Tom produced a segment on their nationwide radio show. Ben Folds's album Way to Normal uses a similar play on words in a track that was inspired while driving by Effingham, although the song refers to the town/city as "Effington." History of Effingham "EFFINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL".
Effingham Community Schools.
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Municipalities and communities of Effingham County, Illinois, United States County seat: Effingham
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