Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3
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Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3 is a unified school district
centered around the Monroe County
Mississippi River
village of Valmeyer
, Illinois
, although it also encompasses residents of the villages of Fults
and Maeystown
. This south Illinois school district is composed of three schools: Valmeyer Elementary School, which accommodates the grades PK-5; Valmeyer Junior High School, which accommodates grades 6-8; and, lastly, Valmeyer High School, which covers grades 9-12. The current superintendent is Brian Charron, and the mascot of the school is the pirate, and the school newsletter is called the Original Voice of Valmeyer.
Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3 hosts a variety of afterschool activities, including National Honor Society
and a chorus and orchestra.
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....
centered around the Monroe County
Monroe County, Illinois
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 32,957, which is an increase of 19.3% from 27,619 in 2000. Its county seat is Waterloo...
Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
village of Valmeyer
Valmeyer, Illinois
Valmeyer is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 1200 at the 2006 census.-History:...
, 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,...
, although it also encompasses residents of the villages of Fults
Fults, Illinois
Fults is a village in the Renault precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28 at the 2000 census. It is located entirely within the American Bottom floodplain.-Geography:Fults is located at ....
and Maeystown
Maeystown, Illinois
Maeystown is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 148 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
. This south Illinois school district is composed of three schools: Valmeyer Elementary School, which accommodates the grades PK-5; Valmeyer Junior High School, which accommodates grades 6-8; and, lastly, Valmeyer High School, which covers grades 9-12. The current superintendent is Brian Charron, and the mascot of the school is the pirate, and the school newsletter is called the Original Voice of Valmeyer.
Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3 hosts a variety of afterschool activities, including 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...
and a chorus and orchestra.