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Stillman Valley High School is a public high school located in Stillman Valley, Illinois. The school has an enrollment of 547

About the school
Stillman Valley High School is located in Ogle County, Illinois. The high school is part of the Meridian School District #223. The high school serves 3 small communities of Stillman Valley, Davis Junction, and Monroe Center.

SVHS offers a variety of curricular cources in the areas of math, science, foreign language, English, career education, Industrial Arts, social sciences, physical education. The high school is a member of Byron High School with advanced science classes and the swim team. SVHS is also a member of Rock Valley College to offer college prep courses.

Athletics
Stillman Valley High School is a member of the Big Northern Conference. Sports Include:


 * Baseball
 * Basketball
 * Cheerleading
 * Cross country
 * Football
 * Golf
 * Soccer
 * Softball
 * Swimming
 * Track and field
 * Volleyball
 * Wrestling

Football Program
The Stillman Valley Cardinals have won 5 IHSA State Football Championship games and have been a One time finalist

The Cardinals have won the State Championship in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, and 2013,

Road to the 2009 State Football Championship
The Cardinals went 5-0 in the Big Northern-West and went 9-0 before the Playoffs

The Cardinals first played Rockford Christian Life in Round 1. Cardinals beat the Eagles 42-20 at Home

Round 2 began with the Cardinals playing the Winnebago Indians at Home. The Indians suffered with a massive blowout to the Cardinals 35-0

Quarter-Finals: The Stillman Valley Cardinals took a trip to Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling, Illinois. Cardinals beat the Comets in a close game 21-20

Semi-Finals: Stillman Valley played the Illini West Comets from Carthage, Illinois. The Cardinals managed to beat the Comets in overtime with a score of 21-14. That day Head Coach Michael Lalor was excited that his players were going to state.

2009 IHSA Football State Championship: On Friday, November 27, 2009, The Cardinals were exicted to be playing at the State Championship at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. The Cardinals were to play Tolono Unity (Tolono, Illinois) Another team that went 13-0 before making the Championship. Both Teams were 13-0 and were getting ready to play in the 3A State Championship. Stillman Valley took home the trophy once again. The Cardinals defeated the Rockets 52-22 for the 3A State Championship.

Road to the 2013 State Football Championship
Stillman Valley went 4-2 in the Big Northern Conference, losing to the Winnebago Indians and the Rockford Lutheran Crusaders. The Cardinals finished 7-2 securing a spot in the playoffs.

Round 1: The Stillman Valley Cardinals hosted the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints. The Cardinals beat the Saints 29-8

Round 2: The Cardinals took a ride to visit the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers in Erie, Illinois. Cardinals won 24-14 against the Panthers

Quarter-Finals: The Red Hot Cardinals hosted the Winnebago Indians, After suffering a loss of 26-20 at Winnebago, the Cardinals beat the Indians 34-20 and advanced to the Semi-Finals

Semi-Finals; A record was broken at Aurora Christian High School with the temperature being at -26 degrees. The Cardinals still managed to beat the Eagles in the cold and headed back to DeKalb, Illinois to play at the State Championship once again at Huskie Stadium

2013 IHSA Football State Championship: The Stillman Valley Cardinals were set to play St. Joseph Ogden High School at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. The Captains for the Cardinals were Zac Hare, Logan Alberts, and Bruno Herrera Jr. all 3 were seniors. the Cardinals headed into Overtime tied at 35-35 at the end of regulation time. Zac Hare gave the Cardinals a touchdown making the score 43-35. The Spartans got the touchdown but unsuccessfully made the Two-point conversion. The Cardinals were once again 3A State Champions.