United Township High School


United Township High School, also known as UTHS or UT, is a public four-year high school located in Moline, Illinois, a city in Rock Island County, in the United States. The school is the only public high school in the city of East Moline, and is part of United Township High School District 30.

Boundary

Within Rock Island County, the district includes most of East Moline and all of Barstow, Campbell's Island, Carbon Cliff, Hampton, and Silvis, as well as a portion of Moline. Within Henry County, the district includes the central portion of Colona.
UTHS is served by the feeder schools of East Moline School District #37, Silvis School District #34, Hampton School District #29, Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District #36, and Colona School District #190.

Academics

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

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
  • Fire Science/Fire Fighting
  • 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 and is a member of the Western Big 6 Conference. The school fields teams in 13 IHSA sponsored athletics:
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Wrestling
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Track & Field
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

Conference championships

  • Baseball
  • Boys' Basketball
  • Girls' Basketball
  • Girls' Bowling
  • Boys' Cross Country
  • Girls' Cross Country
  • Football
  • Boys' Golf
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Girls' Soccer
  • Softball
  • Boys' Swimming
  • Girls' Swimming
  • Boys' Tennis
  • Girls' Tennis
  • Boys' Track & Field
  • Girls' Track & Field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

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:
  • Boys' Soccer
  • Girls' Bowling
  • Girls' Track & Field

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. The UTHS Marching Band has been successful in the Illinois State Marching Band Championships; they were champions of the 5A Field in 1996, 2000, 2001, and 2005, and they were champions of the 4A field in 2006 and 2007. IHSA sponsored activities available to students include:
  • Drama & Group Interpretation
  • Music: Organization
  • Music Solo & Ensemble
  • Music: Instrumental
Other available activities include:

Notable alumni