Lake County Gazette

Sydney Larson, a member of the Coalers Volleyball Team, has received The ZONI Sportsmanship Award from the Zebra Officials of Illinois. The recognition was presented by one of the officials during the Willowbrook Tournament on Friday, September 5. The award honors sportsmanship demonstrated throughout tournament matches.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 serves Grundy and Will counties and includes several 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. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

The district employs 153 teachers with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, 77.9 percent are women and 22.1 percent are men. None have reported more than ten absences in a school year according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education. Additional details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 reports a student population that is 86.9 percent White, 0.6 percent Black, 9.6 percent Hispanic, and 0.6 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In fiscal year 2020, the district spent $21,619 per student for a total expenditure of $47,021,825 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

"Sydney Larson, a member of the Coalers Volleyball Team, was awarded The ZONI [Zebra Officials of Illinois] Sportsmanship Award from one of the officials at the Willowbrook Tournament on Friday, Sept. 5. The award is given as an honor that is seen through the matches."