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These are the 19 schools that met on April 10, 1926 to help form Quill and Scroll, along with the other 60 schools that joined them during that inaugural year.
| SCHOOL | CITY | STATE | DATE |
| BURLINGTON HS | BURLINGTON | IA | 04/10/1926 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON HS | CEDAR RAPIDS | IA | 04/10/1926 |
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN HS | COUNCIL BLUFFS | IA | 04/10/1926 |
| LINCOLN HS | DES MOINES | IA | 04/10/1926 |
| DUBUQUE SENIOR HS | DUBUQUE | IA | 04/10/1926 |
| FORT DODGE HS | FORT DODGE | IA | 04/10/1926 |
| IOWA CITY HIGH SCHOOL | IOWA CITY | IA | 04/10/1926 |
| SOUTH SIDE HS | FORT WAYNE | IN | 04/10/1926 |
| ALBERT LEA HS | ALBERT LEA | MN | 04/10/1926 |
| AUSTIN HS | AUSTIN | MN | 04/10/1926 |
| BENTON HS | ST JOSEPH | MI | 04/10/1926 |
| GREAT FALLS HS | GREAT FALLS | MT | 04/10/1926 |
| LINCOLN HS | LINCOLN | NE | 04/10/1926 |
| CENTRAL HS | OMAHA | NE | 04/10/1926 |
| SOUTH HS | OMAHA | NE | 04/10/1926 |
| MITCHELL SCHOOL | MITCHELL | SD | 04/10/1926 |
| RIVERSIDE HS | MILWAUKEE | WI | 04/10/1926 |
| CHEYENNE CENTRAL HS | CHEYENNE | WY | 04/10/1926 |
| WATERTOWN HS | WATERTOWN | SD | 04/10/1926 |
| MISSOURI VALLEY HS | MISSOURI VALLEY | IA | 04/19/1926 |
| WINFIELD HS – KS | WINFIELD | KS | 04/24/1926 |
| RED WING HS | RED WING | MN | 04/25/1926 |
| NORTH COMMUNITY HS | MINNEAPOLIS | MN | 04/26/1926 |
| FARIBAULT HS | FARIBAULT | MN | 04/28/1926 |
| MESABI EAST HS | AURORA | MN | 04/29/1926 |
| MAPLE VALLEY COMM HS | MAPLETON | IA | 04/30/1926 |
| HAMILTON COUNTY SR HIGH | MCLEANSBORO | IL | 04/30/1926 |
| WINONA HS | WINONA | MN | 04/30/1926 |
| SHEBOYGAN SOUTH HS | SHEBOYGAN | WI | 04/30/1926 |
| ESTHERVILLE HS | ESTHERVILLE | IA | 05/01/1926 |
| GUTHRIE CENTER HS | GUTHRIE CENTER | IA | 05/01/1926 |
| MARSHALLTOWN HS | MARSHALLTOWN | IA | 05/01/1926 |
| EAST AURORA HS | AURORA | IL | 05/01/1926 |
| AUSTIN HS | CHICAGO | IL | 05/01/1926 |
| CENTRAL HS | ST JOSEPH | MO | 05/01/1926 |
| NORTH PLATTE HS | NORTH PLATTE | NE | 05/01/1926 |
| NORTH HS | OMAHA | NE | 05/01/1926 |
| CLINTON HS | CLINTON | IA | 07/12/1926 |
| TAYLOR HS | TAYLOR | TX | 07/12/1926 |
| FORT MADISON HS | FORT MADISON | IA | 08/23/1926 |
| WEBSTER CITY HS | WEBSTER CITY | IA | 08/23/1926 |
| HOLLAND HS | HOLLAND | MI | 09/01/1926 |
| LITTLE FALLS HS | LITTLE FALLS | MN | 09/01/1926 |
| WASHINGTON HS | DANVILLE | VA | 09/01/1926 |
| DODGE CITY HS | DODGE CITY | KS | 09/10/1926 |
| EAST HS | WATERLOO | IA | 09/15/1926 |
| WEST HS | WATERLOO | IA | 10/01/1926 |
| CARTHAGE HS | CARTHAGE | MO | 10/01/1926 |
| LIMA HS | LIMA | OH | 10/01/1926 |
| GRINNELL HS | GRINNELL | IA | 10/11/1926 |
| KEOKUK HS | KEOKUK | IA | 10/11/1926 |
| MONMOUTH-ROSEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | MONMOUTH | IL | 10/11/1926 |
| SOUTHWEST HS | MINNEAPOLIS | MN | 10/11/1926 |
| ALBUQUERQUE HS | ALBUQUERQUE | NM | 10/11/1926 |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON HS | COUNCIL BLUFFS | IA | 10/15/1926 |
| WYANDOTTE HS | KANSAS CITY | KS | 10/18/1926 |
| CENTRAL HS | KALAMAZOO | MI | 10/18/1926 |
| EDISON HS | MINNEAPOLIS | MN | 10/18/1926 |
| SAGINAW HS | SAGINAW | MI | 10/19/1926 |
| BILLINGS HS | BILLINGS | MT | 10/25/1926 |
| DRUMRIGHT HS | DRUMRIGHT | OK | 10/25/1926 |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON HS | SAN ANTONIO | TX | 10/25/1926 |
| MIAMI SENIOR HS | MIAMI | FL | 11/07/1926 |
| BOZEMAN HS | BOZEMAN | MT | 11/15/1926 |
| ARDMORE HS | ARDMORE | OK | 11/15/1926 |
| PENDLETON HS | PENDLETON | OR | 11/15/1926 |
| NORTHGATE HS | PITTSBURGH | PA | 11/15/1926 |
| BISBEE HS | BISBEE | AZ | 11/29/1926 |
| DE LA SALLE HS | CHICAGO | IL | 11/29/1926 |
| CAPE CENTRAL HS | CAPE GIRARDEAU | MO | 11/29/1926 |
| CRANE HS | CHICAGO | IL | 12/05/1926 |
| HOLTON HS | HOLTON | KS | 12/05/1926 |
| BENTON HARBOR HS | BENTON HARBOR | MI | 12/05/1926 |
| LEAD-DEADWOOD HS | LEAD | SD | 12/05/1926 |
| WALLA WALLA HS | WALLA WALLA | WA | 12/05/1926 |
| NEENAH HS | NEENAH | WI | 12/05/1926 |
| CENTRAL HS | SPRINGFIELD | MO | 12/07/1926 |
| COEUR D’ALENE HS | COEUR D’ALENE | ID | 12/14/1926 |
| TOPEKA HS | TOPEKA | KS | 12/15/1926 |
