Marion Community Unit School District 2

Marion Community Unit School District 2 is a school district headquartered in Marion, Illinois. It serves sections of Williamson County and Johnson County. It serves thirteen townships, with all but one in Williamson County. Marion CUSD 2 now covers approximately 159 square miles.

Marion Community Unit School District 2
Address
1700 West Cherry Street Marion , Illinois, 62959 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12[1]
Superintendent	Becky Moss
NCES District ID	1724600[1]
Students and staff
Students	3,729[1]
District mascot	Wildcats
Colors	Navy Blue   Gold
Other information
Website	www.marionunit2.org

Marion Community Unit School District 2 is proud of its comprehensive educational program. Marion CUSD 2 is a school district that is 'Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders Today'. Marion CUSD 2 is also making great strides in the area of technology by becoming a Google for Education School District. In August 2020, each K-12 student received a Chromebook to accommodate digital and extended learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

It was established in 1951 by a merger of about the entirety and/or portions of 45 existing school districts, including the Marion Township High School District. It originally had 53 square miles (140 km²) of area, though through annexations it grew to 159 square miles (410 km²).^[2]

In 2017 Marion CUSD 2 opened a new 330,000 square foot, state-of-the-art high school. Its design is unrivaled in Southern Illinois for both academics and extra-curricular activities. The new campus accommodates 21st-century learning with a science and technology (STEM) lab, a performing arts and visual center, a technical and vocational education center including learning labs in culinary arts, agricultural science, building trades, and automotive repair. The new facility includes a new health education center with an indoor track, basketball and tennis courts, a dance rehearsal area, and a fitness center. The health education center also includes a Shawnee Health Center for students, teachers, staff, and parents. The educational wing better accommodates the wide variety of honors, advanced placement, capstone vocational courses, and college dual credit opportunities with John A. Logan College that prepare students for experiences in the workplace and at universities and colleges throughout the nation.^[3]

School Board

• Superintendent
  • Becky Moss
• Assistant Superintendent
  • Lindsay Watts
• President
  • Joe Blyer
• Vice President
  • Marc Henshaw
• Members
  • Brice Wesley
  • Patty Bundren
  • Jared Garrison
  • Sheri Lawler
  • Shannon Mohr

Schools

Secondary schools

• Marion High School
• Marion Junior High School

Elementary schools

• Adams School (Creal Springs Elementary School)
• Jefferson
• Lincoln
• Longfellow
• Washington