Fisher Community Unit School District 1 | |
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Address | |
801 South 5th Street
Fisher , Illinois, 61843United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K–12 [1] |
NCES District ID | 1715180 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 584 (2020–2021) [1] |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
Fisher Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district located in the village of its namesake, Fisher, Illinois; the village, in turn, is located in the northwestern reaches of Champaign County. Fisher Community Unit School District 1, a district of just under 700 students, [2] is composed of two schools: one consolidated elementary and middle school, and one consolidated junior and senior high school. the first branch of education that can be taken in District 1 will be taken in Fisher Grade School, a school that serves first through sixth graders alongside kindergarteners; the current principal is Jake Palmer; [3] the mascot of the school is the bunnies. Education is continued and completed at Fisher Junior/Senior High School, which builds on the education of those attending on grades seventh through twelfth. The principal of the junior senior high school is Jon Kelly, [4] and the school mascot is the bunnies. The current superintendent of the district is Barb Thompson. [5]
The junior senior high school sports a quizbowl team, and student volunteers perform a play yearly before their classmates. [6] It also sports a student council, a yearbook committee known as "Echo," and a mathematics club, among others.
The district's first school were constructed in 1885 on the present site of the high school at a cost of $5000.00 USD, and it was known as Fisher Grade and High School until the construction of the present grade school in 1914 separated the grades and created a greater sense of efficiency in the district. [7] The creation of Fisher Grade and High School in 1885 obsoleted the twenty-three one room schoolhouses that dominated the region of Champaign County at the time. [8]
Fisher Community Unit School District 1 | |
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Address | |
801 South 5th Street
Fisher , Illinois, 61843United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K–12 [1] |
NCES District ID | 1715180 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 584 (2020–2021) [1] |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
Fisher Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district located in the village of its namesake, Fisher, Illinois; the village, in turn, is located in the northwestern reaches of Champaign County. Fisher Community Unit School District 1, a district of just under 700 students, [2] is composed of two schools: one consolidated elementary and middle school, and one consolidated junior and senior high school. the first branch of education that can be taken in District 1 will be taken in Fisher Grade School, a school that serves first through sixth graders alongside kindergarteners; the current principal is Jake Palmer; [3] the mascot of the school is the bunnies. Education is continued and completed at Fisher Junior/Senior High School, which builds on the education of those attending on grades seventh through twelfth. The principal of the junior senior high school is Jon Kelly, [4] and the school mascot is the bunnies. The current superintendent of the district is Barb Thompson. [5]
The junior senior high school sports a quizbowl team, and student volunteers perform a play yearly before their classmates. [6] It also sports a student council, a yearbook committee known as "Echo," and a mathematics club, among others.
The district's first school were constructed in 1885 on the present site of the high school at a cost of $5000.00 USD, and it was known as Fisher Grade and High School until the construction of the present grade school in 1914 separated the grades and created a greater sense of efficiency in the district. [7] The creation of Fisher Grade and High School in 1885 obsoleted the twenty-three one room schoolhouses that dominated the region of Champaign County at the time. [8]