Bethalto Community Unit School District 8
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Bethalto Community Unit School District 8 is a unified school district
based in the Madison County
village of Bethalto
, Illinois
; the district is on the outskirts of the St. Louis Metro Area
. The district is composed of seven schools, of which all are located in the village of Bethalto except for one. The district is composed of two primary schools, two intermediate schools, one middle school, and two high schools. Students attending the unified school district begin their educations at either Bethalto East Primary School or Parkside Primary School, which serve students within the prekindergarten-third grade range; the principals of each school are, respectively, Karen Harris and Kim Heinz. Students between grades four and five attend Bethalto West Intermediate School, which is headed by principal Todd Hannaford, or Meadowbrook Intermediate School, which outside Bethalto in nearby Moro Township
and is administrated by Jill Griffin. Graduates of the intermediate schools register at Wilbur Trimpe Middle School, where under direction of Principal Kim Wilks, the students progress from grade six through grade eight. The last leg of precollegiate education that students in Bethalto Community Unit School District 8 undertake is at Civic Memorial High School
, where the school's principal is Debra Pitts. The high school mascot is the eagle
, while the middle school mascot is the royal.
Civic Memorial High School is home to four clubs (including a student council), and teams covering eleven separate sports.
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....
based in the Madison County
Madison County, Illinois
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. Madison County is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis Metro Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 269,282, which is an increase of 4.0% from 258,941 in 2000. The county seat is Edwardsville, home to...
village of Bethalto
Bethalto, Illinois
Bethalto is a village located in Madison County, Illinois, USA. Bethalto, like the rest of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro-East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area...
, 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,...
; the district is on the outskirts of the St. Louis Metro Area
St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area
Greater St. Louis is the area of Missouri and Illinois that surrounds and includes the independent city of St. Louis. Depending on the counties included in the area, it can refer to the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area or the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL combined...
. The district is composed of seven schools, of which all are located in the village of Bethalto except for one. The district is composed of two primary schools, two intermediate schools, one middle school, and two high schools. Students attending the unified school district begin their educations at either Bethalto East Primary School or Parkside Primary School, which serve students within the prekindergarten-third grade range; the principals of each school are, respectively, Karen Harris and Kim Heinz. Students between grades four and five attend Bethalto West Intermediate School, which is headed by principal Todd Hannaford, or Meadowbrook Intermediate School, which outside Bethalto in nearby Moro Township
Moro Township, Madison County, Illinois
Moro Township is located in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 3,294 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
and is administrated by Jill Griffin. Graduates of the intermediate schools register at Wilbur Trimpe Middle School, where under direction of Principal Kim Wilks, the students progress from grade six through grade eight. The last leg of precollegiate education that students in Bethalto Community Unit School District 8 undertake is at Civic Memorial High School
Civic Memorial High School
Civic Memorial High School is a high school for 9th to 12th grade students located in Bethalto, Illinois, United States. It serves students from Bethalto, Meadowbrook, Cottage Hills, and parts of Rosewood Heights and Moro .The school was originally named Bethalto High School...
, where the school's principal is Debra Pitts. The high school mascot is the eagle
Eagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
, while the middle school mascot is the royal.
Civic Memorial High School is home to four clubs (including a student council), and teams covering eleven separate sports.