Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School’s athletics account, #GoKnights, announced upcoming events for the school’s volleyball, soccer, and golf teams in a series of posts on August 26 and 27.
On August 26, #GoKnights promoted the start of the volleyball season with a post stating: “Volleyball season kicks off Thursday as our Knights battle Tuscola! Let’s pack the gym! #GoKnights https://t.co/DdrELU07sL”. Later that day, another update read: “Soccer 8/26 https://t.co/6sLZLHRb51”. On August 27, the account posted: “Golf 8/26 https://t.co/DjCbq0jR4x”.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School is located in Arthur within Douglas County and serves students in grades nine through twelve. In the 2019-2020 academic year, enrollment stood at 328 students (source). The student body was predominantly white at 94.5 percent, with smaller percentages identifying as black (1.5 percent), Hispanic (2.7 percent), or Asian (0.3 percent) (Illinois Report Card). Grade distribution data from that year shows that ninth graders made up the largest group at 39 percent of total enrollment (Illinois Report Card).
Athletics updates such as those shared by #GoKnights provide information about extracurricular activities for a diverse student population across all four high school grades.
