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A Timeline of Orland School District 135's History
Prior to 1922
The following one and two-room schools served
the children of Orland Park:
- Settlement School - 151st Street & 94th Avenue
- Old Orland Center School "Little Red Schoolhouse"
151st Street & 94th Avenue
- Orland (Park) School - 143rd Street & Union Avenue
- Doctor School - 159th Street & Wolf Road
- Maue School - 179th Street & 108th Avenue
- Union School - 135th Street & 80th Avenue
- Yunker School - 143rd Street & Wolf Road
Each of these buildings had just one teacher with students
from all grades in the same class.
1922 - Orland Park School moved to a seven-room brick structure at
143rd Street & West Avenue.
1950 - District 135 was formed by annexing Yunker and Union Schools.
1954 - Norbert Jerling was named the first District Superintendent.
1960 - District 135 grew from 111 students in 1950 to 1,000 students in
1960 with the annexing of Maue School and the building of Orland
Center School next to the the "Little Red School House".
1961 - The Illinois Building Commission funded construction of an eight-
room addition to Orland Park School because the District did not
have enough bonding power to finance the $180,000 project.
The District paid a yearly rental fee to the state with funds
generated from tax revenue. Orland Park School was the site for
several high school classes because Orland did not have a high
school until 1954 when Carl Sandburg High School opened.
1966 - The Capital Development Board enabled the District to build
Orland Jr. High for $706,830. Orland Jr. High had two
additions built in the early 1970's.
1970 - High Point School was opened.
1971 - Doctor School was annexed into District 135.
1975 - The enrollment of District 135 increased to over 2,700 students.
1976 - Liberty & Prairie Schools opened for the 1976-77 school year.
1977 - Both High Point and Prairie received additions.
1981 - Jerling Jr. High was opened, and Tom Pauley was named
Superintendent.
1986 - The ""Little Red Schoolhouse"" was moved from 151st
Street & 94th Avenue to the lot across the street
from Jerling and became the Orland Area Chamber of
Commerce office.
1987-1988 - The enrollment of District 135 increased by 12%.
1989 - The District 135 Administration Center opened in
partnership with Consolidated School District 230
and the Orland Township.
1991 - Centennial School was opened.
1994 - Chuck Palaces was named Superintendent.
1995 - The District's enrollment increased to over 5,500 students.
1996 - Century Jr. High was opened.
1998 - Meadow Ridge School was opened and Dr. Pete Yuska
was named Superintendent.
2004 - Dr. Linda Anast-May was named Superintendent.
2006 - Dennis Soustek was named Superintendent.
2010 - Dr. Paul Howell was named Superintendent.
*Information compiled with the assistance of "The Orland Story: From Prairie to Pavement", published by Orland Heritage Book Association, Inc.
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