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.
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On June 4, 1971 the Macon Ironmen baseball team finished second place in the Illinois High School Association state boys’ baseball championship tournament.[1]
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 March 14, 2009, Meridian Hawks won the boys IHSA Class 1A state basketball championship.[2]