Cumberland Community Unit School District 77
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Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 is a unified school district
located in the county seat
of Cumberland County, the village of Toledo
, Illinois
. It is composed of three school
s: one elementary school
, one junior high school, and one high school
, and altogether, as of the 2007-08 school year, encompasses 1,132 students. Students just entering the district first attend Cumberland Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten
through grade
five; the school also runs a pre-kindergarten
program, and is headed by T. Butler. Those in grades six through eight attend Cumberland Junior High School, which is headed by principal Kevin Maynard. Graduates spend their last years in the district at Cumberland High School, from grade nine through grade twelve. The principal of Cumberland High School is Todd Hall. The superintendent
of the district is Rusty Ragon; the mascot
of the district junior high school is the raider
, while the mascot of the high school is the pirate
.
The district high school runs a series of clubs that range from a branch of the FFA
and one that pressed towards environmental awareness to a National Honor Society
, a varsity Scholastic Bowl team, and a woodworking
club known as "Splinter Group." The middle school's activities are more limited; Cumberland Junior High School encompasses a school band, a chorus
program, a student council, a junior varsity Scholastic Bowl team, and an ecology
study group.
As of 2006 ISAT
testing results, students of the district in grades three through eight and students in grade eleven passed with an average that more or less hovered around the statewide average score for said tests.
Unified school district
A unified school district or unit school district is a school district which includes both primary school and high school under the same district control....
located in the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Cumberland County, the village of Toledo
Toledo, Illinois
Toledo is a village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cumberland County.Toledo is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. It is composed of three school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s: one elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
, one junior high school, and one high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, and altogether, as of the 2007-08 school year, encompasses 1,132 students. Students just entering the district first attend Cumberland Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through grade
Grade (education)
Grades are standardized measurements of varying levels of comprehension within a subject area. Grades can be assigned in letters , as a range , as a number out of a possible total , as descriptors , in percentages, or, as is common in some post-secondary...
five; the school also runs a pre-kindergarten
Pre-Kindergarten
Pre-kindergarten refers to the first formal academic classroom-based learning environment that a child customarily attends in the United States. It begins between the ages of 3-5 depending on the length of the program...
program, and is headed by T. Butler. Those in grades six through eight attend Cumberland Junior High School, which is headed by principal Kevin Maynard. Graduates spend their last years in the district at Cumberland High School, from grade nine through grade twelve. The principal of Cumberland High School is Todd Hall. The superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
of the district is Rusty Ragon; the mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
of the district junior high school is the raider
Raider (piracy)
A raider is a person who commits robbery at sea. With use of raid tactics, the raiders uses the naval strategy of attacking an opponent's commercial shipping rather than contending for command of the sea with its naval forces. The raiders destroy supplies of the enemy instead of engaging the...
, while the mascot of the high school is the pirate
Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...
.
The district high school runs a series of clubs that range from a branch of the FFA
National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...
and one that pressed towards environmental awareness to a National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, a varsity Scholastic Bowl team, and a woodworking
Woodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood.-History:Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood...
club known as "Splinter Group." The middle school's activities are more limited; Cumberland Junior High School encompasses a school band, a chorus
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
program, a student council, a junior varsity Scholastic Bowl team, and an ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
study group.
As of 2006 ISAT
Illinois Standards Achievement Test
The Illinois State Achievement Test measures individual student achievement relative to the Illinois Learning Standards. Results of this score are applied to the No Child Left Behind Act, for purposes of identifying failing schools....
testing results, students of the district in grades three through eight and students in grade eleven passed with an average that more or less hovered around the statewide average score for said tests.