Goode-Barren Township Red Devils

July 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment

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SESSER, IL –  (Illinois High School Glory Days,  Please click on the link for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below)

The old Sesser High School gym. The gym is still used by the Sesser-Valier school district, for junior high basketball practice, and occasionally, freshman games are played there. (James Horaz, photo)

Sesser (population 2,128) is located in northwestern Franklin County in the southern portion of Illinois.  The Illinois State Routes of 154 and 148 intersect in Sesser.  A landmark near Sesser is Rend Lake located 3 miles to the east.  The At & St Railroad also has two lines that form a “T” in Sesser.  Two towns of note near Sesser are Du Quoin (10 miles southwest) and Benton (10 miles southeast). 

More information is being sought regarding the history of Sesser and its school system.   It is thought that Sesser began its school system in the late 1800s.  It continued its educational excellence through many decades. Sesser Goode-Barren Township High School was probably established in the late 1800s. It was in the late 1950s and early 1960s that consolidation talks with nearby Valier (also on this site) began.  In 1963 the high schools of Valier and Sesser consolidated to form the Sesser – Valier School system.  This school still runs strong today, successful on many different levels.
The original Sesser High School building no longer stands. Sesser – Valier High School is located in Sesser. The original gymnasium is still part of the downtown Sesser landscape however.  If you have any information regarding Sesser High School please write to us at eganann@sbcglobal.net

 

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