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Teaching staff: 29.00 (FTE) [1] Grades: 9-12: Enrollment: 429 (2022–23) [1] Student to teacher ratio: 14.79 [1] Color(s) Columbia Blue and Navy blue Song: Pinckneyville Loyalty: Athletics conference: Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference: Mascot: Panther: Team name: Panthers: Rivals: Du Quoin Indians, Nashville Hornets: Yearbook ...
The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.)
Amtrak Train 390, the northbound Saluki, is scheduled to depart Du Quoin at 7:51 am daily with service to Centralia, Effingham, Mattoon, Champaign-Urbana, Rantoul, Gilman, Kankakee, Homewood, and Chicago. Amtrak Train 392, the northbound Illini, is scheduled to depart Du Quoin at 4:36 pm daily serving the same points as the northbound Saluki.
Old Du Quoin is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Illinois, United States. The community is located along Illinois Route 14 3.8 miles (6.1 km) southeast of downtown Du Quoin . [ 2 ] The community was the original site of Du Quoin before its residents relocated to a site next to a new railroad line in the 1850s.
The first 100-mile stock car race at the track was held in 1950. It has been a part of a national stock car circuit annually since 1954. AAA sanctioned the race until 1955, USAC from 1956 to 1984, and ARCA took over solely in 1985 after co-sanctioning the race in 1983 and 1984.
The new Duke replaces "Duke the Bear" who was a fixture at DU athletic events since 1996. At the December 13, 2008 game versus West Virginia, Duquesne introduced its new human-figure mascot to replace the 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) character mascot. The mascot traditionally sports its black jacket with coat-tails and overbearing top-hat.
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