Gurnee School District 56
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Gurnee School District 56 is a PK-8 school district located in the northern Lake County
village of the school district's namesake: Gurnee
, Illinois
. Gurnee School District 56 is composed of four schools; three schools run in succession to the other, while the other services all nine grades. Education in this school district often begins in Spaulding Elementary School, which serves the first and second grades; it also has a prekindergarten program. The principal is Dr. Diane Donaldson. Spaulding feeds into O'Plaine School, which educates third, fourth, and fifth graders. Kevin Simmons is the school's principal.Sheryl Gray is the assistant principal at O'Plaine. The last section that this branch of the district's education can provide is to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Viking Middle School, whose principal is Patrick Jones. Viking is renowned for its wonderful drama and arts programs, along with its beautiful architecture. Viking Middle feeds into Warren Township High School
in Gurnee
, Illinois
. The current Viking School was completed in 1998 after a flood rendered the old building unusable.
The other branch of this district is a full education through Gurnee Grade School, which covers grades K-8; the school's principal is Jennifer Glickley.The superintendent of the district as of the 2009-2010 school year is Dr. John Hutton.
All of Gurnee School District 56's schools, with the exception of Spaulding Elementary School, have school bands. Every year, all sixth, seventh, and eighth graders participate in the "Gurnee Days Band," a performance before the entire community of Gurnee.
Lake County, Illinois
Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
village of the school district's namesake: Gurnee
Gurnee, Illinois
Gurnee is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,834 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 30,772 in 2005. The village borders the city of Waukegan and is considered a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Gurnee is perhaps best known for being the location of...
, 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,...
. Gurnee School District 56 is composed of four schools; three schools run in succession to the other, while the other services all nine grades. Education in this school district often begins in Spaulding Elementary School, which serves the first and second grades; it also has a prekindergarten program. The principal is Dr. Diane Donaldson. Spaulding feeds into O'Plaine School, which educates third, fourth, and fifth graders. Kevin Simmons is the school's principal.Sheryl Gray is the assistant principal at O'Plaine. The last section that this branch of the district's education can provide is to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Viking Middle School, whose principal is Patrick Jones. Viking is renowned for its wonderful drama and arts programs, along with its beautiful architecture. Viking Middle feeds into Warren Township High School
Warren Township High School
Warren Township High School, or Warren, is a public four-year high school located in Gurnee, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, in the United States. Due to the size of the student body, the school is split across two campuses: the O'Plaine Road Campus for freshmen and sophomores, and the...
in Gurnee
Gurnee, Illinois
Gurnee is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,834 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 30,772 in 2005. The village borders the city of Waukegan and is considered a part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Gurnee is perhaps best known for being the location of...
, 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 current Viking School was completed in 1998 after a flood rendered the old building unusable.
The other branch of this district is a full education through Gurnee Grade School, which covers grades K-8; the school's principal is Jennifer Glickley.The superintendent of the district as of the 2009-2010 school year is Dr. John Hutton.
All of Gurnee School District 56's schools, with the exception of Spaulding Elementary School, have school bands. Every year, all sixth, seventh, and eighth graders participate in the "Gurnee Days Band," a performance before the entire community of Gurnee.
External links
- Official site
- GreatSchools.net Information on Gurnee School District 56, retrieved 2008-5-10