United Township High School, also known as UTHS or UT, is a public four-year high school

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 located in East Moline, Illinois

East Moline, Illinois

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, a city in Rock Island County, in the United States

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. The school is the only public high school in the city of East Moline, and is part of United Township High School District 30. UTHS is served by the feeder schools of East Moline School District #37, which provide elementary and middle school educations for the residents of Silvis

Silvis, Illinois

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, Carbon Cliff

Carbon Cliff, Illinois

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, and Hampton

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 in Rock Island County

Rock Island County, Illinois

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, and the city of Colona

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 in Henry County

Henry County, Illinois

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.

Academics

United Township High School provides course work in the following academic departments:

• Area Career Center
• Business
• Driver Education
• Engineering
• English
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Fine Arts
• Health
• Mathematics
• Modern Languages
• Physical Education
• Reading
• Science
• Social Studies

Area Career Center (ACC) Programs

• Advanced Computer
• Applications
• Auto Mechanics
• Banking Internship
• Barbering
• Building Trades
• Child Care
• Collision Damage Repair
• Cosmetology
• Culinary Arts Internship
• Diesel Technician Internship
• Design/Drafting
• Electronics
• Extended Campus Health Occupations (ECHO)
• Fire Science/Fire Fighting
• Graphic Arts
• Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO)
• Health Occupations Co-op
• Interrelated Cooperative Education
• Law Enforcement and Public Safety
• Computer Integrated Machining
• Machine Trades Partnership
• Manufacturing Technology
• Marketing Education Co-op
• Office Occupations
• Pre-Engineering
• Travel and Tourism
• Web Page Design II
• Welding
• Woodworking

Athletics

United Township High School participates in the Illinois High School Association

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 (IHSA) and is a member of the Western Big 6 Conference

Western Big 6 Conference

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. The school fields teams in 13 IHSA sponsored athletics:

• Cross Country (boys/girls)
• Football (boys)
• Golf (boys/girls)
• Soccer (boys/girls)
• Swimming & Diving (boys/girls)
• Tennis (boys/girls)
• Volleyball (girls)
• Basketball (boys/girls)
• Bowling (girls)
• Wrestling (boys)
• Baseball (boys)
• Softball (girls)
• Track & Field (boys/girls)

Conference Championships

The accomplishments of the many UTHS Sports over years. Wrestling holding and 8 year conference winning streak. Girls basketball 2008-09 season going undefeated 20-0.

• Wrestling conference champs (2000–2008)
• Basketball conference champs (2007–08)&(2009–10)
• SoftBall conference Champs (2009–2010)
• Girls Basketball conference champs (2008–2009) Record(20-0)
• Boys Swimming conference champs (2008–09)Record(9-0)&(2009–10) Record (12-2)
• Girls Tennis conference champs (2006–07)
• Boys Soccer conference champs (2006–07)
• Baseball 2005 Western Big 6 Champs

State Championships

At the conclusion of the 2009-2010 academic year, United Township High School has won 3 Illinois state titles in IHSA sponsored team athletics:

• Boy's Soccer (1999-2000 AA)
• Girl's Bowling (1990-1991 AA)
• Girl's Track & Field (1976–1977)

Activities

United Township High School provides activities both sponsored by IHSA, and not. UT won the IHSA sponsored Illinois state title for Drama in 1947-1948. IHSA sponsored activities available to students include:

• Drama & Group Interpretation
• Music: Organization
• Music Solo & Ensemble
• Music: Instrumental
• Music: Vocal (Choir)
• Speech & Individual Events
• Spirit
• Student Council

Other available activities include:

• Anime Club
• Key Club
• Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
• Panther Players
• UTPD
• Chess Club
• National Honor Society
• French Club
• Spanish National Honor Society
• Marching Band
• Pep Band
• Cheerleading
• Crime Stoppers
• Breakfast Club (Movie)
• Math Team
• Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Team
• Interact Club
• Circle Jerk Club
• Sky Diving Club

Notable alumni

• Mike Butcher
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  : pitching coach for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Spike O'Dell
  Spike O'Dell
  William O'Dell a native of East Moline, Illinois, is a former radio host for WGN Radio in Chicago, Illinois. He joined WGN in 1987 and hosted the afternoon show until 2000, when he took over for the late Bob Collins in the morning slot from 5 to 9 a.m. During the time O'Dell held that slot, his...
  
  : WGN Radio broadcaster
• Ray Klingbiel
  Ray Klingbiel
  Ray I. Klingbiel was the Chief Justice of Illinois in 1956–57, and again from 1964 to 1967. In 1969, while Klingbiel was still sitting on the Supreme Court of Illinois, a major Illinois scandal erupted when conspiracy theorist Sherman Skolnick revealed that Klingbiel and Chief Justice Roy J....
  
  : Chief Justice of Illinois

External links

• United Township High School
• Illinois High School Association (official site)