A-C Central Community Unit School District 262

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article or section relies largely or entirely upon a single source.
Please help improve this article by introducing appropriate citations of additional sources.

This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008)

A-C Central Community Unit School District 262
Established	1989
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Rebecca Canty
Contact number	217-476-8112
Teachers	37 ^[1]
Students	483 ^[1]
Location	Ashland and Chandlerville, Illinois USA
Website	http://www.a-ccentral.com

A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 brings together students from Ashland and Chandlerville, Illinois. A small, rural district, A-C Central has an elementary school (K-5) in Ashland, a junior high school (6-8) in Chandlerville, and a high school (9-12) at the same facility as the elementary school in Ashland.

1 History
2 Notable Achievements
3 Footnotes
4 External links

[edit] History

A-C Central was formed in 1989 by a referendum combining Ashland Community School District and the Chandlerville Community School District.^{[citation needed]} As of 2005, the school district has approximately 203 elementary students, 143 junior high students and 150 high school students.^{[update needed]}

The future for A-C Central is a bit unclear. Like nearly all of the small districts surrounding it, A-C Central faces budget issues. In 2005, a referendum was put before the voters of A-C Central and adjacent Virginia Community Unit School District 64 to consolidate the two districts.^{[citation needed]} The referendum failed, leaving the Virginia school district in a desperate financial situation.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable Achievements

Ashland and Chandlerville, both known for strongly supporting school sports, have combined to form several exceptional basketball teams.^{[citation needed]} In the mid and late 1990s, many of the school's teams went to State Sectionals.

Another proud contribution to the school's reputation is the A-C Central Marching Knights. This marching band has won numerous awards and has performed all over the United States. Some key performances include New York City, New York and Walt Disney World, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2007, the 8th grade 2A girls volleyball team from A-C Central Jr. High won the Illinois Elementary Schools Association state girls volleyball championship.

The School also has a raising Score on ISAT's which was noticed by the state of Illinois.^{[citation needed]}