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The former Bertram School building is located at 41W488 US-30, Aurora, IL 60506 (NE Corner of US 30 and Bertram Rd.) It has been used as a residence from late 1940's to present.

The Bertram School was built before 1870. The building is now a…

Four class of '35 graduates eating a meal together
Tom Frantz, Emily Ravlin Frantz, Frank O'Brien, Nellie McCanno

Four graduates of the class of 1935

Frank O'Brien, Nellie McCannon, Emily Frantz, Tom Frantz

A picture of students reading and writing excerpted from The Ember 1921.

Frank H. Hall, Principal
Mrs. Nellie Smith, Teacher of Vocal and Instrumental Music
M. E. Petty, Assistant
H. L. Norton, Assistant
School Burned Down in Jan. 1905

Thomas Judd had for some years favored the idea of an industrial school which…

The current residence was formerly the Denny Standard School/Valley View School, which was a single room school house located on the south side of Denny Road just east of Bliss Road. It was moved to it's current location on Calkins Drive in the…

The Jericho School was formerly located at short distance east of the corner of Jericho Road and Mighell Road in Sugar Grove, Illinois. This building was torn down after the school district consolidation in 1949.

Source: "Sugar Grove, Illinois…

Photos courtesy of:

Fred Neiser,
Insurance Broker
PO Box 662, Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554

1886 Class Song written by student Addie Coulson taken from the book, "Sugar Grove and the Class of 1886" available at the following link:
 
https://www.wacots.org/sghistory/z/admin/items/show/29

The class song performed in 2009 can be found on…

Photo:
FRONT ROW L-R:
Lawrence 'Bud' Henning, William Healy, Dan Shields, Norman Hankes, Robert 'Bob' Windette, Andrew Watt, Ernest Hanson

BACK ROW L-R:
John Oster - Coach, Richard Johnston, Robert 'Bob' O'Brien, Dale Polley, Rodney Calkins,…

Photo 1935 Basket Ball team, Sugar Grove, High School

BACK ROW L-R:
Ray Hankes, Oakley Skow, Don Fletcher, Bill Cornell, Deverl Hartman, Coach John Oster

FRONT ROW L-R:
Frank O'Brien, Don Myers, Wally Thomas, Tom Frantz, John Shield, Chuck…

SOURCE: Molitor v. KANELAND UNIT DIST. NO. 302
24 Ill. 2d 467 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 145

NORMA MOLITOR et al., Appellants, v. KANELAND COMMUNITY UNIT DISTRICT NO. 302, Appellee.

No. 36588.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March…

PHOTO:

FIRST ROW L-R:
Donald Myers, Bob Erwin, Groff Frantz, Frank O'Brien, Tom Frantz

SECOND ROW L-R:
Chuck Clerkins, Charlie Huggins, John Shields, Jr., Leslie Phillips, Wallace Thomas, Frank Damon - Manager

THIRD ROW L-R: Art Johnson -…

SUGAR GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
1932-1933 Basketball Squad

BACK ROW
Art Johnson - Coach
Warren Dugan
Elmer Gordon
Deverl Hartman
Darwin Valentine
Frank Damon
Leslie Phillips

MIDDLE ROW
Wally Thomas
John Shields
Charley Huggins
Byron…

Thomas Judd had for some years favored the idea of an industrial school which would teach agriculture as well as preparatory to going on to other vocations. He was also aware that Frank Hall, then Superintendent of West Aurora Schools, had similar…