Location: East central Illinois; about 100 miles south of Chicago.

Population: Twin cities of Champaign-Urbana is 100,000

Things of Interest: University of Illinois is located in Champaign-Urbana. Nearby is a small Ammish community, Arthur, Illinois.

Industry: All Kraft salad dressing east of the Mississipi are made here.

Agriculture: Feed corn and soybeans are grown on some of the best farm land in the world.

School Name: Central High School

School Mascot: Maroon (a bear)

School Colors: Maroon and White

Class Participating: The Central Academy freshmen (Algebra I)

School Contact: Kathleen Smith

Contact's Address: ksmith@ncsa.uiuc.edu

School's Population: 1100

For leisure here, kids like to play sports and computer games.

There are no real unique celebrations here for any holiday. We do have a big parade and city-wide fireworks on the Fourth of July.

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