Fisher Junior-Senior High School, Fisher

Fisher Junior-Senior High School C.U.S.D. #1, located in Fisher, Illinois, a small farming community near Champaign, Illinois was built in 1963 and has been operating since 1964. Fisher Junior-Senior High School(FHS). It is in a small town of approximately 1,700 people.

FHS has approximately 350 students with an average graduating class size of 50. FHS is a generally well0-reputed high school according to the standards they have maintained with above average testing scores on the IGAP, ISAT and the ACT. The officials of the school associate this with the small class size that enables them to work more one-on-one with each student. Having, however, both the junior high, 7th - 8th graders, and high school, 9th - 12th graders, in the same building is something commonly done by smaller rural schools simply to prevent excess facility usage to reduce costs and provide a more efficient education.

Academics

FHS's strong academic programs have drawn much attention to them from all around, with many colleges accepting FHS graduates quickly. Fact|date=September 2007 And since Fisher is in such close proximity to several of these higher education facilities such as University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Illinois State University, Milikin University Decatur, and Parkland College Champaign, it makes it a lot easier for the students to have access to them.

Sports

FHS has a full complement of sports activities for its students. These include but are not limited to:

* [http://www.fishergcmssoccer.com Fisher Soccer] (Co-ed): coached by: Coach McAfee Fisher Soccer is a Co-op team with a town nearby (Gibson City) and has been in existence since 2000

* Fisher American football: Bunnie football is coached by: Coach Leng

* Fisher Golf(Co-ed): most recently coached by: Coach Kelly

* Fisher Basketball (Boys): coach: Deon Mennega

* Fisher Basketball (Girls): Coached by Ben Derges

* Fisher Wrestling (Co-ed): coach: unknown

* Fisher Cheer leading (Co-ed): coach: Unknown

* Fisher Volleyball: coach: Unknown

* Fisher Track and Field (Co-ed): coach: Unknown

* Fisher Girls Softball: coach: Unknown

* Fisher Baseball: coach: Jon Kelly

Extracurricular Activities

FHS has always tried to maintain a full agenda for its students and has made extracurricular activities available:

* Band Junior High and High School currently directed by Mr. Cravens

* Chorus Junior High and High School currently directed by Mr. Cravens

* Plays/Musicals: High School currently directed by Mr. Cravens and Mrs. Brake

* Quiz Bowl: Students in a gameshow style set up are asked questions. The first person to buzz in and answer correctly gets points for the team that they are on. Currently run by Mr. Swengle at FHS

Clubs

In addition to the aforementioned extracurriculars, FHS has s variety of clubs and associations available:

* Math: this club participates in local competitions and events that are held at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois

* Echo: FHS school newspaper

* Varsity Scholars: Athletes that maintain a GPA 4.5 out of 5 on the academic scale while playing varsity

* Student Council: The board of students set up to make decisions for the students to vote and set up events, such as homecoming and fund-raisers.

* Letter Winners: People who have either lettered in a sports, academics, or the musical department

* TNT: Teens need Teens is a peer-run and led drug awareness group thats goal is to educate and bring to light what is really happening with drugs and to encourage an anti-drug lifestyle.

* Beta: Members of the beta club, a branch of the National Honors Society, are teens who have maintained a GPA of 5.0 throughout the time they are in high school.

School Board

"'The Fisher School Board is formed of parents of students and influential community members. The purpose of these individuals in Fisher is to determine what is appropriate for use of money, punishment, hiring of staff, and approval of organizations. It has an active role in the school's activities and has members from many different walks.

External links

* [http://www.fisher.k12.il.us/webpage/welcome.html Fisher Junior-Senior High School]
* [http://www.fishergcmssoccer.com Fisher-GCMS Soccer Homepage]