The History of Burbank Queen of Peace High School Burbank (population 28,925) is located in south-central Cook County. The eastern edge of Burbank shares a border with the southwest side of the city of Chicago. The main roadways leading to and from Burbank include Central Avenue, 79th Street, and South State Road. Illinois Route 50 (Cicero Avenue) passes through the east side of town as well. The land on which Burbank is located was first settled in 1850. It was not until the 1920s that the area became substantially inhabited. In 1970, Burbank was incorporated into an official Illinois city. Burbank is named for an elementary school, Luther Burbank Elementary, which served the area for many years. Luther Burbank was a well known horticulturalist. Burbank Queen of Peace High School was established in 1962 by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters as an all-girls catholic high school. During it’s first year operation classes were held at St. Laurence High School, also in Burbank, for the 400 students enrolled while construction of the Queen of Peace High School building was being completed. The Queen of Peace building was completed prior to the start of the 1963-64 school year at which time classes began at that facility. Queen of Peace High School enjoyed 55 years of service educating young women in the Burbank area. During that time approximately 15,000 students earned their diplomas. The school building was designed for an enrollment capacity of 1,400. This capacity, or close to it, was the norm during the 1960s and 1970s. As recently as 2007 the enrollment of Queen of Peace High School was nearly 700 students. The final year at Queen of Peace there was an enrollment of 288 students. The school closed on June 30, 2017 due to an extended enrollment decline and financial shortfalls. https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/queen-peace-high-school-announces-closing-after-55-years Sadly the Queen of Peace high school building, gym, and all other buildings that were a part of the school have been demolished. The girls in the area still have an option of attending a catholic high school as the next door neighbor of Queen of Peace, St. Laurence High School, began a new era of accepting female students upon the closure of Queen of Peace High School. Queen of Peace High School “Quick Facts” Year Opened: 1962 Year Closed: 2017 Girls now attend: Burbank St. Laurence High School Building fate: Demolished School Nickname: “Pride” School Colors: Green & White School Fight Song:
The Queen of Peace “Pride” had some excellent successes in athletics. Volleyball sticks out as the most decorated sport in the school’s history. The listings below come from the IHSA website (www.ihsa.org). If you have any information to add to any sport listed, or additional information regarding sports or activities not listed, please contact us. —————————————————————————— VOLLEYBALL The volleyball teams at Queen of Peace High School were strong throughout the history of the program. A SECOND PLACE finish in the 1977-78 Class ‘AA’ tournament was the highlight. The girls also finished 4TH in 1995-96. The resume for the program is as follows: State title games: (1) 1977-78 ‘AA’ State final top 4 finishes: (2) 1977-78 (2nd), 1995-96 (4th) Sectional Titles: 8 Regional Titles: 20 District Titles: 2 —– 1977-78 30 – 7 IHSA Class ‘AA’ 2ND PLACE Coach Glenn Schultz District Champions Sectional Champions Super-Sectional Champions —– 1978-79 IHSA Class ‘AA’ District Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 1979-80 through 1987-88: Team records & coaches’ names needed. —– 1988-89 IHSA Class ‘AA’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 1988-89 through 1992-93: Team records & coaches’ names needed. —– 1993-94 IHSA Class ‘AA’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 1994-95 Team record & coach’s name needed. —– 1995-96 35 – 8 IHSA Class ‘AA’ 4TH PLACE Coach Linda Vivona Regional Champions Sectional Champions Super-Sectional Champions —– 1996-97 31 – 6 Coach Peg Meyer —– 1997-98 30 – 7 IHSA Class ‘AA’ Regional Champs Coach Peg Meyer —– 1998-99 34 – 5 IHSA Class ‘AA’ Sweet 16 Finalist Coach Peg Meyer Regional Champions Sectional Champions —– 1999-00 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Sweet 16 Finalist Coach’s name needed Regional Champions Sectional Champions —– 2000-01 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Sweet 16 Finalist Coach’s name needed Regional Champions Sectional Champions —– 2001-02 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Sweet 16 Finalist Coach’s name needed Regional Champions Sectional Champions —– 2002-03 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Sweet 16 Finalist Coach’s name needed Regional Champions Sectional Champions —– 2003-04 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2004-05 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2005-06 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2006-07 (needed) IHSA Class ‘AA’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2007-08 Team record & coach’s name needed. —– 2008-09 (needed) IHSA Class ‘4A’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2009-10 (needed) IHSA Class ‘4A’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2010-11 Team record & coach’s name needed. —– 2011-12 (needed) IHSA Class ‘3A’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2012-13 Team record & coach’s name needed. —– 2013-14 (needed) IHSA Class ‘3A’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2014-15 (needed) IHSA Class ‘3A’ Regional Champs Coach’s name & record needed —– 2015-16 (needed) IHSA Class ‘3A’ Regional Champs Coach Karen VanAssen —– **2016-17 (needed) IHSA Class ‘3A’ Elite 8 Finalist Coach Karen VanAssen Regional Champions Sectional Champions **Final season for Queen of Peace High School. ———————————————————————————————– BASKETBALL The Queen of Peace basketball program was also very successful. TEN Regional Championships and a Sectional Championship were highlights. This included a Sweet 16 appearance in Class ‘AA’ in 1992-93. —– 1988-89 IHSA Class AA Regional Champs Coach’s Name Needed —– 1989-90 IHSA Class AA Regional Champs Coach’s Name Needed —– 1990-91 Team record & coach’s name needed. —– 1991-92 IHSA Class AA Regional Champs Coach’s Name Needed —– 1992-93 24 – 7 IHSA Sweet 16 Finalist Coach Ray Konrath Regional Champions Sectional Champions —– 1993-94 IHSA Class AA Regional Champs Coach’s Name Needed —– 1994-95 Team record & coach’s name needed. 1995-96 Team record & coach’s name needed. 1996-97 Team record & coach’s name needed. —– 1997-98 IHSA Class AA Regional Champs Coach’s Name Needed —– 1998-99 Team record & coach’s name needed. 1999-00 Team record & coach’s name needed. 2000-01 Team record & coach’s name needed. 2001-02 Team record & coach’s name needed. 2002-03 Team record & coach’s name needed. 2003-04 Team record & coach’s name needed. 2004-05 Team record & coach’s name needed. 2005-06 Team record & coach’s name needed. —– 2006-07 9 – 20 Coach’s Name Needed 2007-08 14 – 15 Coach’s Name Needed 2008-09 9 – 17 Coach’s Name Needed 2009-10 8 – 18 Coach’s Name Needed —– 2010-11 6 – 20 IHSA Class 3A Regional Champs Coach’s Name Needed —– 2011-12 5 – 22 Coach’s Name Needed —– 2012-13 IHSA Class 3A Regional Champs Coach’s Name Needed —– 2013-14 2 – 28 Coach George A. Shimko 2014-15 8 – 23 Coach George A. Shimko —– 2015-16 20 – 11 IHSA Class 3A Regional Champs Coach George A. Shimko —– **2016-17 28 – 4 IHSA Class 3A Regional Champs Coach George A. Shimko & Alex Shimko **Final Season for Queen of Peace High School. ————————————————————————————— |
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