Virginia Community Unit School District 64
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Virginia Community Unit School District 64 is a unified school district
located in the city of Virginia
, the county seat of western Illinois
' Cass County. It is composed of three schools and a prekindergarten center. Of those three schools, the elementary school is called Virginia Elementary School, and it serves grades kindergarten through fifth; Virginia Junior High School educates students in the grades six through eight. Lastly, Virginia Senior High School serves those in grades nine through twelve. Lynn Carter is the superintendent of this district, and has been an educator or administrator for twenty-nine years. Christine Brinkley is the principal of all schools in the district, while John Alexander serves as the Dean of Students. The mascot of the district's high school is the redbird
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Virginia Community Unit School District 64 sports a chapter of the National Honor Society
and a Scholastic Bowl team, as well as numerous athletic sports, like volleyball, basketball, and softball.
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 city of Virginia
Virginia, Illinois
Virginia is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,611 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cass County.-Geography:Virginia is located at ....
, the county seat of western 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,...
' Cass County. It is composed of three schools and a prekindergarten center. Of those three schools, the elementary school is called Virginia Elementary School, and it serves grades kindergarten through fifth; Virginia Junior High School educates students in the grades six through eight. Lastly, Virginia Senior High School serves those in grades nine through twelve. Lynn Carter is the superintendent of this district, and has been an educator or administrator for twenty-nine years. Christine Brinkley is the principal of all schools in the district, while John Alexander serves as the Dean of Students. The mascot of the district's high school is the redbird
Northern Cardinal
The Northern Cardinal or Redbird or Common Cardinal is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis. It can be found in southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico...
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Virginia Community Unit School District 64 sports a chapter of the 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 Scholastic Bowl team, as well as numerous athletic sports, like volleyball, basketball, and softball.