New Berlin High School | |
Streetaddress: | 300 E. Ellis St. |
City: | New Berlin |
State: | Illinois |
Zipcode: | 62670 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 39.7284°N -89.9123°W |
District: | New Berlin CUSD #16 |
Superintendent: | Jill Larson |
Principal: | Hattle Llewellyn |
Teaching Staff: | 18.30 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 13.44 |
Gender: | coed |
Schooltype: | public secondary |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Campus: | Rural |
Conference: | Sangamo |
Nickname: | Pretzels |
School Colours: | Orange, Blue, White |
Enrollment: | 246 (2022-2023)[1] |
Homepage: | http://www.pretzelpride.com |
New Berlin High School is a coeducational public high school serving the community of New Berlin, Illinois and surrounding areas within Sangamon County, including but not limited to: Loami, Berlin, Curran, Island Grove, and the west side of Springfield. For the 2021–2022 school year, the school had 278 students enrolled in grades 9–12.[2]
The school's current principal, Hattie Llewellyn; Superintendent, Jill Larson.[3]
New Berlin High School's athletic teams are known as the "Pretzels" and compete in thirteen sports and activities sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association.[4] The school has athletic and activities co-op agreements with multiple schools in surrounding communities, including Waverly, Franklin, and Pleasant Plains.
In September 2018, a former student filed a civil lawsuit[5] against the school district, alleging sexual abuse over a period of four years in the late 1980s by a former teacher at the school.