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Worden High School
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Now Worden Elementary School

The History of Worden High School
 
Worden (population 905) is located in the lower portion of western Illinois. The town sits in northeast Madison County on Possum Hill Road about one mile west of Interstate Highway 55 and Illinois Route 4. Three railroads, the Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, and Chicago & Northwestern, all laid tracks through the town of Worden.
 
The school system in town was established in the late 1800s/early 1900s. A modern-istic brick building was built for the high school in 1922. A gymnasium was added to the building in 1936. Worden High School made the folks of the town proud for nearly nine decades. In the mid-1980s, consolidation talks surfaced with nearby Edwardsville Community High School. Worden High School was annexed into the Edwardsville High School District in 1988.
 
We believe the Worden High School building built in 1922 is pictured above. The building now serves an elementary school for the Edwardsville School District.
 
Worden High School Quick Facts
 
Year opened:                      late 1800s/early 1900s
Year HS building built:         1922
Year Gym added:                1936
Year HS closed:                 1988
School nickname:               the "Trojans"
School colors:                    Kelly Green & White
School Fight Song:             unavailable      
Athletics
 
Worden High School competed in boys basketball for sure having some great success in the 50s and 60s (www.ihsa.org). It is assumed that Worden High also competed in track & field as well as possibly football and baseball. The girls probably also competed in track, basketball and volleyball. If you have any information on the WHS athletic program, please write and help us clarify the information on this page.
 
Boys Basketball
 
The Worden High School boys were the kings of small school basketball in their area during the 1950s (four in a row) and 1960s under the one-class system in which area teams included the likes of Edwardsville, Collinsville and Brooklyn. The Worden boys won a total of 12 District titles during their existence!  Unfortunately, many of the teams do not have records or coach's names listed on the IHSA web site. If you have this information on these and other great Worden teams please send us an e-mail.
 
1940-41                District Champions
                            Lost Regional Semi-Final
                            to Collinsville 41 - 27
1953-54                District Champions
1954-55                District Champions
1955-56                District Champions
1956-57                District Champions
1959-60                District Champions
1961-62                District Champions
1962-63                District Champions
1965-66                District Champions
1966-67                District Champions
1968-69   21 - 8     District Champions              Coach Lee McKinney
1969-70   26 - 3     District Champions              Coach Lee McKinney
1973-74   17 - 9     (nice record)                          Coach Roy Witthoft    
 
One of the best players to grace the hardwood of Worden High School was Vernon Harris. His 54 points in a February 3, 1981 game against Belleville St. Henry set a school record.
Need Your Assistance
 
There are far too many missing items on the Worden High School page that need to be added. School nickname, colors, fight song, other boys' sports and expecially the lady athletic accomplishments at WHS, all are in need of research and sharing on this page. You can e-mail us information at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can also write to us at:
 
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