Columbia Community Unit School District 4 is a
unified school district
A unified school district (in the states of Arizona, California, Kansas and Oregon) or unit school district (in Illinois), in the United States of America, is a school district that generally includes and operates both primary schools (kindergarten ...
that services
Columbia, a city located on the
Mississippi River
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in the western reaches of
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
*Monroe County, Illinois
*Monroe County, Indian ...
, Illinois, just south of
St. Louis
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,
Missouri
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. The current superintendent is Christopher Grode. Columbia Community Unit School District 4 is composed of three schools. Parkview Elementary School, Columbia Middle School, and
Columbia High School Columbia High School may refer to:
*Columbia High School (Huntsville, Alabama)
*Columbia High School (Georgia)
*Columbia High School (Florida)
*Columbia High School (Idaho)
*Columbia High School (Illinois)
*Columbia High School (Mississippi), a Mis ...
form the triad that compose this district. Respectively, the principals of each of the schools are Mrs. April Becherer of Parkview Elementary, Mrs. Angela Huels of Columbia Middle, and Mr. Brian Reeves of Columbia High. The mascot of the schools in this district is the
eagle
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.
Columbia Middle School hosts a series of clubs, including Spanish Club, a Yearbook creation staff, and a Student Council. Columbia High School has a more diverse set of clubs,
Columbia High School Club List
Retrieved May 5, 2008 which include a prom organization committee, a book club, and National Honor Society
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.
References
External links
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Parkview Elementary School Main Page
Columbia Middle School Main Page
Columbia High School Main Page
School districts in Illinois
Columbia, Illinois
Education in the Metro East
Education in Monroe County, Illinois
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