Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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l HIGHLAND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE As Shown By New School Building Housing All Grades f A new school building which illustrates a very outstanding job of educational planning has re- cently been constructed in High- land. lllinois. lt is located on the outskirts of the city on a beautiful thirteen-acre tract of land and houses all twelve grades of the Highland public schools. as well as a kindergarten. Much credit is due the superin- tendent of schools. Mr. Palmer L. Ewing. and his board of education for wise forethought in planning the new structure. The work in reality began about five years ago when it became quite evident that the old building then used for school purposes had become out of date and unsuited for a modern educational program. Perhaps one of the greatest accomplishments was the fact that the old structure was to be abandoned and a com- plete new building erected on a more suitable site. The building program began with a carefully planned study of the educational needs of the com- munity through which a phil- osophy -was developed coopera- tively by the teachers and patrons under the leadership of the super- intendent and his board. Studies. discussions. and much publicity were carried on for many months before an attempt was made to plan the structure. This procedure established the following principles which were carried out: l. The line of demarcation be- tween the high school and the elementary school levels was temporarily broken down so that the complete education of the child could be considered as a whole 2. Arrangements were to be made whereby teachers could be interchanged between the elementary grades and the high school grades in keep- ing with their ability and training. 3. The building was to be so arranged that it would lend itself to the proper use of the various facilities for both elementary and high school grades. 4. The building was to be lo- cated on a large site. prefer- ably :tway from the down town business section. 5. The architect was to be con- sidered as a consultant who would draw plans and spec- ifications in keeping with the desires and needs as dis- covered by the studies made in the community by the superintendent. fa c u l t y. board members. and patrons. As a result of following these principles. Highland can now boast of a modern educational in- stitution which serves the needs of the community adequately and lends beauty to the architecture of the city. lt is a two story build- ing constructed of fireproof ma- terial and provides. in addition to regular classrooms. a splendid li- brary. study halls. laboratories. shops. shower rooms. a gymna- sium. an auditorium. and a cafe teria all in keeping with the latest developments in school building construction ln addition. it con- tains a beautiful kindergarten room located on the lower floor and arranged as a separate unit L J This tl , ff the Stage nevartmegf gtg gjlledt by . ontinued on pa neu ion. . S0 81, , We the class 0 'i ' f..-1936 - . 3,1 the his to the ditizensuietiggflte this sixteenth volume a o have proved their devotion F progressive communiw new School i 0 educa-tio b ' if this localitynmvlgicllse gxlfgbest interests 0: thi ave giVG11 aid towa. ar ed- To those - rd th . Deflple wi equipment of this new buudinglavrsgtgg. construction' re deepll' grateful,

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IRIS VoIume I6 I936 PUBLISH ED BY SENIOR CLASS HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS

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F ORE ORD The 1936 Iris attempts to :te- quztint the citizens of llighlaml :tml other interestecl persons with the new llighlzmtl Public School. its zulmittistmlioti, its young' people, :tml their activities in the hope that closer lmomls of unity may he estulmlishetl between school :mtl community. CONTENTS PART l. THE SCHOOL PART I 1 . ACTIVITIES