Beecher City Superintendent

Beecher City School District comprises Shumway Grade School, Beecher City Grade School and Beecher City Junior Senior High School. Located in Effingham, Ill., the school district offers educational and extracurricular programs for children from grades kindergarten through 12. Its curriculum includes mathematics, English, science, foreign languages, history, geography, economics, music and arts and crafts. The school district offers a number of interscholastic options, such as girl's and boy s basketball, cheerleading, baseball, tennis, badminton, swimming, soccer and softball. It conducts a wide variety of seminars, summer youth camps and church organized retreats. The school s extracurricular activities include knowledge bowl, junior-senior banquet, senior trips, state fine arts and academic competitions, band and choir concerts and National Honor Society. Beecher City School District regularly organizes an array of social events, such as musical concerts, alumni banquet, donkey basketball game and field day.

Altamont Community Unit School District #10 is a consolidated school district that provides higher academic education and professional development opportunities. It operates high and technical schools. The district s high schools curricula include English, mathematics, science, physical education, biology, sociology, psychology and foreign languages with a choice in French and Spanish. It also provides courses in American history, industrial arts, family and consumer science, and physical and special education. The district also offers courses in computer technology, world cultures and American government, business, health and vocational studies. The district s schools also have libraries providing literary sources and access to the Internet. It also offers the National Honor Society program and various extracurricular activities, such as drama and dance. The district s high schools offer various sports activities, including basketball, baseball, golf and volleyball. The district is located in Altamont, Ill.