page_title: Quincy Senior High School
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Quincy Senior High School / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Quincy Junior High School
context_page_description: Quincy Senior High School is the regional public high school for Quincy, Illinois.
context_section_description: The first school dedicated to high school students in Quincy, Illinois opened in 1891 at the corner of 12th and Maine. This "Pride of the Gem City" served students until 1933 when the "new" Quincy Senior High (10–12) opened at 14th and Maine in 1933. The building sits along Historic Maine Street in Quincy and is five stories tall, with mosaic details enscripted on the walls. In 1937, eighth and ninth graders were added to the building to relieve crowding at elementary schools. At this time Webster School and the former high school at 12th and Maine also housed students. As years went on, it was apparent that the 8–12 setup was not working and a change was needed. The school board decided to build a state of the art high school at 30th and Maine (the site of Baldwin Park) and to convert the current building into a 7–9 junior high school.
  The third Quincy Senior High opened at 30th and Maine in 1957. Enrollment again started to climb in the Quincy Schools and another building would be needed. It was decided to construct a second high school to the east of the current high school (the site of the former Gem City Drive In). The new school was named Quincy Senior High II and would house students in grades 11 and 12. The current high school would then house grades 9 & 10 and be renamed Senior High I, and the junior high would include just seventh and eighth graders. All of these changes happened in 1973. In the 1980s, the district experienced several finance problems and an enrollment decline. Because of this, the entire district was reorganized. Senior High I closed in 1982. Tenth grade was moved to Senior High II and ninth grade was moved back to Quincy Junior High. Senior High I was converted into Baldwin Intermediate School for grades 4–6 .
  As of early 2014, the Quincy School District is once again considering reorganizing its schools. As of the 2016–2017 school year, the new additions to Quincy Senior High, including a new building, are complete. The school now houses four grades. Quincy Junior High School, which used to house freshmen, is now a typical American middle school, housing grades 6–8. Five new elementary schools will be built in Quincy, including one on the site of Baldwin Intermediate School. However, some parts of the old Baldwin School, including Blue Devil Gymnasium, will remain.
caption: The Quincy Junior High School[5] served as the senior high until 1957
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