Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47

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Logo of District 47.

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 is a school district containing elementary and middle schools. The district serves Crystal Lake, Lakewood, as well as parts of Lake in the Hills, Cary, Woodstock, Huntley, Bull Valley, and McHenry. [1]

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District 47 has an area of 44 square miles and a population of about 7,800 students from Pre-K through 8th grade, as well as about 1,100 staff and administrators. [1] The current Superintendent is Dr. Kathy Hinz.

History

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Former logo of District 47.

The creation of District 47 took place during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [2]

Schools

In District 47, there are nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and one early childhood center. [1]

Elementary schools

Middle schools

Richard F. Bernotas Middle School

Richard F. Bernotas Middle School, also referred to as Bernotas Middle School or simply RBMS, was established in 1969.. Originally it was North Junior High, in 2002, it was dedicated to Richard F. Bernotas who served the district from 1971-2002. [2] The school was the second middle school in the district. In the beginning the school district headquarters housed here until 1987.

Renovation of old office space constructed new classrooms in the basement of the school where the offices used to be. [2] After that more classrooms were built on the north side of the school in 1991 and more in 2006 with the addition the new cafeteria. Final additions to the east side of the building concluded in 2018 for life skills classes. [3]

There are 800 students attending Bernotas Middle school. [4] Bernotas' sports teams go under the "Bernotas Vikings". The school's mascot is Thor, represented by a viking. The school colors are navy blue and gold. Unique to the other middle schools in the district, RBMS has its unique school song. [ citation needed ]

Leon J. Lundahl Middle School

Leon J. Lundahl Middle School, also referred to as Lundahl Middle School, was established in 1959 as South Junior High. [2] The name was switched to Lundahl Middle School after the retirement of Leon J. Lundahl, the superintendent in 1966. [2] Lundahl Middle School was the first school to be named after someone at the time. [2]

In 1974, a new addition, including a new gymnasium, learning center, locker room area, and science complex, was opened. [2] Mr. Richard Carlstedt became principal in 1989. In 1990-91, a new north-end classroom addition, cafeteria, locker room area, and second gymnasium were added to the Lundahl campus. [2] The school became an accredited middle school in the spring of 1995, and its name was officially changed to Lundahl Middle School Campus for the opening of the 1996-97 school year.. [2]

Lundahl Middle School's colors are purple and gold, and they compete in athletics as the Lundahl Lions, female-oriented sports teams referred to as the Lady Lions. Lundahl Middle School's mascot is a lion, whose name is Leo. Leo comes from Leon J. Lundahl, the retiring superintendent in 1966. [2]

Hannah Beardsley Middle School

Hannah Beardsley Middle School opened in 1996, the most recent middle school in Crystal Lake. [2] Its namesake, Hannah Beardsley, was the first school teacher in the Crystal Lake area. [2] The first principal of Hannah Beardsley Middle School was Ron Ludwig.

Similarly to Bernotas, HBMS was opened to accommodate Crystal Lake's burgeoning population, which had been fueled mainly by an influx of middle-class families from Chicago during the 1990s.[ citation needed ] When it first opened, Beardsley was already close to capacity. [ citation needed ] Rising enrollment necessitated the construction of an additional wing of classrooms on the building's upper floor, completed in 2000. [2] Present enrollment is 830 students in grades 6 through 8. [5] Beardsley's sports teams compete as the Beardsley Bears, and its school colors are blue and orange.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mission Statement & Fast Facts". d47.org. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "History of District 47". d47.org. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "History of D47" . Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "RICHARD F BERNOTAS MIDDLE SCH". Illinois Report Card. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "HANNAH BEARDSLEY MIDDLE SCH" . Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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