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Dundee Community High School 1922 - 1953
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Courtesy of Gerry Corriveau

Dundee High School Building 1953 - 83
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Courtesy of www.dundeehs.com

Dundee High School 1878 - 1922
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Thank you to Gerry Corriveau

The History of Dundee Community High School
 
Dundee Community High School consisted of students from four different northeastern Illinois towns and the area surrounding them..
 
Algonquin (population 27,885) is located in the southeastern portion of McHenry County and bleeds into the northeast portion of Kane County. Carpentersville (population 30,586), East Dundee (population 2,955), and West Dundee (population 5,428) are all located in northeastern Kane County. The area sits just north of Interstate Highway 90 with the Illinois Routes of 25 and 31 passing through traveling to the north and south.  Illinois Routes 62, 68, and 72 travel through the area to the east and west.  The area is aobut 35 miles northwest of Chicago.
 
An excellent and brief history of the four towns together can be read at the following web address: http://www.villageprofile.com/illinois/cardunal/03his/main.html
 
Former Dundee Community High School teacher Gerry Corriveau wrote and advised us that the high school began its roots in 1873. The first Dundee HS building served the community from 1873 until 1922.  The second building served the district from 1922 until 1955.  The last, and still utilized, Dundee HS building served from 1955 until the school's closing. Dundee Community High School served the area through the early 1980s. Declining enrollment took its toll and it was decided to close the high school.  In 1983 Dundee Commmunity High School was deactivated.  Students of the area now attend either Dundee-Crown High School or H.D. Jacobs High School.
 
The former Dundee High School building now serves as the Carpentersville Middle School. To view an excellent website dedicated to the former Dundee Community High School check out www.dundeehs.com made possible by webmaster and Dundee High School graduate Ann Bahnmiller.
 
Dundee Commmunity High School Quick Facts
 
Year opened:                                  1873
Year closed:                                   1983
Consolidated to:                              Crown and Jacobs School Districts
Dundee Comm. HS team nickname: the "Cardunals"
Dundee Comm. HS team colors:       Red & Black
School Fight Song:                          "Honor Dundee"
                                                      Written by Burt Mason
 
                                                      Honor Dundee,
                                                      Honor your name.
                                                      Honor Dundee,
                                                      Honor your fame.
 
                                                      We'll be loyal,
                                                      Always true.
                                                      Our colors will come through!
 
                                                      Rah! Rah! Rah!
 
                                                      We'll be loyal
                                                      Black and Maroon.
                                                      We'll all cheer for you, soooo...
 
                                                       Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight
                                                       We'll cheer for our school and you!!
 
                                                                         SUBMITTED BY 1938 ALUM HENRY KAROLUS
ATHLETICS
 
The Dundee Community High School Cardunals competed in a variety of sports and faired quite well on a state-competition level.  The school's nickname is not a misprint.  The nickname of "Cardunals" is a mixture of the four towns that are represented by the school - Carpentersville, East and West Dundee, and Algonquin (Car+Dun+Al) combine to give the Dundee Cardunals their unique nickname.  The Cardinal bird was the school's mascot however.
 
Several different sports were offered for the boys and girls of the school.  The information supplied below was found on the IHSA website address of www.ihsa.org.

Dundee HS Gymnasium
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Courtesy of www.dundeehs.com

 
BOYS BASKETBALL
 
An incredibly rich tradition was built in the 1930s and 1940s for Dundee Cardunal fans.  The era of Coach Eugene de Lacey ran from the 1928-29 season through the 1958-59 season.  During Coach de Lacey's 31 seasons at Dundee High the Cardunals accomplished the following:
 
1 - Illinois State High School Basketball CHAMPIONSHIP!!
1 - Illinois State High School Basketball 3RD Place Finish!
5 - Total trips to the IHSA State Basketball Finals (One other trip made in 1917-18)
5 - Sectional Championships
6 - Regional Championships
6 - District Championships
5 - Seasons of 30+ wins
20 - Seasons of 20+ wins
13 - Seasons of advancing past the first round of the playoffs
ONLY 1 "losing" Season in 31 years (11 - 14 in 1952-53)!!! 
 
Coach de Lacey's teams accumulated an overall record of 691 - 172 for an .801 winning percentage!!!!!!
 
Coach de Lacey's excellent record qualifies him still today, some 47 years AFTER he coached his last game, in the IHSA record book in the following categories:
 
Most Wins - Career  -  #16 All-Time (though his listed mark of 691 should put him at #12
Most Wins - One School - #9 All-Time (691 should list him at #7 All-Time)
Most Consecutive Winning Seasons - #4 All-Time (24 straight winning seasons)
Most Consecutive Seasons of 20+ Wins - #12 All-Time(11 straight at one time - see below)
Highest Winning Percentage - #9 All-Time (.800)
 
Truly INCREDIBLE job by Coach Eugene de Lacey and his program!!!!! 
 
During the 70 years of basketball listed on the IHSA website, the Dundee Community High School Cardunal basketball program produced an overall record of  1,077 - 634  for a .629 winning percentage!!  In fact Dundee High School was the 30th school in IHSA history to reach the coveted 1000+ wins plateau doing so during the 1976-77 season!!
 
Winning records and coach's names as listed on the IHSA website are, in turn, listed below.
 
1913-15                                                                 Coach Harland Corzine
1915-16     8 - 7                                                     Coach Walter Hanke
1916-17   11 - 3                                                     Coach Walter Hanke
1917-18     8 - 7                                                     Coach Walter Hanke
1918-19   13 - 6    Elite 8 Finalist!                          Coach Walter Hanke
                           Distrtict Champions
                           Quarter Final Game
                           Lost to Rockford HS 37 - 10
                           Rockford Eventual State Champ
1919-20   11 - 6                                                      Coach Arthur Twigg
1920-21   13 - 6                                                      Coach Oliver Stenger
1921-22     9 - 7                                                      Coach Oliver Stenger
1922-23   10 - 8                                                      Coach Oliver Stenger
1923-24   11 - 8                                                      Coach Harry Lennox
1924-25                                                                  Coach Harold Sauerman
1925-26                                                                  Coach Russell Franing
1926-28                                                                  Coach Howard Spain
1928-29   13 - 8    District Champions                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1929-30   23 - 7    District Champions                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1930-31   30 - 2    District Champions                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1931-32   24 - 7    District Champions                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1932-33   29 - 4    District Champions                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1933-34   30 - 5    District Champions                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1934-35   20 - 13                                                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1935-36   25 - 5                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1936-37   39 - 2    Sweet 16 Finalist!                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
                           Regional Champions
                           Sectional Champions
                           Sweet 16 Finalist
                           Lost to Moline 14 - 13
 
1937-38   34 - 1    IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS!!!!        Coach Eugene de Lacey
                           Regional Champions
                           Sectional Champions
                           Sweet 16 - Beat Pekin 36 - 29
                           Elite 8 - Beat Harrisburg 38 - 26
                           Final Four - Beat Paris 51 - 36
                           Championship Game
                           Beat Braidwood Reed-Custer 36 - 29
  
1938-39   24 - 2     Regional Champions                  Coach Eugene de Lacey
1939-40   25 - 3     Elite 8 Finalist!!                           Coach Eugene de Lacey
                            Sectional Champions
                            Sweet 16 - Beat Rushville 72 - 47
                            Elite 8 - Lost to Granite City 35 - 30
                            Granite City eventual State Champions  
1940-41   20 - 4                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1941-42   19 - 6      Regional Champions                 Coach Eugene de Lacey
1942-43   15 - 5                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1943-44   21 - 2                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1944-45   24 - 4                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey

1945-46   31 - 3      IHSA THIRD PLACE FINISH!!      Coach Eugene de Lacey
                             Regional Champions
                             Sectional Champions
                             Sweet 16 - Beat Quincy 56 - 49
                             Elite 8 - Beat Decatur 55 - 48
                             Final Four - Lost to Centralia 45 - 44 (O/T)
                             Consolation Game
                             Beat Rockford East 59 - 53
 
1946-47   29 - 3      Elite 8 Finalist!                           Coach Eugene de Lacey
                             Regional Champions
                             Sectional Champions
                             Sweet 16 - Beat Springfield 69 - 47
                             Elite 8 - Lost to Champaign 47 - 45
                             Champaign eventually 2ND Place 
1947-48   24 - 2                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1948-49   23 - 3                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1949-50   19 - 7                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1950-51   21 - 4                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1951-52   21 - 4                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1952-53                                                                   Coach Eugene de Lacey
1953-54   19 - 6                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1954-55   14 - 11                                                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1955-56   17 - 8                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1956-57   18 - 8                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1957-58   16 - 9                                                        Coach Eugene de Lacey
1958-59   13 - 10                                                      Coach Eugene de Lacey
1959-60   10 - 10                                                      Coach John Paul
1960-62                                                                   Coach John Paul
1962-63   15 - 10                                                      Coach John Paul
1963-64   14 - 11                                                      Coach John Paul
1964-65   22 - 6                                                        Coach John Paul
1965-67                                                                   Coach John Paul 
1967-68   12 - 11                                                      Coach John Paul
1968-70                                                                   Coach John Paul
1970-73                                                                   Coach Ken Magee
1973-74   18 - 6                                                        Coach Dick Schmidt
1974-75                                                                   Coach Dick Schmidt
1975-76                                                                   Coach Roy Wendling
1976-77   15 - 9                                                        Coach Roy Wendling
1977-78                                                                   Coach Roy Wendling
1978-79                                                                   Coach Paul Judson
1979-80   17 - 10     Regional Champions                Coach Paul Judson
1980-82                                                                   Coach Paul Judson
1982-83   12 - 14     School's Final Season                 Coach Paul Judson

 
FOOTBALL
 
The Cardunal football program is covered thoroughly on the IHSA website as well.  All seasons from 1916-17 through 1982-83 are listed on the site.  Though not quite as successful as the basketball program, the Dundee High School football program had some great seasons.  Coach Eugene de Lacey of basketball fame doubled as the Cardunal head football coach from 1928-29 through 1943-44. Coach de Lacey's 16 year run and 58 total wins were tops among all Cardunal football coaches. 
 
The best of the Dundee High School football records and all of the coach's names are listed below as found on the IHSA website.
 
1916-17                                                          Coach Rev. William Bond
1917-18    6 - 2                                                Coach Rev. William Bond
1918-19    3 - 1 - 1                                           Coach Rev. William Bond
1919-20                                                           Coach Art Twigg
1920-21    6 - 2 - 1                                            Coach Oliver Stenger
1921-22    4 - 3                                                 Coach Oliver Stenger
1922-23                                                           Coach Oliver Stenger
1923-24                                                           Coach Harry Lennox
1924-25                                                           Coach Harold Sauerman
1925-26                                                           Coach Russ Franing
1926-27    4 - 4                                                 Coach Russ Franing
1927-28                                                           Coach Howard Spain
1928-29                                                           Coach Eugene de Lacey
1929-30    7 - 5 - 1                                            Coach Eugene de Lacey
1930-31    5 - 0 - 2    Undefeated Season         Coach Eugene de Lacey    
1931-32                                                            Coach Eugene de Lacey
1932-33    4 - 3 - 1                                             Coach Eugene de Lacey
1933-34    5 - 2 - 3                                             Coach Eugene de Lacey
1934-35    3 - 3 - 1                                             Coach Eugene de Lacey
1935-37                                                            Coach Eugene de Lacey
1937-38    5 - 3                                                  Coach Eugene de Lacey
1938-39                                                            Coach Eugene de Lacey
1939-40    4 - 2 - 2                                             Coach Eugene de Lacey
1940-41    6 - 2                                                  Coach Eugene de Lacey
1941-42    3 - 1 - 3                                             Coach Eugene de Lacey
1942-44                                                            Coach Eugene de Lacey
1944-45                                                            Coach Phil Hardy
1945-46    5 - 3                                                  Coach Phil Hardy
1946-47    5 - 2 - 1                                             Coach Phil Hardy
1947-48    7 - 2                                                  Coach John Burnison
1948-49    7 - 1 - 1                                             Coach John Burnison
1949-53                                                            Coach Phil Hardy
1953-54    6 - 3                                                  Coach Howard Spain
1954-55    6 - 2 - 1                                             Coaches Clyde Finke & Robert Whamond
1955-57                                                            Coach Robert Whamond
1957-58    4 - 3 - 2                                             Coach John Timmerman
1958-61                                                            Coach John Timmerman
1961-62    4 - 4                                                  Coach John Timmerman
1962-63    7 - 1                                                  Coach John Timmerman
1963-64    4 - 4                                                  Coach John Timmerman
1964-65    4 - 4                                                  Coach John Timmerman
1965-66    5 - 2 - 1                                             Coach Russ Roeber
1966-67                                                            Coach Russ Roeber
1968-69    7 - 2                                                  Coach Russ Roeber
1969-70                                                             Coach Russ Roeber
1970-71    6 - 3                                                  Coach Russ Roeber
1971-72    6 - 3                                                  Coach Russ Roeber
1972-75    5 - 4                                                  Coach Jerry Curtright
1975-76                                                             Coach Jerry Curtright
1976-77    6 - 4     IHSA Class 3A Playoffs          Coach Jerry Curtright
                           Lost to Lisle Bennet 18 - 0
1977-78    7 - 2                                                   Coach Jerry Curtright
1978-81                                                              Coach Jerry Curtright
1981-83                                                              Coach Gene Mitz

 
GIRLS BASKETBALL
 
The Lady Cardunals made a trip to the IHSA State Finals.  The team of 1977-78, led by former Alden-Hebron great Paul Judson, made it to the Elite 8 of the State Tournament before falling to eventual fourth place finisher Mattoon.  Team records of other great Lady Cardunal teams are not currently available.  
 
1977-78     27 - 3            Elite 8 Finalist!                      Coach Paul Judson
                                     Regional Champions
                                     Sectional Champions
                                     Super-Sectional Champions
                                     Beat Skokie Niles West 73 - 70
                                     Elite 8 Finalist
                                     Lost to Mattoon 65 - 61
 
1978-79                          Regional Champions 
1982-83                          Regional Champions

 
BOYS BASEBALL
 
The Dundee High School baseball team won a pair of Regional titles and one District title. Tema records and coaches names of these aond other great Cardunal teams are not currently available.
 
1948-49        District Champions
1961-62        Regional Champions
1971-72        Regional Champions

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
 
The Dundee High School harriers won two District titles which qualified the teams for the IHSA State Meet. 
 
1964-65  District Champions - Qualified for State Meet
1966-67  District Champions - Qualified for State Meet
 
BOYS GOLF
 
The linksters won a District title as well. 
 
1974-75    District Champions
 
BOYS TENNIS
 
Two District titles highlighted the success of the boys tennis team at DCHS.
 
1977-78    District Champions
1981-82    District Champions
 
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
 
One District title and three individual medalists highlight the accomplishments of the Dundee Cardunal thinclads.
 
 
1930-31   Individual Medalist - ??  Eatinger       440 Yard Dash      5TH Place
1971-72   District Champions
               Individual Medalist - Greg Kries         180 Yard Hurdles  4TH Place
1979-80   Individual Medalist - Craig Everett      High Jump           7TH Place
 
BOYS WRESTLING
 
The Dundee High grapplers had some real nice success including a District title in 1976.  Coach Bob Kenison led the Cardunals to some great season records during their last five years of existence including a 16 - 1 record in the school's final season! 
 
1975-76                    District Champions
1978-79   14 - 3                                             Coach Bob Kenison
1979-80   13 - 3                                             Coach Bob Kenison
               Individual Medalist - Bill Horcher - 98 Lbs. Wgt. Class - 5TH Place  
1980-81     8 - 8                                             Coach Bob Kenison
1981-82   12 - 4 -1                                          Coach Bob Kenison
1982-83   16 - 1                                              Coach Bob Kenison

 
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
 
Dundee Community High School had a well-rounded school system and provided a great deal of opportunities for its children.  Along with athletics, the school offered competition in the IHSA events of Drama, Group Interpretation, and Speech Individual Events.  The Cardunals gained a level of success in each of these events. 
 
 
SPEECH INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
 
One top-ten finish, one Sectional title, one District title, and EIGHT Individual Medals were earned by the Dundee High School kids on a State Competition level!!
 
1952-53  Individual Medalist - Gary Williams       Comedy        5TH Place
 
1972-73  District Champions

1973-74  Sectional Champions
 
              Individual Medalists 
            
              Lynette Billings        Humor Duet          5TH Place
              ??  Reid                   Humor Duet          5TH Place
 
1974-75  Individual Medalist - Lisa Gagliardi       Orat. Declam.   2ND Place
 
1975-76  Team Finished TENTH in STATE Competition!!
 
              Individual Medalists
 
              Lynette Billings             Humor Duet            STATE CHAMPIONS!!
              Christopher French       Humor Duet            STATE CHAMPIONS!!
 
              Final Team Standings
              1)  South Holland (Thornwood)                         24
              2)  Chicago (Luther South)                              12  
              2)  Joliet (East)                                              12  
              4)  Rock Island (H.S.)                                      9  
              4)  Peoria (H.S.)                                              9  
              6)  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)                         8  
              7)  Carbondale                                                 7  
              7)  Deerfield                                                     7   
              7)  Oak Lawn (Richards)                                   7  
            10)  DUNDEE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL        6
 
1976-77  Individual Medalist - Michael Peddle     Extemp.           5TH Place
 
1978-79  Individual Medalist - Rob Dorn               Humor Interp   5TH Place
 
DRAMA
 
A District title was won in the Drama department too! 
 
1976-77  District Champions
 
GROUP INTERPRETATION
 
1976-77  District Champions
 
Seeking Your Help
 
If you have ANY information you would like to share about the great history and great memories enjoyed at Dundee Community High School we are hopeful you will write to us.  We are especially interested in a photo of the high school building.  You can e-mail us items at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net.  You can also write to us at:
 
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N. Neva St.
Chicago, Il.   60631

Dundee High School Building 1953 - 1983
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Courtesy of www.dundeehs.com

Dundee High School Yearbook 1975
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Submitted by Gerald Corriveau