The History of Kaneville High School Kaneville (population approximately 750) is located in northeastern Illinois in the southwestern portion of Kane County. The town is located about 10 miles northwest of Aurora and 10 miles southeast of Dekalb. Kaneville is located at the intersection of County Highways 4 and 62. Interstate Highway 88 passes by the northeast side of town. The Welch Creek flows by the west side of Kaneville. Kaneville was incorporated as a town in 2006 making it one of Illinois’ newest officially recognized towns. However Kaneville’s roots run much deeper into history. A nice history of the community can be found at the web address of http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ilkane/Kaneville.htm . This article states that Kaneville is named after Elias Kent Kane. The first school for Kaneville children was established in 1839.
We were fortunate to view several items that remain proudly displayed in the Kaneville School building. The building now serves as a township building, library, and a pre-school. There are high school graduation photos that are prominently displayed. They start with the class of 1922 and end with the class of 1949. The 1949 photo has a handwritten note which states “Last Class to Graduate From Kaneville High School”. This photo is available to the right. Once closed, the kids of Kaneville attended school as part of the Maple Park Kaneland School District. This arrangement continues today. Deanna Crider provided the following bit of information regarding Kaneville High School: “I was on the Illinois high school glory days website to research my grandmother’s high school in Kaneville, Illinois. I happened to have her high school diploma, dated June 6, 1912! So cool to have a piece of history that is 102 years old! Kaneville High School Quick Facts Year opened: early 1900s? Year closed: late 1949 Consolidated to: Kaneland School District (Maple Park) Kaneville HS team nickname: unavailable Kaneville HS team colors: Purple & Gold School Fight Song: “Go You Kaneville High School”
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If I remember correctly, kids from Kaneville had the choice of going to the Maple Park High school or the Elburn High school before Kaneland was built.