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The Sugar Grove Elementary School was located on Main Street where the Kaneland John Shields Elementary School currently stands. It was demolished in 1996-1997. It was also used as the municipal center for a time after it was closed.

PHOTO

BACK ROW L-R:
Louis Richards, Charlie Calkins, Roswell "Spiv" Keck

MIDDLE ROW L-R:
Principal Chappelear, Edward Johnson. Captain elect: Clayton Coddington, Captain: Ferdinand Harker


BOTTOM ROW, L-R:
La Verne Schmidt, Ralph…

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…

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,…

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…

Sugar Grove Normal and Industrial School with people around it.

Printed on the photograph:

Sugar Grove Normal and Industrial School.

FRANK H. HALL, Principal.

M. E. PETTY, H. L. NORTON, Assistants.

MRS. NELLIE SMITH, Teacher of Vocal…

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…

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

The Sugar Grove Center School was built in the fall of 1848. It was a two story building on the east side of Main Street about where the street now ends near the present Route 30. The first floor was school rooms and the second floor was a large…

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…

Four graduates of the class of 1935

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

145 Calkins Dr., Sugar Grove, IL

In 1865, this school was originally built at the top of the hill near 41W455 Denny Rd. It was built just east of an old log house school that was previously located near the corner of Denny and Bliss Rd. This…

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…