Sacred Heart offered grade school classes for grades 1-8 and three years of high school. Students wishing
to attend a fourth year would attend Kankakee St. Patrick High School or Herscher High School. We have found out
that Sacred Heart ceased to offering high school courses in 1930. One photo does state that the school's name was changed
to St. James The Apostle School "in later years." Another photo states that the first communion for St. James The Apostle
School was in 1950. The article also shows a photo of the Sacred Heart High School graduating class of 1929
(see below).
The school was an all-girls' institution of an average enrollment of 15-18 students, taught by the Sisters
Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary. The school was also an approved secondary school of the Illinois Department of Public
Instruction, and closed due to the lack of teachers from the order.
The building that served as Sacred Heart High School continued to serve as St. James The Apostle Grade School until
this school, too, was closed in 1965. The building was used for church classes until it was demolished in 1978 to
make room for a newer parish hall.
Sacred Heart High School Quick Facts
Year opened as 3-year HS:
1917
Year closed:
1930
Year building ceased school operations: 1965
Year building demolished:
1978
Athletic team nickname:
unknown if sports offered
