Coal City School District is preparing for the start of the 2025-2026 academic year, with students and staff set to return to classrooms on Wednesday, August 13.
Coaler athletes who want to join a fall sport at Coal City High School, including cheerleading, boys soccer, football, girls tennis, boys and girls golf, or volleyball, are required to register before the first day of practice on August 11.
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On July 9, the Coal City Community Unit School District #1 Board of Education dedicated a bench in memory of Mary Gill, who passed away in August 2024.
Summer athletic camps are ongoing throughout July, providing young participants the chance to learn from high school athletes and coaches in football, soccer, softball, and baseball.
There were 175 incidents of students being suspended or expelled just in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois Report Card.
The Coal City High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will be represented at the National Leadership Conference in California by three members: Peyton Gibson, Kylee Kennell, and Grace Sitar.
The Coal City School District, in collaboration with Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers, is offering free sports physicals for student-athletes entering seventh, eighth, and grades 10-12.
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 86.8% of teachers stay at Coal City Early Childhood Center year to year, according to the 2024 three-year average.