Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
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Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is a unified school district
located in the Cass County, Illinois
city of its namesake: Beardstown
. While the majority of the students in the district are white
, almost 35% of the ethnicity of the Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is Hispanic
. This is also evident in the bilingual text of the school district's website There are four schools located within this district. Grand Avenue School serves the district's preschoolers; Brick Elementary School has students in grades between first and fourth; Gard Elementary School, serves a broader range of students than Brick, including grades K-5; lastly, Beardstown Middle/High School
, alternatively known as Beardstown Junior Senior High School
, serves grades 6-12. The superintendent as of July 2011 is Reggie Clinton. The principals of each of the respective schools are Terri Olsen of Grand Avenue School; Cheryl Summers of Gard Elementary School; and a principal named Scott Riddle governs over Beardstown Middle/High School
. Superintendent Roberts also serves as principal of Brick Elementary School. The mascot of all schools in the district is the tiger
.
The middle/high school
of the district runs numerous athletics programs that differ based on the season. For example; football, golf, cheerleading, and cross country all meet in the fall; Basketball, wrestling, and volleyball meet in the winter; lastly: baseball, track, and softball meet in the spring. Beardstown Middle/High School
has a school anthem sung to the University of Notre Dame
's "Victory March" song.
In May 2008, the school district was placed on lockdown due to the presence of a dangerous criminal. One woman was assaulted and wounded.
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 Cass County, 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,...
city of its namesake: Beardstown
Beardstown, Illinois
Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,123 at the 2010 census. The public schools are in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15.-Geography:Beardstown is located at...
. While the majority of the students in the district are white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, almost 35% of the ethnicity of the Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
. This is also evident in the bilingual text of the school district's website There are four schools located within this district. Grand Avenue School serves the district's preschoolers; Brick Elementary School has students in grades between first and fourth; Gard Elementary School, serves a broader range of students than Brick, including grades K-5; lastly, Beardstown Middle/High School
Beardstown High School
Beardstown High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois, a small city in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States...
, alternatively known as Beardstown Junior Senior High School
Beardstown High School
Beardstown High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois, a small city in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States...
, serves grades 6-12. The superintendent as of July 2011 is Reggie Clinton. The principals of each of the respective schools are Terri Olsen of Grand Avenue School; Cheryl Summers of Gard Elementary School; and a principal named Scott Riddle governs over Beardstown Middle/High School
Beardstown High School
Beardstown High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois, a small city in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States...
. Superintendent Roberts also serves as principal of Brick Elementary School. The mascot of all schools in the district is the tiger
Tiger
The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
.
The middle/high school
Beardstown High School
Beardstown High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois, a small city in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States...
of the district runs numerous athletics programs that differ based on the season. For example; football, golf, cheerleading, and cross country all meet in the fall; Basketball, wrestling, and volleyball meet in the winter; lastly: baseball, track, and softball meet in the spring. Beardstown Middle/High School
Beardstown High School
Beardstown High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois, a small city in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States...
has a school anthem sung to the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
's "Victory March" song.
In May 2008, the school district was placed on lockdown due to the presence of a dangerous criminal. One woman was assaulted and wounded.
External links
- Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 Home Page — requires JavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
- Beardstown High School Alumni Pages — alumni, student, and yearbook web pages by year