Longview Township High School "Hornets"
*HOME PAGE
Closed High Schools Alumni Apparel
*RECENT UPDATES
*CLOSED HIGH SCHOOLS LISTED BY COUNTY
IN THE BEGINNING - Where Closed High Schools Consolidated To
*YOUR COMMENTS
*CONTACT US
*THE "TO-DO" LIST
*ABOUT THE AUTHORS
GREAT CONFERENCES
*CLOSED ILLINOIS GRADE SCHOOLS
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
MASCOTS & NICKNAMES
*LINKS TO OTHER SITES
COUNTRY SCHOOLS / SPECIAL BLDGS
THE TOP 25
*Schools That Start With "A"
*Schools That Start With "B"
*Schools That Start With "C"
Chicago Spalding HS
Chicago Flower Vocational HS
*Chgo Immaculata HS
*Schools That Start With "D"
*Schools That Start With "E"
*Schools That Start With "F"
*Schools That Start With "G"
*Schools That Start With "H"
*Schools That Start With... "I"
*Schools That Start With "J"
*Schools That Start With "K"
*Schools That Start With "L"
*Longview High School
*Schools That Start With "M"
*Schools That Start With "N"
*Schools That Start With "O"
*Schools That Start With "P"
*Schools That Start With "Q"
*Schools That Start With "R"
*Schools That Start With "S"
*Schools That Start With.. "T"
*Schools That Start With.. "U"
*Schools That Start With.. "V"
*Vermont High School
*Schools That Start With "W"
*Waterman High School
*Schools That Start With.. "X"
*Schools That Start With.. "Y"
*Schools That Start With.. "Z"
CLOSED HSs CHICAGO

Longview High School Building
lonbviewhsbldgdav.jpg
Thank you to John Cobb

Longview High School Building
longviewhsbldgdav.jpg
Submitted by John Cobb

The History of Longview High School
 
Longview (population 153) is located in east-central Illinois about 15 miles southeast of Champaign.  Longview is located in a true country setting.  The main roads leading to the Champaign County town include County Highway 12 and County Road E 100 N.  It is quite probable that Longview was one of many towns created initially by the railroads of the mid 1800s.  The Missouri Pacific Railroad line still runs through Longview.
 
A brief history on the town of Longview was provided to us by
Carl Erb: Carl attended Longview High School through his junior year (1953) and graduated from ABL High School in 1954.
  
"The name of the 1949-50 yearbook was "Orizaba Stinger."  Orizaba was the settlement about 1/3 mile north of the town of Longview. When the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad came through a little south of Orizaba, the Orizaba folks moved to the new town. In 1889 the name of the post office was changed from Orizaba to Longview."
 
It is probable that Longview offered education to its children in the late 1800s.  Longview probably had a high school in place by the early 1900s, maybe sooner.  The high school served the residents of Longview proudly for about five decades.  At some point in the 1950s a consolidation effort took place with three small towns of the area; Allerton, Broadlands, and Longview.  The effort resulted in the creation of the Broadlands (ABL) School District in the summer of 1953.

Longview HS Bldg - Shortly After It Was Closed
longviewtwsphsaftercloseddav.jpg
Inscription Above Doors - "Longview Township High School" Courtesy of DOROTHY BOSCH HAPP

The high school for the new District was located in Broadlands.  Billy Vermillion recalls that the Longview High School building was utilized as a grades 5 - 8 facility for the A-B-L School District until the consolidation with Homer High School occurred in 1989.  We are told by D. Happ that the Longview High School building has been razed. D. Happ goes on to tell us that the Longview High School spirit is still alive:
 
"I graduated with a class of 17 in 1952.  I think that there was only one more class (1953) to graduate from that building.  We still hold bi-annual reunions with approximately 90-100 in attendance.  Ten classmates from '52 still live in the area.  Three have passed away."
 
Some more information regarding the Longview school building is provided by Chanin (Magill) Peyton:
 
"I attended ABL/Heritage school district from kindergarten through graduation – and Longview was a part of both consolidated districts. The Longview High School building has indeed been razed, but it WAS used by ABL at least from the time that I started kindergarten in 1977-78 through my graduation year of 1990 as the 5-8th grade building for the ABL district. Soon after the consolidation and the formation of Heritage, the 5-8th grades moved to the Homer building, where they remain today.
 
My grandmother, Wilma Messman Magill, was a graduate from Longview High school, and had many fond memories of the building."
 
Broadlands (ABL) School District welcomed the addition of nearby Homer High School (also on this site) in 1989 and renamed the school district the Heritage School District with the high school remaining in Broadlands.  
 
Longview High School Quick Facts
 
Year opened:                  late 1800s / early 1900s
Year closed:                   1953
Consolidated to:              Broadlands ABL School District        
Longview HS nickname:   the "Hornets"
School colors:                 Orange & Blue
School Fight Song:          unavailable
ATHLETICS
 
Longview High School competed in boys basketball and most likely boys track and baseball.  School team nickname, school colors, fight song, and conference affiliation are all items of intersets for this site.
 
BOYS BASKETBALL
 
The 1930s were the "hey days" for Longview High School basketball as far as IHSA (www.ihsa.org) hardware is concerned.  The Longview boys won three District titles in one seven year period between 1933 and 1939.  Several tournament scores are recorded aon a website titled "Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores" and are listed below. Unfortunately the coach's names and team records of these and other great Longview High teams are not currently available.
 
1932-33          IHSA District Champions                        Coach's name & record needed
                       District Scores Needed
                       Casey Sectional Tournament
                       Lost to Hutsonville 39-24 (1st Round)
                       Hutsonville won Sectional
   
1933-34          Tuscola District Champions                   Coach's name & record needed
                       1st Rd Beat Hammond 41-22
                       2nd Rd Beat Redmond 53-14
                       Semi-final Beat Villa Grove 33-29
                       Title Game Beat Brocton 25-24
                       Matoon Sectional
                       1st Rd Beat Hillsboro 28-21
                       Semi-final Beat Greenup 25-23
                       Title game lost to Champaign 32-18
                     CHAMPAIGN (32): Castelo 9, Kemper 7, Hodge 6, Parker 5, Smith 5.
                     LONGVIEW (18): Gaies 8, Buddemeier 4, Smith 3, H. Fonner 3
    
1934-35          Tuscola District Tournament                     Coach's name & record needed
                       1st Rd lost to Atwood  24-21
                       Atwood lost to Villa Grove in 2nd Rd
                       Villa Grove beat Tuscola in title game
   
1935-36          Villa Grove District Tournament                Coach's name & record needed
                       1st Rd Beat Pesotum 24-21
                       (other scores needed)
  
1936-37  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1937-38  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.  
                        
1938-39          IHSA District Champions                        Coach's name & record needed
                       District Scores Needed
                       Tuscola Regional Tournament
                       1st Rd Beat Arcola 41-23
                       Semi-final lost to Lovington 34-31
                       Lovington lost in title game to Tuscola
  
1939-40  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1940-41  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1941-42  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1942-43  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1943-44  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1944-45  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
1945-46  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
   
1946-47          Longview Hosted District Tournament        Coach's name & record needed
                       Longview scores needed
   
1947-48          Fisher Regional Tournament                       Coach's name & record needed
                       (Longview did not compete in District)
                       1st Rd lost to Urbana University HS 35-32
                       U-High lost to Champaign in semi-final
                       Champaign beat Fisher for title
  
1948-49          Longview Hosted District Tournament        Coach's name & record needed
                       Longview scores needed
    
1949-50          Newman District Tournament                     Coach's name & record needed
                       1st Rd Beat Brocton 56-41
                       Semi-final lost to Newman 52-36
                       Newman beat Chrisman in title game
    
1950-51          Chrisman District Tournament                    Coach's name & record needed
                       1st Rd score needed
                       Semi-final lost to Kansas 64-51
                       Kansas beat Newman in title game
   
1951-52          Newman District Tournament                     Coach's name & record needed
                       1st Rd Beat Redmon 52-50 (2 O/Ts)
                       Semi-final lost to Kansas 89-35
                       Kansas beat Chrisman in title game
   
1952-53  Postseason scores, record, and coach's name needed.
                        (Last season for Longview High School)
                           
NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
 
If you have any further information you can add regarding the history and achievements of Longview High School, especially a photo of the former high school building, please contact us via e-mail at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net.  You can also contact us via real mail at:
 
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St. 
Chicago, Il.   60631

longviewgshsdav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewalumni50anniversarydav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhs1939fanstourneydav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewgsstudents19211932dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsband1939dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsband1938dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsbball1933dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsbball1929dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsbball19181920dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsbball1939actionphotoscctourneydav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsbball19381939dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsbball19211924dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsfirstreuniondav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhslate1930sbballcattlemeetingdav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsstudents1918dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsmiscphoto1930sdav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsclassof1937dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsclassof1930dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsclassof1951dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsclassof1940dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsstudentsgirls1932dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

longviewhsstudents1932dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)

Longview HS Basketball Team Mid-1930's
longviewhsbasketballmid30s.jpg
Gayle Hardy, Front Left, Hands on Knees (Submitted by S.N. Hardy)

lonviewhsbball194041dav.jpg
Courtesy of Eric D. Baptist (left click on photo for larger version)