Joliet Township Central High School Historical Tour Joliet, Illinois

Joliet Township Central High School Historical Tour. Built mostly of Joliet limestone. In 1982, the school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by Frank Shaver Allen. The school is four stories tall, two city blocks long, and includes four separate buildings. The campus underwent a moderate expansion during 2005 when the old shop building was knocked down and a new building was erected in its place. A catwalk connects the main building to the T&I building and allows students to cross unencumbered during inclement weather. The facilities include a daycare center (on the ground floor of the Little Theater building), a planetarium, six tennis courts, one soccer field, four baseball fields, a 1/16-mile indoor track and a 1/4-mile track across the street to the east. Joliet Junior College (JJC), a community college based in Joliet, Illinois, was the first public community college founded in the United States. JJC shared Joliet Township High School building in the early 1900's. Joliet Junior College was founded in 1901 by Joliet Township High School Superintendent J. Stanley Brown and President of the University of Chicago, William Rainey Harper. Brown, who came to Joliet in 1893, first served as the principal of the school.

[@j.philiplarson2064]

Back before JTHS split into 3, a music legend by the name of Lionel Richie walked the halls in his freshman year! He later graduated from Joliet East in 1967. I never saw him without a smile on his face. I asked one of my class mates who he was, and I was told he was a singer and would someday become a big star...no truer words were ever spoken. Also my grand father graduated from JTHS in 1912...I have his yearbook! I attended for 2 years, and graduated from Joliet West in 1966. My father and my sister both graduated from JTHS. It is the most beautiful high school in the state as far as I'm concerned!

[@kd782001jh]

Loved seeing Mr. Cottrell in this. Talk about a high school memory. Good teacher, good man.

[@billsimms2511]

I had him as my teacher as well. I forget the class though. Business? History?

[@kd782001jh]

@@billsimms2511 US History, I believe.

[@henrypennymon5835]

My dad, Henry Pennymon senior, was the first African American man to teach in the Joliet Township High School and junior college system. It's also interesting that Sylvester Cottrell was my classmate and basketball teammate at Joliet East.

[@brianmeen2158]

Mr Cottrell was my social studies teacher. I remember his class was on the 3rd floor. He was a nice guy . Hope he’s doing well

[@HiroshiKoto]

My dad was class of 1990, Mom 1992, me 2016, my brother class of 2021. Steelman pride all the way! Go Joliet Central !!

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

Joliet West 2005.

[@marcusmiller948]

Class of 2021 here

[@roulagarcia2277]

class of 2007

[@cnabren]

I was class of 1990 too!

[@fredblocksagain]

My dad was class of 1989 and my mom was class of 1991 my brother will be class of 2038 and I will be class of 2030 STEELMAN PRIDE

[@carsforlife8292]

Class of 2000.
I remember my math teacher
Miss underhill very nice lady

[@naturelvr123]

Graduated from JTHS in 1963. Remember it very well.

[@thomasdobbs4615]

My Dad is class of 1956. Wow!

[@William_Afton_AFTONROBOTICS]

This is just nostalgia. I grew up here, and saw all of my siblings graduate from this school. But we moved, so I just broke my familys tradition 😅😅😅😅 lol

[@brianmeen2158]

Powerful nostalgia . I graduated mid 90s and remember walking these halls as a young punk lol. Time flies

[@William_Afton_AFTONROBOTICS]

@@brianmeen2158 sure does.

[@tomverderber1565]

Class of '72. Steelmen Strong, baby! Presently in Colorado.

[@jamesruddy9264]

Class of 70, and I learned a few things I didn't know from the video, but was disappointed that they didn't cover the Army ROTC program in it.

[@axelmora5984]

The upper track is still holding up still today

[@donaldpalmer8838]

Class of 58 am now living in arizona

[@carsforlife8292]

11:57 he was my teacher at social studies

[@brianmeen2158]

Mr Catrell! He was my social studies teacher too. Nice guy .. he was a giant lol

[@eminemfann124]

Love my my school :)

[@IvanGarcia-vx4kh]

Class of 2007 💪 Steelmen

[@sidsmomma-chrissiepotter3405]

This school is absolutely gorgeous with detailed architecture. Im puzzled with two statements made in the video in regards to the school prior to 1901. In the first few minutes it is stated that the original school was located at Western and Chicago St, and that it was the old JC Penney building. Later, it is stated that it was on Eastern Avenue. Does anyone know which is correct, and have an address to coorilate? Or do those structures no longer exist? Thanks!

[@Ferrignohh]

The student misspoke. The building she was referring to was on the corner of Chicago and Webster. It is now demolished.

[@rickhaynes8148]

I graduated there in 73

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

Class of 2005 Joliet West. Live in Texas

[@juanis7746]

Class is boo boo

[@frieksconcertfunhouz2496]

Class of 95....didnt show enough

[@billsimms2511]

Mr Cottrell 👍🏾👍🏾

[@DRACOwastaken]

My 15 year old sister goes to that school

[@jamiehanes]

The police are needed in Joliet. I use to live in "Pine Meadows Apartments" and the black american tentants and the black and mexican maintenance men went after me every chance they got.
I was barely home, because it was so dangerous for me and my toddler. I would come home to glass on the floor, the maintenance men would go through my things. I would hear conversations that i had on the phone from my apartment from other tentants who laughed at the fact that they we're getting away with attacking me.
I remind you i talked very low, So i honestly think it was a secret camera in my home. The tentants would lie on me & my toddler all the time. When i address the tentants, they got very upset and wanted to fight and start threatening me. When i told the property management, they put a letter on my door saying i wouldn't be able to renew my lease
(Believe me i wouldn't have renewed my lease anyway, because the environment was extremely dangerous) One day i called the police and the tentants upstairs from me already knew i had called the police, And we're already standing at the place where I told the police to meet me at, nd made it seem like i was the one's doing things to them.
It took me time to get there, because my child is autistic. Again, i believe it was a secret camera in my home. The maintenance men, tentants and property management lied on me and said i had a dog so i could get kicked out of the apartment before my lease was up. Some parts of joliet are very dangerous, Especially Pine Meadows Apartments and other apartment buildings as well. I'm a black woman saying this, because it's true

[@AssassinManYT]

Class of 2020

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[@ToddLorencUkuleleMusic]

I was class of 1991.

[@alejandroramirez8866]

Class 2016 Emily petronio was my English teacher in freshman year

[@oscarmaxi5241]

Class of '13

[@jordynwashington1056]

Hey, I went to Central

[@Masonwilliamlifts]

How was central high school? I'm going there in high school

[@bloodbathqueenfx4522]

Class 04 omg I'm getting old

[@kanuri]

You're a youngin! I graduated in 87.....Go Steelman!

[@bloodbathqueenfx4522]

This was filmed the year that I graduated lol

[@kaylakao999]

Class of 2026, im a freshman at this moment

[@seriouslyapril6482]

I LIVE BY IT AMD THEY DIDNT DO THIS WHILE I WAS THERE CRII :c

[@oldschoollibra9233]

STEEEEEEEEEEELMEN.........

[@hey_buddy_waz_up]

The prison has the same design as the prison

[@renneedwards9826]

True 💯👀💅🏾😂

[@jefferyhubbard3532]

class of 83

[@cesquivel1999]

Mrs petronio!!!!!