Editing Geneseo, Illinois (section)

==Education==
Geneseo's School District is [[Geneseo Community Unit School District 228|Dist. 228.]], which includes [[Geneseo High School]] (GHS). In 2023, U.S. News & World Report named Geneseo High School one of the best high schools in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Sara |title=U.S. News Releases 2023-2024 Best High Schools Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/us-news-ranks-best-high-schools |website=US News & World Report |publisher=US News & World Report |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> Regionally, GHS ranked second in the [[Quad Cities|Quad Cities Area]] and 93rd in Illinois.<ref>{{cite web |title=GHS named one of nation's Best High Schools by U.S. News |url=https://www.geneseoschools.org/article/1220724 |website=Geneseo Schools |publisher=District 228 |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Geneseo, Illinois Green Machine Football 2011.jpg|thumb|Geneseo v Ottawa September 30, 2011. The "Green Machine" has won 4 state championships and 6 state runner-up finishes.|300x300px]] The Maple Leafs have won 4 state championships in football, with 6 second-place state finishes, 54-consecutive winning seasons, and more than 40 consecutive playoff appearances—an Illinois state record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geneseo seals state-record 40 playoff appearances|url=http://www.qconline.com/sports/high_school_sports/geneseo-seals-state-record-playoff-appearance/article_c0dab1f7-6202-5df9-9ea7-b388b59e9c51.html}}</ref>

The Geneseo High School Music Department has been successful, too, with 6 State Championships, 10 State runner-up finishes, and 6 third-place finishes in music.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Depies |first1=Lisa |title=Geneseo named one of the best towns for music education |url=https://www.geneseorepublic.com/story/news/2019/05/03/geneseo-named-one-best-towns/5264746007/ |website=Geneseo Republic |publisher=Geneseo Republic |access-date=23 February 2024}}</ref>