I attended St. Gertrude grammar school in Edgewater (class of '72). It closed in the '80's and became part of the Northside Catholic Academy - a sort of collective school of several parishes who could no longer operate on their own due to decreasing numbers. I attended high school at St. Gregory's - one of the few parish high schools on the north side (along with St. Benedict's). It was near Bryn Mawr and Ashland and it just closed this past spring. I live a block away from Senn High School who are currently celebrating their 100th year ("Senntenial" as they're calling it)
I recently learned that Senn had a formidable High School Band in the early part of the 20th century. [url=http://www.lipscomb.edu/windbandhistory/RhodesWindBand_09_AmericanSchoolBand.htm]They won some national championships according to thei story.[/url]
Here are some photo's a visit to the school by John Phillip Sousa in the 1920's:
And some of Sousa conducting Senn's bands: