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Fisher Community Unit School District 1

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Fisher Community Unit School District 1
Address
801 South 5th Street
Fisher
, Illinois, 61843
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
NCES District ID1715180 [1]
Students and staff
Students584 (2020–2021)[1]
Other information
Websitewww.fisherk12.org

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Fisher CUSD 1". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Fisher Cusd 1 Information on GreatSchools.com, retrieved 2008-5-12
  3. ^ Fisher Grade School Principal's Page Archived 2007-08-29 at archive.today, retrieved 2008-5-12
  4. ^ Fisher Jr/Sr High School Principal's Page, retrieved 2008-5-12
  5. ^ Fisher CUSD 1 Main Page, retrieved 2008-5-12
  6. ^ Junior Senior High School Activities, retrieved 2008-5-12
  7. ^ Fisher School History, retrieved 2008-5-12
  8. ^ List of One Room Schoolhouses, retrieved 2008-5-12
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