North Boone Community Unit School District 200
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North Boone Community Unit School District 200 is a unified school district
based in the central region of the county of its namesake, Boone County; more specifically, in the village of Poplar Grove
, Illinois
. Five of the six schools in the district are located here, with the other being eastwards in the village of Capron
. The community unit school district is composed of, as previously mentioned, six schools: there are three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Manchester Elementary School, which serves the grades K-4 alongside Poplar Grove Elementary School, is governed by Principal Kristi Crawford; the principal of Poplar Grove Elementary School is Sharon Olds. Capron Elementary School, the only school in the district located in a village other than Poplar Grove, serves not only the grades K-4, but also includes a prekindergarten program. The current principal is Matt Klett. All students who graduate from one of the district elementary schools will consolidate at the fifth grade in one school, called North Boone Upper Elementary School, whose principal is Mike Greenlee;all students move on to North Boone Middle School, headed by Jeremiah Auble, which educates those in grades seven and eight. The last leg of education this district can provide is to those from grade nine to grade twelve; the facility is called North Boone High School, whose principal is named Christine Troller. The current superintendent is Rita Brodnax. The mascot of the district high school is the Viking
.
North Boone High School competes in the Big Northern Conference
.
Spring sports include softball, track, and baseball.
As of the ISAT
testing scores in 2006, the averages of North Boone Community Unit School District 200, with the exception of the eleventh grade mathematics scores, paralleled or rose just above the state average.
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 central region of the county of its namesake, Boone County; more specifically, in the village of Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Poplar Grove is a village located in Poplar Grove and Belvidere Townships, Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,023 at the 2010 census, up significantly from 1,368 at the 2000 census.-Demographics:As of the 2000 U.S...
, 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,...
. Five of the six schools in the district are located here, with the other being eastwards in the village of Capron
Capron, Illinois
Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,376 at the 2010 census, up from 961 at the 2000 census.Capron was named after General Horace Capron....
. The community unit school district is composed of, as previously mentioned, six schools: there are three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Manchester Elementary School, which serves the grades K-4 alongside Poplar Grove Elementary School, is governed by Principal Kristi Crawford; the principal of Poplar Grove Elementary School is Sharon Olds. Capron Elementary School, the only school in the district located in a village other than Poplar Grove, serves not only the grades K-4, but also includes a prekindergarten program. The current principal is Matt Klett. All students who graduate from one of the district elementary schools will consolidate at the fifth grade in one school, called North Boone Upper Elementary School, whose principal is Mike Greenlee;all students move on to North Boone Middle School, headed by Jeremiah Auble, which educates those in grades seven and eight. The last leg of education this district can provide is to those from grade nine to grade twelve; the facility is called North Boone High School, whose principal is named Christine Troller. The current superintendent is Rita Brodnax. The mascot of the district high school is the Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
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North Boone High School competes in the Big Northern Conference
Big Northern Conference
The Big Northern Conference is an organization of fourteen high schools in northern Illinois. These high schools are members of the Illinois High School Association....
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Spring sports include softball, track, and baseball.
As of the ISAT
ISAT
ISAT can stand for:*Integrated Science and Technology*International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial*Illinois Standards Achievement Test*Idaho Standards Achievement Test*International Student Admission Test*International Schools Association of Thailand...
testing scores in 2006, the averages of North Boone Community Unit School District 200, with the exception of the eleventh grade mathematics scores, paralleled or rose just above the state average.