Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Sweeping the horizon, the geometric design of the new gymnasium adds a modern, spacious look to the campus, while providing new and better facilities. Tons of steel beams and wooden frames tower over the construction site as the dome of the gymnasium takes shape. Construction work caused major changes in school life. 8 Opening

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Opening 7 Upon completion the new pool offers modern facilities for classes, competition, and recreation for the community. As construction deadlines rapidly approach, workmen transform the old gymnasium into an olympic-size swimming pool.

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What once was the scene of many memorable moments for seniors now takes on a look of bareness and reconstruction. The landscaped court was in the wing of the school involved in the 1968 Christmas fire. Modern designs offer challenges, promises Silhouetted against the sun breaking over Highland High, steel beams arranged in modern architectural designs reached upward in search of new dimensions . . . new promises. Located between the arts and crafts room and the main office, a 1 500 seating capacity auditorium with stage and orchestra pit began to take shape. New choral and band rooms were built onto the auditorium. In front of this building, workmen struggled against time and nature to complete the circular gym. Seating 3000, the fieldhouse included a wrestling ring and sus- pended scoreboard. The confusion and uncertainty accompanying the construction soon gave way to awareness, as students continued in their pursuit of new challenges. Construction workers, with the use of cables, hoist steel beams into place forming the structure to support the auditorium roof. Opening 9