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At the end of ten When East Brunswick High School opened its doors for the first time in the fall of 1958, there were about 200 students in its senior class, the Class of '61, and only about 6,000 in the entire school district. To- day's seniors number just short of 700 and the system's population has burgeoned to about 10,500. Therein lies the key to the story of this high school - growth. The school was built when it became apparent that South River could no longer accommodate high school stu- dents from the mushrooming community of East Brunswick. At first, the new high school also served as a junior high, accommodating grades 7, 8 and 9. As the Class of '61 progressed from grade 10 to 11 and 12, the lower classes were moved out so that, by the time it had graduated its first class in 1961, EBHS was housing only freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It wasn't too long before these classes overcrowded the original facilities. A major addition to the school was constructed in 1965, but that solved the crowding prob- lem for only a year or so. By 1967, the seniors numbered 400. That fall, the high school admit- ted only a limited number of fresh- men — those taking lab sciences. The rest were retained in the two intermediate schools for a year. EBHS was on its way to becoming a
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three-year high school and the intermediates, to becoming junior highs. Even that change in structure did not end the problem of growth. A second major addition was built in 1970. Now population seems to have stabilized at 2,250 — about 700 per class. Since its beginning, EBHS has had the reputation of being “that lit- tle college on the hill. It has been something on an educational innovator, pioneering in this part of the country a humanities program as well as one in cooperative edu- cation, both of which have served as models for similar programs in other schools. Over the years about 70 percent of its graduates have continued their education. Well- supported by the community, the high school has never been forced into double sessions. Its athletic teams have been uncommonly success- ful, rarely posting losing seasons. Growth, like progress, has proven to be a mixed blessing. It has brought with it problems that, at times, have seemed overwhelming. It has brought changes that have pleased some and dismayed others. It has come during a decade when values have altered and when every- one seems to have firm opinions about everything. EBHS today is a far different place from what it was ten years ago.
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