Presque Isle High School - Ship Yearbook (Presque Isle, ME)

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' T' I I ' . I Wi? The first Presque Isle High School. This building was erected in 1893 at the location of the present Training School. ,IE STCRY OF P.I.H. . Because there has been another extensive addition to our school, We are presenting the story of Presque Isle High School in its entirety. The first Presque Isle High School, as such, was erected in 1893 with Mr. Henry Perkins as principal. The wooden structure was built on Academy Street near the present site of Training School. During this period, a school news- paper called the NORM was begun. In 1910 a larger school with Mr. E. M. Libby as principal was built on the corner of Third and Blake Streets. The courses taught were college, commer- cial', and agricultural. In October of 1914, Presque Isle High School sold its first publication of the FLYER, the only high school Weekly in Maine. An orchestra was organized by 1915, and the high school was Well on the way to its present size. However, during the Winter term of 1921 the building was destroyed by fire. Presque Isle High School in 1910 at the site of the present Cunningham School. This building burned in 1921.