| The History of Highland St. Paul High School
Highland (population 8,438) is located in southwestern Illinois about 35 miles east-north-east of East St. Louis. The town is situated in the southeast corner of Madison County. U.s. Route 40 and Illinois Route 143 travel to and from town and connect it to Interstate Highway 70 which travels just north of town. Illinois Route 160 also travels through Highland. The Conrail Railroad line passes through the northwest side of town while the Sugar Creek passes by the east side of town. The history of the town of Highland and its former parochial high school St. Paul is in need of research. We believe St. Paul High School was probably established in the late 1800s, possibly in the early 1900s. Highland St. Paul served the community for many years. It was in 1986 that Highland St. Paul High School closed her doors. The following information was provided by Matthew Wiegand, St. Paul Class of 1980: “The school did close in 1986. Thru the years they were known as the Trojans and the Vikings. I am not sure what the school colors were for the Trojans but I am in the process of finding that information. As for as the Vikings the school colors were royal blue, gold, and white. Our school fight song was the Notre Dame Fight Song. The girls tournament at Highland High School originally started at St. Paul High School in the school year of 1978-79.” The St. Paul school building serves as an elementary school for grades PK – 8 today. Highland St. Paul High School Quick Facts Year opened: late 1800s/early 1900s Year closed: 1986 St. Paul HS team nickname: the “Trojans” for several years and the “Vikings” St. Paul HS team colors: Royal Blue, Gold, & White School Fight Song: “Cheer, Cheer for old St. Paul High” UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FIGHT SONG TUNE |
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Highland Park St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy
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The History of Highland Park Northwestern Military Academy
Highland Park (population 31,365) is located in far northeastern Illinois in the southeastern corner of Lake County. The town is located on the shore of one of the “Great Lakes”, Lake Michigan, about 25 miles north of Chicago. U.S. Route 41 is the main roadway to and from Highland Park. The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad trravels through town as well.
According to history found on the town’s official website, http://www.highlandpark.org/index.htm , the area was first settled in the mid-1830s. The first school was established in 1846. The town was officially chartered as Highland Park in 1869. The increase in population over the next few years brought about the creation of a few private schools. Included among these was the Northwestern Military Academy.
According to a Highland Park website page of http://www.highlandpark.org/hpg_about_sketch.htm a brief history of the Northwestern Military Academy is as follows:
“…numerous private schools have been established within the limits of the city, of which the largest, the Northwestern Military Academy, was opened in September, 1888, by Colonel H. P. Davidson in the old Highland Hall. This structure burned down during the same autumn, but in 1889 a new building was constructed which the Military Academy continued to operate until May 1, 1915. At that time the main structure was again destroyed by fire and the institution has since been removed to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.”
Northwestern Military Academy still serves young people today, onlly now located at Delafield, Wisconsin (www.sjnma.org/Tradition/History/NorthWestern.aspx).
The following information is copied from the 1911 Northwestern Military Academy Yearbook. The yearbook belonged to former Northwestern Military Academy student Russell J. Cameron, the grandfather of Sue Cameron who submitted this excellent information. “Left click” on any article for a larger version making it easier to read.
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Highland Park Northwestern Military Academy Quick Facts
Year opened: 1888
Year closed in Highland Park: 1915
Moved to: Delafield, Wisconsin
Athletics & Academics Northwestern Military Academy of Highland Park offered competitive, inter-scholastic sports while it was open. According to research by historian Robert Pruter, we are aware that the school was a member of the North Shore League during the early 1900’s, but did not win any titles. It is certain that the school was extremely military oriented. Marching, weapon use, and military uniforms were all part of the NMA experience. Impressive Alumni For a list of accomplished alumni and more history information on the Academy, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John’s_Northwestern_Military_Academy If You Have ANY Further Information… …regarding the history and types of activities offered at Northwestern Military Academy in Highland Park please do not hesitate to write to us. You can contact us via e-mail at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net or via real mail at: Illinois HS Glory Days 6439 N. Neva St. Chicago, Il. 60631 The photos below (and many above) on this page were submitted from a 1911 Northwestern Military Academy booklet owned by Russell J. Cameron, submitted by Sue Cameron. Sue tells us: “While going thru my mom’s basement, looking for old pictures, I came across my Granpa’s book, dated 1911. It has numerous pictures and is still in pretty good shape. I checked online and got your email address and thought I’d write.The book talks about courses of study and alot of info in it. I have a whole book, not sure what info you may want. Here’s the front, I thought at first it was a year book. But looking thru it, it may just be a “catalog” for interested students. I found a piece of paper inside that seems to be an order form, I’ve attached that too. Seems pretty fancy for a catalog, but who knows. As far as I can tell, I do not see any pics of my Granpa, nor is he listed in the “Catalogue of Students for 1910-1911”. But as you can see he wrote his name on the book, front and back. No family members alive that may know if he did attend or not. There are 159 pages, with alot of pics and info about the school, Courses of study, Outline of Instruction, Attendance, Prizes given, Hygienic and physical culture, Religious and moral training, Military department, Amusements and Requirement of students admission.“ We hope you enjoy these vintage photos as much as we do. ‘Left Click’ on any photo to view a larger version.
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Highland Park Deerfield-Shields HS “Little Giants”
The History of Highland Park Deerfield-Shields High School Highland Park (population 31,365) is located in far northeastern Illinois in the southeastern corner of Lake County. The town is located on the shore of one of the “Great Lakes”, Lake Michigan, about 25 miles north of Chicago. U.S. Route 41 is the main roadway to and from Highland Park. The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad travels through town as well. According to history found on the town’s official website, http://www.highlandpark.org/index.htm , the area was first settled in the mid-1830s. The first school was established in 1846. The town was officially chartered as Highland Park in 1869. Highland Park’s first public high school opened in 1887. By 1914, the school had gone through several changes including building additions to accomodate the influx of students due to the ever-increasing population. Also by 1914, the name of the high school had been established as Deerfield-Shields High School (http://www.highlandpark.org/hpg_about_sketch.htm). Highland Park Deerfield-Shields High School served the community and surrounding area for several decades. The population increase became so great that a new high school was started north of Highland Park. The high school was to serve the town of Deerfield. The name of Highland Park’s high school, “Deerfield-Shields,” was changed to simply Highland Park High School in 1949. Highland Park High School continues to serve its community today. The fate of the original school buildings is being sought. ———————————————————————————————————- Highland Park Deerfield-Shields High School Quick Facts Year opened: 1887 Year name changed: 1949 Name change to: Highland Park High School Deerfield-Shields HS team nickname: “Little Giants” Deerfield-Shields HS team colors: unavailable School Fight Song: unavailable ——————————————————————————————————- |
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Hettick High School “Hawks”
The History of Hettick High School Hettick (population 182) is located in southeastern Illinios in northwestern Macoupin County. Illinois Route 111 travels through town and is intersected by County Road 9 in Hettick. The Solomon Creek flows through the north side of town. The town is named after one of its early founders, John Hettick. It was platted in 1882 and incorporated in 1892. A two room school house was built within the town limits in 1896. It is thought that Hettick residents developed a four-year high school for its children in the early 1900s. The high school served the town of Hettick proudly until the late 1940s. The Northwestern School District of Macoupin County was established in 1948 (located in Palmyra) and lists Hettick as one of the towns that feed into it.
The following information on the former Hettick High School was provided to us by April Connolly as told by her father: “The original Hettick High School building was torn down. The “new” school building was constructed in 1931. (That is a date over the front entrace to the building.) Hettick High School consolidated into the Northwestern School District with Palmyra, Modesto and Scottville in 1948. The Hettick building was used as a grade school, as were the school buildings in Palmyra, Modesto and Scottville, until 1972 when the Northwestern Elementary School building was constructed. The building was then used as “Quad City Recreational Center” for basketball, volleyball and softball from the mid 70s to mid 80s.” Hettick High School Quick Facts Year opened: early 1900s Year closed: 1948 Consolidated to: Northwestern School District (Palmyra) School nickname: the “Hawks” School colors: Black & Orange School Fight Song: unavailable |
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Hersman High School “Wildcats”
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The History of Hersman High School
Hersman (population approximately 25) is located in western Illinois in the center of Brown County. It was established in 1865 and named for William T. Hersman. The main roadway passing through Hersman is Illinois Route 99. This tiny hamlet is located approximately 30 miles northwest of Jacksonville and 40 miles east of Quincy. The town is not listed as an official incorporated town of Illinois.
The history of Hersman and its former school system is in need of research. We only know that there was, in fact, a Hersman High School in the first half of the 1900s. We believe that Hersman High School was probably established by the late 1800s to early 1900s. It served the village of Hersman and the surrounding farm kids for about four decades. In the early to mid 1940s the towns of Brown County chose to consolidate their educational efforts into one school district. The folks who supported the Hersman school chose to join this effort. We believe the Brown County School District was established in the mid-1940s. Hersman High School was subsequently closed at this time.
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The following memories of Hersman High School, as well as the photo above, were provided by John Keach:
“I attended Hersman school. It was a three-room school consisting of:
Grades 1-4
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12
I moved from Hersman in 1942, after completing third grade. My mother was in the high school class of 1925. I have the class pictures on this (pictured to your right). My mother, Alma Lucille Robbins (Keach), is pictured in the second row to the right. Also, the building still stands. Has been used as a community center in years past.”
Hersman High School Quick Facts
Year opened: late 1800s / early 1900s
Year closed: mid 1940s
Consolidated to: Brown County School District (Mt. Sterling)
Hersman HS team nickname: “Wildcats”
Hersman HS team colors: Blue & White
School Fight Song: unavailable
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Hersman High School had at least two good seasons in boys basketball. It is probable that boys track and baseball were offered too. School team nickname, school colors, fight song, team coach’s, and team records are all items being sought. —– Boys Basketball The Hersman High School boys basketball program won two District titles in the early 1940s. Unfortunately this all of the information we currently have available to us. We are searching for the team records and coach’s names of these and other great Hersman High School teams. Scores involving Hersman in the IHSA State Tournament were located on a website titled “Illinois High School Postseason Basketball Scores and are copied below. —- 1939-40 Littleton District Champions Coach’s name & record needed. Early Round Scores Needed. Title Game Beat Little ton 48-41 Beardstown Regional Tournament 1st Rd lost to Vermont 65-25 Rushville beat Beardstown in title game. —— 1941-42 Littleton District Champions Coach’s name & record needed. Early Round Scores Needed. Title Game Beat Browning 39-24 Beardstown Regional Tournament 1st Rd lost to Astoria 56-14. Beardstown beat Rushville in title game. —– Need Your Assistance If you have ANY information regarding the achievements and history of Hersman High School, especially a photo of the high school building, please write to us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can also write to us via real mail at: Illinois HS Glory Days 6439 N. Neva St. Chicago, Il. 60631 |
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Herrin St. Mary’s Catholic High School “Crusaders”
The History of Herrin St. Mary’s Catholic High School Herrin (population 11,298) is located in Williamson County in far south central Illinois. The town is located on Illinois Route 148 about five miles north of Illinois Route 13 and five miles west of Interstate Highway 57. Pond Creek and Hurrican Creek both make their presense known in town. The Illinois Central Gulf and Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe railroads both travel through Herrin as well. According to the town’s website page of http://www.herrinillinois.com/pages/civic_his-history.php , Herrin was established in the late 1800s and was officially incorporated in the year 1900. Herrin gained its roots from the rich mining industry which inhabited the area in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Herrin is named for Isaac Herring, recognized as the first permanent settler of the area in 1816. Herring’s last name was shortened to Herrin over time. Isaac Herring’s grandson, Ephraim Herring, is credited with establishing the town of Herrin. The town was first named Herrin’s Prairie in 1864 with the name being changed to Herrin in 1896. The following information regarding the history of Herrin Catholic High School was obtained by Joe Dewees from Ray Serati, a 1951 eighth grade graduate of St. Marys Catholic Grade School in Herrin , IL. “The Herrin St. Mary’s Catholic H.S. was started about 1947 as a 2/3 year high school on the city block housing the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic church and the St. Marys Catholic elementary school (the school is now named Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic elementary school).The school had an addition at the rear of the building that was used for the new high school classes. The high school also occupied some of the second floor classrooms. At about the time of the opening of the new high school (1947-48) a new separate gym and locker rooms was also constructed on the block housing the school and church. The high school had a jayvee basketball team since they were a new school and had no upper classmen. The high school closed in the spring of 1951 due to low enrollment. It is speculated that the school expected to enroll high school students from the area towns Catholic population since there were no other Catholic high schools in this area of Southern Illinois. This did not occur. The gym building and the school building are still used today as an elementary school complex. The gym is one of the larger elementary school gyms in the area since it was constructed for both elementary and high school use. The elementary school is now named Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic elementary school.” There are, in fact, several former Catholic high schools in the Bellevue area like Herrin Catholic that deserve a page on this website (http://www.diobelle.org/directory/institutions/records.html). If you have any information on any of these schools please contact us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. Herrin St. Mary’s Catholic High School Quick Facts Year opened: 1947 Year closed: 1951 Herrin Catholic HS team nickname: “Crusaders” Herrin Catholic HS team colors: Blue & White School Fight Song: unavailable |
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Herrick High School “Eagles”
The History of Herrick High School Herrick (population 524) is located in south-central Illinois in the southwestern portion of Shelby County. Herrick sits just north of the Shelby County / Fayette County border on Shelby County Highway 14 at County Road 850E. County Highway 14 connects Herrick to U.S. Route 51 just five miles to the west. A GREAT history of the town of Herrick can be found at the web address of http://www.galvinfamily.net/Herrick/herrickhistory.aspx . According to this site the town of Herrick was incorporated in 1888. Many businesses were established as well. The first school within the town limits of Herrick was started in 1891. Information regarding the history of Herrick High School was sent to us by Galen Strain: “Herrick Community High School with a four year curriculum began in 1920 according to George L. Cherry, Carl Frost, & Verla Boaz. Mr. G. A. Cook, who was instrumental in its organization states that ours was the first community High School to be organized in Shelby County. Before that time students who graduated from the 8th grade often chose to study for an additional one, two, or even three years. Miss Frances Dixon who was principal of the grade school , located on the SW corner of Carroll Park, taught post-8th grade subjects from 1901-1910. High School work was taught by other grade schools principals from 1910-1920. In 1937 Orval Moore taught music to both High School & grade School students and a band was organized. Later Mr. C. Joseph Velasco was another band instructor who had his 34-piece band play at commencement and other school activities. Other Band instructors were Ellis T. Campbell (“Whitie”) and C. Phillips Sandeen. A new high school and grade school building were completed in 1937.” According to the web address of http://www.galvinfamily.net/Herrick/herrickhistory.aspx : “Herrick, as John Bumgardner first remembers from his early childhood, about 1925-1935. We shall come to Herrick from the north and proceed south and John will tell what he saw or remembered. Stopping at the present four way stop and proceeding south two blocks, on the west, was a large two story weatherboarded white building. It was located in then southeast corner of what is now Carroll Park. It was Herrick Grade School. Continuing south, on the west, was and is a large two-story concrete block building with a concrete porch across the entire front. This was Herrick High School for a number of years. John started High School in the fall of 1931.” So we know that a high school was in place for sure in the early 1930s. Our guess is that Herrick High School was holding classes byk the 19-teens. We know that Herrick High School served the community and surrounding farm kids for about 70 years. The early 1970s brought with them consolidation talks with Herrick’s neighbor to the northeast, Cowden. This effort was finalized for the start of the 1971-72 school year. The fate of the Herrick High School building is being sought. Herrick High School Quick Facts |
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Herald High School
| The History of Herald High School
Herald (population approximately 75) is located in far southeastern Illinois in the south-central portion of White County. Herald was established in what is now a true country setting on County Highway 8 as it intersects with County Road 600N, about 5 miles north of Illinois Route 141. According to www.mapquest.com Herald is about 3 blocks long from north to south and two blocks wide from west to east. Herald is about 8 miles west of the Indiana border and 10 miles southwest of Carmi. The history of the town and the school that once inhabited it are in need of research. We are not even 100% certain that Herald even supported a high school. It is a fact that Herald at one time supported a 1st through 8th grade facility however. This arrangement lasted through the late 1950s, possibly even longer. Herald kids from 8th grade when on to high school at either Carmi or Norris City. The fate of the Herald school building is being sought. The history of the town and former school are needed as well. Herald High School Quick Facts Year opened: late 1800s Year closed: 1940s? High school students attended: Carmi or Norris City Herald HS team nickname: unavailable – uncertain if a HS or team sports were offered. |
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Henry High School “Mallards”
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The History of Henry High School
Henry (population 2,540) is situated in Marshall County along the Illinois River in north central Illinois, about 35 miles north of Peoria and 21 miles south of Princeton. The city is reached by taking Illinois Routes 29 and 18 into town, and the Baltimore & Ohio RR also runs thru town. The community was founded around 1834 and is named for General James Henry, who led forces in the Black Hawk War in 1832. Incorporation did not take place until 1854, at which time there were 1,306 residents.
Education has a prominent place in the history of Henry, even when the community was platted in 1834 with a “school square” designated for such a place. The first school was not located on that site until 1847. Other schools that were located in Henry included the Henry Female Seminary, which was constructed by the Rev. H.J. Pendleton in 1847-48, who saw the need for developing quality instructors. That school survived a fire and continued to be an influence on educating those in Henry to the point that it improved the teaching of those in the Henry Public Schools. The seminary closed around 1862, but was reopened as the Henry Seminary from 1870-1875, admitting both boys and girls. The building was torn down in 1884.
Another school of significance in Henry was North Illinois University, started by the Methodist Protestant church in 1854. The school was later renamed Marshall College in 1867, but did not survive more than a couple of years before the building was sold to the city of Henry for its public school. That building was the home of Henry Grade & High School, with the first four-year class graduating in 1876 consisting of four women (Flora Worley, Grace Mateer, Elise Helper, and Edna Kalb). Another private school was in operation during the same time period, run by former principal W.W. Worley from 1878-1880.
Henry High School stayed in the former North Illinois University building until 1891 when a new building was built for all grade and high school students, as the former home was razed in 1892. However, the new building would stay in operation for all 12 grades thru 1952 when the preps moved into their current location.
Additional classrooms and a gym were added in 1917 and 1927, respectively. Grade school students would stay there until 1963 when a new facility was opened. The high school reformed itself as Henry Township High School in 1917 when it was decided there would a board of education for the grade school and another for the high school.
Following World War II, representatives from Henry Township HS and Senachwine Township High School in nearby Putnam discussed the possibility of merging their districts together in 1946. At the time, an enrollment of 40 students was required for a high school to receive state aid, and there were only 27 at Senachwine Township with more than 100 at Henry Township. The talks got serious and resulted in the passage of the merger that formed today’s Henry-Senachwine High School in the spring of 1947.
The building pictured above fell victim to the wrecking ball in 1967, and the site today serves as a park. In what could be referred to as an irony, the current Henry-Senachwine High School buildings are located at the north end of town on Illinois Route 26, which is also known as University Street in Henry.
Today’s Henry-Senachwine students, faculity, parents, and alumni can find out more about the history of the school and its current news by clicking on to: http://www.henrysenachwine.org/hshs/
FACTS ABOUT HENRY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
Year opened: 1870
First graduating class: 1876
New building opened: 1892
Gymnasium added: 1927
Year closed: 1947
Now part of: Henry-Senachwine High School
School colors: Crimson & Black
School nickname: the “Mallards”
School song: unknown
ATHLETICS
According to the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org), we do know that Henry offered boys’ basketball and track. It is possible it could have offered baseball and maybe football, so we are looking for an alumnus or historian from the Henry area that may know something about those offerings. The school was one of the charter members of the Tri-County Conference, which was formed in 1927. Other schools in the conference included Putnam Senachwine, Granville Hopkins, McNabb Swaney, Lostant, Magnolia, Tonica, and Varna.
BOYS BASKETBALL
The Henry hoopsters had some successful seasons before its merger with its neighbor from the north at Putnam. A total of four Tri-County Conference tournament championships and three runner-up finishes were awarded to Henry to go along with its winning ways before the school closed in 1947.
1916-17 6- 3 (good record) Coach unknown
1919-20 9- 4 (good record) Coach unknown
1922-23 12- 3 (good record) Coach unknown
1933-34 Tri-County Tourney runner-up Coach unknown
1938-39 Tri-County Tourney Champs Coach Bill Bennington
1939-40 Tri-County Tourney Champs Coach Bill Bennington
1940-41 13-10 Tri-County Tourney runner-up Coach Joe Jepson
1941-42 Coach Joe Jepson
1942-43 14-11 Tri-County Tourney Champs Coach unknown
1943-44 15- 9 Tri-County Tourney runner-up Coach unknown
1945-46 19- 8 Tri-County Tourney Champs Coach Floyd Tomkins
1946-47 22- 4 (excellent record!) Coach Ken Brumm
BOYS TRACK
Two athletes stood out for Henry in field events at the state finals, one of which helped the school take fifth place in the team standings in 1903.
1903 Finished 5th at IHSA Finals
F. Noll—2nd in Discus
F. Noll—2nd in Shot Put
1925 (???) Steinle—4th in Javelin in IHSA Class B Finals
FOOTBALL
From Connie Swanson:
“Monarch Football Team of 1899 was Coached by Clifford Haws. In 1903 Professor Tupper was coach when they won all 6 games of the season. Foot ball was discontinued at the school after the death of L Z Woodward in April 1903 who was injured in one of the games.”
1903 6 – 0
FAMOUS ALUMNI
NOTABLE GRADUATE – The first known male student to graduate from Henry High School made his mark beyond being just that. In 1886, Charles Vail left HHS with a diploma in hand for the University of Illinois, where he would major in civil engineering and head up the state highway engineering department in the state of Colorado. The resort city of Vail, Colorado is named in his honor.
NOTABLE GRADUATE: Captain John P. Cromwell, graduated from Henry schools. He graduated in 1924 from U.S. Naval Academy and was assigned to the USS Sculpin. When attacked during World War II, after his shipmates were safely off the ship, he took it down rather than be captured by the enemy who would have forced him to give secret information regarding the war efforts. A memorial to him is erected in Central Park in Henry. (Thank you to Connie Swanson!)
SPECIAL THANKS – to Jean Mitchell as well as the rest of the staff at the Henry Public Library for their assistance in helping us research the history of Henry Township High School.
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…about Henry Township’s history. If you have more information you’d like to share with us, please email us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net or send it to the address below. We are interested in photos of the school buildings and its teams, along with anything else that was of significance to the school’s history. Our address is: Illinois High School Glory Days 6439 North Neva Chicago, IL 60631
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Henning High School “Raiders”
The History of Henning High School Henning (population 241) is located in eastern Illinois in central Vermillion County. U.S. Route 136 passes through Henning which sits just a stone’s through west of Illinois Route 1. The C&EI Railroad (Chicago and Eastern Illinois) and the IC Railroad (Illinois Central) both had spurs that crossed in Henning. The IC is no longer active; the C&EI spur ends in Henning for the purpose of serving the grain elevator still there. The Indiana / Illinois state line is just 9 miles east of Henning. A town of note in the area includes Danville just 11 miles south and a little east of Henning. The history of Henning and the origin of its high school is not available at this time. It is known that Henning residents supported their own school system for many years. The school, established probably in the late 1800s, flourished for about 7 decades.
We know from those who lived through the period that it was in the early 1960s that the consolidation talks began between the high school districts of the towns of Bismarck and Henning. These talks eventually became a reality in 1964 with the creation of the Bismarck-Henning School District. All schools for the Bismarck-Henning system are located in Bismarck. The fate of the original Henning High School building is a good one. The building has been turned into a very successful factory that manufactures a variety of products. The gymnasium seerves as a laboratory and office space. A photo of the building as it appeared in August of 2013 is available below. Congratulations to Henning on their great success story! Henning High School Quick Facts Year opened: 1914 FIrst graduating class: 1918 Year closed: 1964 School nickname: the “Raiders” School colors: Purple & White School Fight Song: “Henning School Song” Now Everyone that goes to Henning School Knows how to obey each and every rule. They have that smile, that syle, that winning way, No matter where you go, They recognize and say: “Now there goes a group I’d like to know.” They have that good ol’ Henning zip and go. And Just to see them smile Is quite a treat (hard to beat) HENNING HIGH!!! Cha he Cha ha Cha he ha ha Henning High School Rah Rah Rah! |
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