East Richland Community Unit School District 1

East Richland Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district located in the southern Illinois city of Olney, the county seat of Richland County. Hence the name, the district educates students in the eastern reaches of its home county. The school district is composed of three schools: an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school; as of the 2007-08 school year, the district encompassed approximately 2000 students. [ [http://www.greatschools.net/schools.page?district=420&state=IL GreatSchools.net Information on East Richland Cusd 1] , retrieved 2008-6-14] East Richland Elementary School, alternatively known by its initials ERES, educates those from kindergarten through grade five; Suzanne Hahn governs the business of educating students in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two, while Dan Cox heads the education of the latter three grades in the school. [ [http://www.lth6.k12.il.us/schools/e_richland/eres/eres.htm ERES Main Page] , retrieved 2008-6-14] East Richland Middle School, which like its elementary school sister is known by its initials ERMS, educates those in grades six through eight; this school is headed by a single principal named Andrew Thomann. All graduates of East Richland's middle school live out the last branch of their precollegiate education attending East Richland High School, or ERHS, which educates those in grades nine through twelve under principal Chris Simpson. [ [http://www.east.rchlnd.k12.il.us/erhs/webpages/admin/index.htm ERHS Administration Listing] , retrieved 2008-6-14] The district superintendent is Marilyn Holt, [ [http://www.lth6.k12.il.us/schools/e_richland/index.html East Richland Community Unit School District 1 Main Page] , retrieved 2008-6-14] and the mascot of the district is the tiger.

East Richland Middle School runs various athletic programs, including cross country, basketball, volleyball, and cheerleading. [ [https://www.edline.net/pages/East_Richland_Middle_School/Athletics ERMS Sports Listing] , retrieved 2008-6-14] The high school includes baseball, tennis, and softball. [ [http://www.east.rchlnd.k12.il.us/erhs/webpages/athletics/2007-08/index.htm ERHS Athletics Page] , retrieved 2008-6-14] Clubs in the high school include various activities supported by the local Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps chapter, clubs based on language, a local FFA chapter, and a Scholar Bowl team. [ [http://www.east.rchlnd.k12.il.us/erhs/webpages/clubs/index.htm ERHS Clubs and Activities Listing] , retrieved 2008-6-14]

External links

* [http://www.east.rchlnd.k12.il.us/ District Web Page]

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