Virginia Community Unit School District 64 is a

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located in the city of

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, the county seat of western

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' Cass County. It reports to the state as two schools: Virginia Elementary School for

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through fifth grade, and Virginia Junior/Senior High School for sixth grade through twelfth grade. the

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was Gary DePatis, the junior-senior high school principal was Aaron Llewellyn, and the elementary school principal was Kara Bowman. The mascot of the district's high school is the

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. Among the extracurricular activities are

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and Scholastic Bowl. Sports include

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and

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;

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; cross country;

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; and

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* * from 1998 to September 2012 Education in Cass County, Illinois School districts in Illinois {{illinois-school-stub