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The Marching Coalers from Coal City Community Unit School District 1 earned second place at the Red and Black Fall Classic, held last weekend at Northern Illinois University. Competing in the 1A division against six other bands from the Chicagoland area, the band performed selections from their field show "Rearrange," featuring music by Jeff Chambers, "The Sound of Silence" by Disturbed, and "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap.
This achievement marks the highest placement for the marching band since 2013. The group also tied for first place in both Music and Visual General Effect categories. The Marching Coalers will continue their season with upcoming performances at the Downers Grove South Mustang Bowl on October 4 and the Lincoln-Way Marching Band Invitational on October 18. They are also scheduled to participate in the annual Grundy County Corn Festival Parade this Sunday afternoon in downtown Morris.
Coal City Community Unit School District 1 serves Grundy and Will counties, including schools such as Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City High School, Coal City Intermediate School, and Coal City Middle School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, there are 153 teachers employed in the district with an average salary of $69,297; about 78 percent are women and 22 percent are men. No teachers had more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The student body is predominantly White (86.9 percent), with Hispanic students making up nearly 10 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In 2020, per-student spending was $21,619, totaling over $47 million for the district (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
