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Nauvoo–Colusa Community Unit School District 325 is a school district headquartered in Appanoose Township, just east of Nauvoo, Illinois. It serves northwestern Hancock County, including the city of Nauvoo and the unincorporated community of Colusa.

It operates Nauvoo–Colusa Elementary School and Nauvoo–Colusa Junior High School. High school-aged students attend Warsaw High School, operated by Warsaw Community Unit School District 316.

History

In 2001, Dallas City High School closed in Dallas City. The Dallas City area was reassigned to Nauvoo-Colusa for high school, so that year 70 students and all but two of the Dallas City High teachers moved to Nauvoo-Colusa High School. The school's enrollment increased to 180 from 111, and all of the classrooms used as storage became active classrooms. The Dallas City district donated equipment to the Nauvoo-Colusa High School. In 2007, the Dallas City, High School Students, converged into the Illini West School District.

In 2007, the Nauvoo-Colusa school district and the Warsaw Community Unit School District 316 agreed to a plan in which Nauvoo-Colusa would close its high school and send its students to Warsaw High School. In return the Warsaw district would close its junior high school and send its students to Nauvoo-Colusa Junior High School. On Tuesday February 12, 2008 voters in both districts approved the deactivation plans. High school students attended Nauvoo-Colusa High School from 1961 to 2008.

In 2015, The Elementary School moved to the Nauvoo-Colusa High School.

Athletics

Nauvoo-Colusa's Junior High School athletics participate in the Hancock County Conference and are members of the Illinois Elementary School Association.

Boys

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Track

Girls

• Basketball
• Track
• Volleyball

Notable team state finishes

• Boys basketball: High School Class 1A 1997–98 State Champions , 8th Grade Class 1A 1995 State Champions, 7th Grade Class !A 1993 (4th place), 8th Grade Class 1A 1996 (4th place), 7th Grade Class 2A 2020 (Elite 8)
• Girls basketball: West Hancock Coop (Hamilton, Nauvoo-Colusa, Warsaw) State Champions Class 2A 2008, West Hancock Coop Runner-up Class 2A 2009, 8th Grade Class 2A 2021 (2nd place), 7th Grade Class 2A 2023 State Champions
• Boys baseball: 7th and 8th Grade Class 2A 2009 (Elite 8)
• Girls volleyball: 7th Grade Class 2A 2016 (Elite 8)

See also

• List of school districts in Illinois

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Nauvoo–Colusa CUSD 325". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
2. "Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325" (PDF). Illinois Report Card. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
3. Dutton, Natalie (August 15, 2001). "Nauvoo-Colusa High School ready for 70 students from Dallas City". Hancock County Journal-Pilot. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
4. Endres, Doug (October 11, 2007). "Nauvoo residents sound off on deactivation". Hancock County Journal-Pilot. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
5. Vance, Diane (MVM News Network) (February 12, 2008). "Voters approve Warsaw/Nauvoo-Colusa deactivation plans". Hancock County Journal-Pilot. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
6. "Nauvoo-Colusa High School". Illinois HS Glory Days. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
7. "IESA Activities". Illinois Elementary School Association. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
8. "Team Titles Nauvoo (N.-Colusa)". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
9. "IESA School Records". Illinois Elementary School Association. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

Further reading

• Former Superintendents:

Dr. Kent H. Young, Richard Heisler, Terry Bethel, Kenneth Nudd

External links

• Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

• Education in Hancock County, Illinois
• School districts in Illinois
• 1961 establishments in Illinois
• School districts established in 1961