Schools

hrough data-driven decisions, teamwork, community involvement and visionary leadership, the Amboy Board of Education is striving for “excellence, every day” — the district’s vision statement.

Amboy Community Unit School District No. 272

11 E. Hawley St. 815-857-2164

Online: amboy.net and on Facebook

The Amboy Board of Education meets once a month, generally on the third

Thursday of the month, at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. A calendar of dates, which might vary based on holidays and other school activities, is available on the district website.

Amboy High School

11 E. Hawley St. 815-857-3632 Online: www.amboy.net/ahs.html Principal: Janet Crownhart

Amboy High School was formed as part of Amboy CUSD 272 in 1949 in Lee County. This district replaced the former Amboy Township High School District. The 205-square-mile district encompasses Amboy, Sublette, Maytown, Harmon, Eldena and Walton. In September 1969, the new building at Metcalf and Hawley streets opened, replacing the former school building, which now houses Amboy Junior High School. Amboy High School is the home of the Clippers, whose colors are red, black and white. School activities include Academic Bowl, FFA, Key Club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Student Council, yearbook, band, chorus and athletics.

Amboy Junior High School

140 S. Appleton Ave. 815-857-3528

Online: www.amboy.net/ajhs.html

Principal: Andrew Full

At Amboy Junior High, fifth- through eighth-graders take courses in English, language arts, math, science, social studies, art and computers. Opportunities are available for advanced math, pre-algebra and algebra. All students can participate in beginning band, band, pep band and jazz band. Sixth- through eighth-graders also can join chorus. Extracurricular opportunities include an art club, computer club, academic team, student council, wrestling, volleyball, basketball and track.

The school is the home of the Vikings.

Amboy Central Elementary

30 E. Provost St. 815-857-3619 Online: www.amboy.net/central.html Principal: Joyce Schamberger

Central School includes kindergarten through fourth grade, Smart Start and Early Childhood Education. All classrooms are on the ground floor, and a large, safe playground is behind the school. Central is a progressive elementary school that uses research-based methods of instruction to teach the basics of reading, writing and mathematics. Specialists also are on staff to teach science, music and physical education. The Ogle County Education Cooperative provides special education services in all grades.