Grayslake in Lake County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Story of this Land
Photographed by Tom Blasius, June 15, 2026
1. The Story of this Land Marker
Inscription.
Grayslake Community Consolidated High School District 127 was organized in
1939. At that time area students attended local high schools and the district
paid their tuition. The Harvey Farm land on Lake Street was purchased and
Grayslake opened its first four-year high school in the Fall of 1946.
Students took a bus to classes throughout the village until the building was
completed and the football team played on a farm field along Atkinson Road.
The students chose the Ram as their mascot, green and white for their colors,
the Emerald as their yearbook, and the Rambling Ram as their newspaper.
The original two-story building had a home economics room, science laboratory,
library, classrooms, gymnasium and offices, and the first addition was made in
1958. The addition in 1962 included a small gymnasium with a fallout shelter
below. In 1972 the arena was added, taking the building closer to School Street
Other additions took the building to the sidewalk on Lake Street. The field house
was built in 1997 and the theater in 2001. Parking lots have been added to the
north and to the east of the original property.
As
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the building grew, athletic fields had to be moved. The football field has
received new surfaces and viewer stands through the years, with lights added in
1988. The tennis courts along School Street are named in memory of Coach
Paul Keller and the football field was named after former coach and athletic
director Bill Eiserman. The baseball field was named in honor of Coach Paul
Subject. The school's fallen heroes are remembered in the building's courtyard.
Grayslake Community High School District 127 added a second campus in
2004. The original building and its land was renamed Grayslake Central High
School and the former Hook family farm land along Illinois Route 83 became
Grayslake North High School. The students of the new campus chose the Knight
as their mascot, black and gold for their colors. The Knight's Tale became their
yearbook, and The Knight Times as their school newspaper.
The former quiet farm fields have been transformed into thriving education
campuses where students of Grayslake and surrounding area continue to
receive an education that meets the needs of 21st Century leamers.
Erected by Grayslake
Photographed by Tom Blasius, June 15, 2026
2. Grayslake High School
Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
Location. 42° 21.021′ N, 88° 2.638′ W. Marker is in Grayslake, Illinois, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of North Lake Street and Hillside Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Lake Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 North Lake Street, Grayslake IL 60030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2026, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2026, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
