The Revised Early History of Warren Township High School and Its Sports Teams.

About the Book

This book contains the early history of Warren Township High School, from its beginnings as Gurnee’s two-year high school. The two-year high school evolved first into a three-year high school and finally into a four-year township high school in 1917. It contains an early history of Warren sports teams, experiences of its students, and descriptions of life at Warren. If you are wondering why I named the book the “Revised Early History of” instead of just the “Early History of,” I’ll explain. Originally, I only intended to write a history of Warren’s football teams. While researching football, I occasionally ran across articles about the early years at Warren. I saved what I found and filed it away. Next, the Warren Township Historical Society asked me to write an account of Warren football for their newsletter. While writing about the football team, I decided to add all the other information about Warren I had found earlier and then called it the “Early History of Warren Township High School”. Six months after writing the article, I noticed a couple of mistakes that needed correction and decided to do a more in-depth study of the high school’s history. I ended up with enough Warren history that I was able to write this book and correct my mistakes.

About the Author

James Lodesky is a 1969 Warren Graduate. He grew up in Gurnee a short distance from the high school. His family has lived in Gurnee and the surrounding area for generations. James played football and track at Warren and has many good memories of the high school and his fellow students. James currently lives in Lisle, Illinois. Research for this book was done at public libraries in Cook, Lake and McHenry Counties. Local Historical societies were also helpful. James is the author of the book “Polish Pioneers in Illinois 1818-1850 and the web-site “Uncledicksanimaltales.com”.