East Peoria
| East Peoria Raiders | |
| Location: East Peoria, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Coaches | Jenny Norman |
| State Championships | none |
| Program Status | active |
| School Size | 966 |
| NAQT Page | link |
East Peoria Community High School is a public high school located in East Peoria, Illinois. The Raiders compete in Class AA, the "large school" division of the Illinois High School Association's State Championship Series. East Peoria also competes in the Peoria Area League & Mid-Illini Conference.
The team has been coached since 2014 by Jenny Norman. Throughout her tenure, East Peoria has been a consistent mid-field team in the Peoria area. In 2024, the Raiders saw the program achieve their strongest season in over a decade including winning an IHSA Regional & the Peoria Area World Affairs Council Tournament, the latter earning the team a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the WACA Academic WorldQuest. Norman was named 2024 recipient of the IHSSBCA Coach of the Year Tom Durbin Award for "large schools" in recognition of the team's recent success & for her role in helping coordinate the local quiz bowl circuit.
Notable Team Accomplishments
- IHSA Regional titles: 2023-2A, 2015-2A
- Peoria Area World Affairs Council Tournament Champions: 2023
IHSSBCA Individual Awards
All-Sectional Honorees
- 2024: Chase Wheat, Colin Hieronimus
- 2023: Chase Wheat
- 2018: Kevin Ballard-Munn
- 2017: Ethan Elarton
- 2015: Ben Bruce
- 2014: Ben Bruce
- 2013: Ben Bruce
- 2010: Eric Jostad
- 2009: Eric Jostad