Bayard High School - Tiger Yearbook (Bayard, NE)

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That was then The high school building was finished in 1921 and is still in use today. The building cost 275,000 dollars to build, which included a swimming pool and a gym. However, 1921 wasn't the first year that there was school in Bayard. In 1901, the Bayard school system consisted of a hall over a drug store, 31 students, and one faculty member; but today many things have changed and more changes are being made. We have a three story high school building, a modern elementary school, a large gym, extraordinary track and football facilities,an industrial arts building and a vocational agriculture shop. The enrollment now is 540 students with 42 faculty members. Back in 1901, the general fund totaled 1,000 dollars; in 1988 it equals 2,007,254 dollars. The High School building consists of approximately 30 rooms and an auditorium with a balcony that seats about 350 people. The gym will seat about 500 spectators. New locker room facilities were added to the gym just this year. The project cost 245,000 dollars and also included a large lobby and a concession stand. In honor of Bayard, Nebraska's centennial we (the journalism staff) along with the senior class of 1988 have decided to focus the theme of our annual on the type of historic atmosphere of the community. This year is not only an anniversary for the town but it is also one for the school. This is the seventieth anniversary of a Bayard graduating class. Although 1918 wasn't the first year that students graduated from Bayard High School it was the first year that a twelfth grade class graduated. The theme of this year's yearbook is That was then. This is now. The then that we will be using is 1920, as this is the first year, that we know of, that an annual was published. We happen to have a copy of that annual in our possession and we will be using parts throughout our annual. Sit back, relax and enjoy.