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Kinmundy-Alma High School Building 1953-1979
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Courtesy of Kinmundy Historical Society - Dolores Ford Mobley & Gladys Corrie See

Kinmundy-Alma High School Building 1979-1989
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Courtesy of Kinmundy Historical Society - Dolores Ford Mobley & Gladys Corrie See

The History of Kinmundy-Alma High School
 
Kinmundy (population 892) is located in south-central Illinois in the northeastern portion of Marion County. Illinois Route 37 is the main road in and out of Kinmundy. Interstate Highway 57 runs just to the west of Kinmundy and even has exit ramps to Kinoka Road about 1 mile southwest of town. The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad runs parallel to Illinois Route 37 as it passes through the heart of Kinmundy. There is a lake to the southwest of town along with several creeks and rivers on each side of Kinmundy as well. Kinmundy was platted in 1857 along the Illinois Central Railroad line. The town derived its name from a town of the same name in Scotland which was the birthplace of William Ferguson, a stock holder in the railroad.
 
Alma (population 386) is located in south-central Illinois in the north central portion of Marion County. Illinois Route 37 also passes through Alma as does the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. I-57 passes by the west side of town. A town of note near Alma is Salem, located just five miles to the south. Alma was named after a battle in the Crimean War (Europe) in which the French defeated the Russian army. This was a very newsworthy event in 1856, the year Alma was established. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alma)

Kinmundy-Alma High School Building 2015
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Now South Central Junior High School

An excellent history of the Kinmundy and Kinmundy-Alma School District is available on a website created by the Kinmundy Historical Society. The site is maintained by Dolores Mobley Ford and Gladys Corrie See. The article was written in 2007 by Pleasant & Karen (Jones) Robnett. The link to the article is as follows:

We know that Kinmundy once supported its own high school. Alma supported its own high school as well through 1940. In 1941 Kinmundy voted to establish a high school district that would include the kids from Alma. In 1953, Kinmundy and Alma voters agreed to establish one unified school district resulting in the formation of the Kinmundy-Alma School District. The high school for the new district was located in Kinmundy, as was the elementary school. Alma hosted the Junior High School for the Kinmundy-Alma School District.
 
Kinmundy-Alma High School and school district served both towns well until a consolidation effort was further realized in 1989. The effort combined Kinmundy-Alma with nearby Farina LaGrove High School. The new district was named the South Central School District with the high school located in Farina. The former Kinmundy-Alma High School building is used today as a grade school for the South Central District.
 
Kinmundy-Alma High School Quick Facts
 
Year opened:                                     1953
Year closed:                                       1989
Consolidated to:                                 South Central School District (Farina)
Kinmundy-Alma HS team nickname:  the "Hornets"
K-A HS team colors:                           Purple & Gold
                                                           (Purple & White - J.V.)
School Fight Song:                             unavailable

Kinmundy-Alma HS Gymnasium
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Courtesy of the Kinmundy Historical Society - Dolores Ford Mobley & Gladys Corrie See

Athletics
 
We know that Kinmundy-Alma High School competed in boys and girls basketball.  We believe baseball/softball as well as volleyball were offered too. Kinmundy-Alma High School competed in the Midland Trail Conference. School fight song, and information on sports other than basketball are items we are seeking.
 
Boys Basketball
 
The boys' basketball program had some incredibly memorable seasons in their 36-year history. One undefeated regular season and three regional titles hi-lited the Kinmundy-Alma hardwood court success.  Several scores involving Kinmundy-Alma High School in the IHSA State Tournament were located on a website titled "Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores." Those found are listed below.

Kinmundy-Alma High School Gymnasium 2015
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Now South Central Junior HS Gymnasium

 
1953-54     6- 18  Salem Regional Tournament           Coach Charles Pritchett
                            1st Rd lost to Sandoval 82-56
                            Sandoval lost to Centralia in semi-final
                            Centralika won Regional, lost in Sectional
        
1954-55     5- 20  Centralia Regional Tournament       Coach Enoo Leitz
                            1st Rd lost to Centralia 110-37
                            Centralia won Regional, lost in Sectional
  
1955-56     7- 18  Salem Regional Tournament           Coach Enoo Leitz
                            1st Rd lost to Centralia 88-38
                            Centralia won Regional, lost in Sectional   
     
1956-57   17-  9    Centralia Regional Tournament      Coach Enoo Leitz
                              1st Rd lost to Breese Mater Dei 53-52 (O/T)
                              Breese MD lost to Centralia in semi-final
                              Centralia won Regional, lost in Sectional
     
1957-58   20-  6    Postseason scores needed             Coach Jim Wasam
        
1958-59   27-  1    Centralia Regional Runner-Up     Coach Jim Wasam
                              Undefeated Regular Season
                              1st Rd Beat Sandoval 64-53
                              Semi-final  Beat Salem 57-54
                              Title Game lost to Centralia 81-47
                              Centralia won Sectional, lost in Sweet 16 Rd
       
1959-60   12- 15    Postseason scores needed            Coach Jim Wasam
      
1960-61   20-  6     Centralia Regional Tournament      Coach Bill McNealy
                              1st Rd Beat Breese 59-58
                              Semi-final lost to Centralia 67-37
                              Centralia won Regional, lost in Sectional
   
1961-62     8- 16    Breese Regional Tournament         Coach Bill McNealy
                              1st Rd lost to Salem 62-55              
                              Salem lost to Centralia in semi-final
                              Centralia won Regional & Sectional
                              Centralia lost in Elite 8 round.
    
1962-63   14-12     Salem Regional Tournament          Coach Don Jones
                               1st Rd Beat Carlyle 65-52
                               Semi-final lost to Breese MD 55-47
                               Breese MD lost to Centralia in title game
                               Centralia placed 2nd in IHSA State Tourney
      
1963-64   10- 14    Centralia Regional Tournament      Coach Don Jones
                               1st Rd lost to Salem 67-44
                               Salem lost to Centralia in title game
                               Centralia won Sectional, lost in Elite 8 round
  
1964-65     7- 17    Salem Regional Tournament          Coach Don Jones
                              1st Rd lost to Salem 63-45
                              Centralia beat Salem in title gmae, lost in Sectional           
                              
1965-66     5- 18    Postseason scores needed            Coach Sutton
    
1966-67   17-  8     Centralia Regional Tournament      Coach Don Jones
                              1st Rd lost to Centralia 97-55
                              Centralia won Regional, lost in Sectional
      
1967-68   11- 14    Salem Regional Tournament          Coach Don Jones
                              1st Rd lost to Okawville 79-66
                              Okawville lost to Centralia in title game 
                              Centralia lost in Sectional
 
1968-69   21-  4     Postseason scores needed            Coach Don Jones

1969-70     6- 18    Odin District Tournament                Coach Carl Nosbisch
                              1st Rd lost to Patoka 86-73
                              Patoka lost to Odin in title game
    
1970-71     1- 22    Patoka District Tournament            Coach Darrell Adams
                              1st Rd lost to Patoka 73-62
   
1971-72     7- 16    St. Elmo Class 'A' Regional            Coach Darrell Adams
                               1st Rd lost to St. Elmo 84-75
                               St. Elmo lost to Vandalia in title game
  
1972-73     8- 16     Postseason scores needed           Coach Tilford Hord
1973-74   15- 10     Postseason scores needed           Coach Tilford Hord
1974-75   19-  8      Postseason scores needed           Coach Tilford Hord
     
1975-76   26 - 2      IHSA Regional Champions         Coach Tilford Hord
                               1-Loss Regular Season
                               Regional Scores Needed
                               Vandalia Sectional Runner-Up
                               Semi-final Beat Nokomis 74-63
                               Title Game lost to Lebanon 65-61
                               Lebanon lost in Sweet 16 Rd
                                 
1976-77   23-  3      Postseason scores needed           Coach Tilford Hord
1977-78     3- 19     Postseason scores needed           Coach Sam Aldridge
1978-79     3- 20     Postseason scores needed           Coach Sam Aldridge
1979-80   19-  6      Postseason scores needed           Coach Jeff Carling
1980-81   11- 14     Postseason scores needed           Coach Jeff Carling
1981-82     9- 16     Postseason scores needed           Coach Dan Garrett
1982-83     1- 22     Postseason scores needed           Coach Dan Garrett
1983-84     6- 18     Postseason scores needed           Coach Gary Shirley
1984-85   13- 13     Postseason scores needed           Coach Gary Shirley
       
1985-86   20-  8      IHSA Class 'A' Regional Champs Coach Gary Shirley
                               Regional Scores Needed
                               Vandalia Sectional Tournament
                               Semi-final lost to Trenton Wesclin 48-37
                               Wesclin lost to Venice in title game
                               Venice lost to State Champ T-Town in Sweet 16
WESCLIN (48): Mueller 12, McIntyre 10, Brandmeyer 10, Draper 9, Wutzler 5, Oster 2.
KINMUNDY-ALMA (37): Engel 15, Alberson 10, Seeley 6, Robnett 6.
       
1986-87   24-  4      IHSA Class 'A' Regional Champs Coach Gary Shirley
                               Regional Scores Needed
                               Vandalia Sectional Tournament
                               Semi-final lost to Staunton 68-59
                               Staunton lost to Venice in title game
                               Venice won State Championship
STAUNTON (68): Gockel 21, Windau 20, Kasubke 18, Scharff 7, Gueswelle 2.
KINMUNDY-ALMA (59): Alberson 18, Robnett 14, Seely 14, McCarty 11, Bott 2.
                              
1987-88   23-  3      Postseason scores needed              Coach Gary Shirley
1988-89     3- 21     School's Last Season                       Coach Gary Shirley
                                Postseason scores needed
 
St. Elmo Boys Basketball Tournament highlights as researched by Mark Jurenga:
 
1973- 2nd Place; lost to Altamont
1975- Champions over Cowden-Herrick
1976- Champions over Clay City
1979- Champions over St. Elmo
1980- 2nd Place; lost to Findlay
1986- Champions over Findlay
1987- 2nd Place; lost to St. Elmo
 
 
Girls Basketball
 
The Kinmundy-Alma girls had some nice basketball seasons as well. Coach David Powless led the ladies to back-to-back Regional Championships in the early 1980's.
 
1974-75    5-  2                                 Coach Judy Baird
1975-76    4-  3                                 Coach Jeanne Laur
1976-77    7-  3                                 Coach Jeanne Laur
1977-78                                           Coach Jeanne Laur
1978-79    9-  4                                 Coach Rhonda Phillips
1979-80  16-  3 Regional Champs    Coach David Powless
1980-81  19-  3 Regional Champs    Coach David Powless
1981-84                                           Coach David Powless
1984-85  12-  9                                 Coach David Powless
1985-86  11-10                                 Coach David Powless
1986-88                                           Coach David Powless
 
Student Council
 
From Randall Tate:
 
"Kinmundy- Alma was one of the top schools in Illinois for Student Council in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Illinois Association of Student Councils Officers - Kevin Ritter, Tina Zinser, Julie Ramsey

Kaskaskia District of Student Councils Presidents – Randy Tate, Tonya Evans

Kaskaskia District of Student Councils Officers – Tina Zinser, Ronda Zinser, Tracy Gammon

Advisor was Thomas McCuiston"

Memories & Facts

**From a member of the Kinmundy-Alma HS Class of 1989:

"During the a Kinmundy-Alma days, Kinmundy had the grade school, Alma had the jr high and Kinmundy had the high school.

I attended Kinmundy-Alma my whole school career and graduated in 1989. As far as sports goes, we had boys and girls basketball, boys baseball, girls softball and girls volleyball. Track was never offered when I was in high school. Eventually a track was built behind the old K-A grade school on the East edge of town. But it wasn't even built for a decade or so after the consolidation.

I will try to look up the K-A fight song in a yearbook.
Randy Tate was my cousin also.

Coach Gary Shirley just passed away August 01, 2014."

Seeking Your Assistance
 
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Kinmundy-Alma HS Building 2015
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Now South Cetnral Junior High School

Kinmundy-Alma Grade School Gym 2015
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Now South Central Grade School Gym