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Excerpt taken from the CUSD#188 Website

http://www.z-r.frnkln.k12.il.us/

the Zeigler-royalton

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ABOUT ZR
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District #188 was formed in 1962 in consolidation with the Zeigler Grade School, Zeigler High School, and Royalton School Districts. Elementary classes were held in the Leiter School in Zeigler, and the Royalton School, which also housed the junior high school. High School classes were held in the Zeigler High School building during 1963-64, but moved to the old Zeigler Grade School after the high school was closed due to coal mine subsidence. The present Zeigler-Royalton High School opened in the fall of 1966. The current elementary/junior high school opened in 1980. Both school buildings are located on a forty-acre campus approximately two and one-half miles north of Zeigler, IL. The Zeigler-Royalton School District has an enrollment of approximately 650 students

The Lost School

Serbian School

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Zeigler Schools

ZRHS Vortex

Serbian School

The true name for the Block School was Zoller School. The school was named in honor of the company that operated and managed the mines, connecting railroad, and all other mine company property.

(Was located across from the Police Dept.

Leiter School (Elementary)

was Located on School Street North East section of Zeigler

This is the old Zeigler Grade School. (also known as Pulley School)

When the Community High School was closed due to structure problem and the students were moved to the Zeigler Grade School and the old city hall and class was held here from the Fall of 1963 through the Spring of 1966.

The cars belonged to Dickey Puckett and Jan Christy.

Located where the City Hall and Police Dept. are today on Church Street.

Zeigler Community High School

This school was forced to be torn down in 1965-66 due to structure problems - Temp school was held in the Zeigler Grade School and City Hall while the new school (West Franklin) was built at Cleburne)

Zeigler Royalton Community Elementary/Jr. High (Current)

Zeigler Royalton Community High School (Current)

Originally known as West Franklin High School, construction completed in 1966.

The first graduating class that attended a full year and graduated from the new school was the class of 1967.

The new schools were built in the Cleburne area to insure that no mine tunnels were not located underneath the school grounds.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Zeigler:

Rend Lake College (14 miles; Ina, IL; enrollment: approx. 6745 )

J.A. Logan College (15 miles: Carterville, IL:
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 17 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; enrollment: 19,742)

Public Schools in Zeigler:

ZEIGLER-ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL 596-2121

(Students: 184; Location: P O BOX 38 HWY 148 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Zeigler:

ZEIGLER-ROYALTON ELEM SCHOOL 596-5841

(Students: 386; Location: P O BOX 87 HWY 148 N; Grades: PK - 06)
ZEIGLER-ROYALTON JR HIGH SCHOOL 596-2121

(Students: 90; Location: P O BOX 87 HWY 148 N; Grades: 07 - 08)

Updated on December 18, 2007

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