Hart County High School - Memoir Yearbook (Hartwell, GA)

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ONE OF THE CLASSROOM WINGS THE AUDITORIUM AND A CLASS ROOM WING

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OF GROWTH A bond election was called for a $40,000 bond issue ond was carried with so little opposition it was not noticeable. An additional building was built about 100 yards down the street and the two stood side by side until the older one burned on Christmas Eve of 1934. In a newspaper item announcing the official opening of our present high school building, among other things stated was: It has 16 class rooms, an auditorium seating 800, and has been declared by State school authorities to be one of the most modern school buildings in Georgia. In addition, there is the library, laboratory, shower bath, and every other convenience for a real school. HART COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL This building was fast outgrown. The library was converted to a class room, the auditorium was made into a library and lunch room. An auditorium-gymnasium and two elementary buildings have also been constructed to accommodate the ever-increasing school population. While our building hasn't burned, it has been condemned by the State Building Authority and during the latter part of February, 1955, the ground was broken for a modern 28 room building costing approximately $376,500. This building will soon be ready for occupancy and it will surely improve the facilities for education in Hart County.

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BUILDING ... AIR VIEW OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL Foreword The staff hopes as the pages of the 1956 MEMOIR are turned they will echo unforgettable memories of an old building which has played a major role in the education of Hart County youth for many years. We want you to remember the progress made during the construction of a new building which will play an even greater role in education. For this reason we have chosen Building as our theme and shall attempt to show that education is a full time and vital job for students, teachers, and parents. Our theme is especially appropriate as it commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the first school in Hart County. Too, we shall try in some small measure to express a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who helped give us this wonderful new school. We, the staff, will have reached our goal if this annual, in years to come, fulfills its name.