Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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PREVIEW BY PRINCIPAL GQILBERT L. ANDERJSON On December 16, 1939, the citizens of this community .voted to purchase a site and to build a new high school. After conferring with many school architects, the school board selected George Ramey of Champaign. A careful study of the needs of the community was made and from this study the plans of the building were evolved. In planning this build- ing the following objectives were kept in mind: 1. To provide ample room for the present student body and for pro- bable increase in enrollment. 2. To provide the boys and girls of this community with an enriched curriculum by making provisions for courses in agriculture, man- ual training and home economics. 3. To provide the boys and girls of this community with a modern library. 4. To provide good facilities for physical education and athletics. 5. To provide a community center for the citizens of this community. If all the boys and girls in the Cissna Park Community High School District would attend high school for four years, the average enrollment in the high school would be 138 for the next ten years. Using this as a basis, and providing for any unforseen changes which might take place in this community, the building was planned for a maximum enrollment of 150 pupils. On the first floor will be located the administrative oflice, teacher's room, commerce department, home economics department, and agriculture department. On the second floor will be located the library, three class- rooms, and a science laboratory. All these rooms and departments will con- form to the highest standards for modern schools. Each student will be provided with a locker in the corridor where he may keep his clothes and books. The gymnasium will have a standard size basketball court 86'x50' with a permanent bleacher on one side and a large stage on the other. Boys' and girls' locker rooms will be located under the permanent bleach- ers. Beneath the stage will be a large room to accomodate musical organ- izations, dramatics and small community gatherings. Adjoining this room will be a kitchen and storage room. Throughout the building the best of materials will be used and when completed, this building will stand as an evidence of the public spirited- ness of the Cissna Park community.