Hornell High School - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Hornell, NY)

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• . • and now Discussion for the present high school started in May 1956 after ten outlying districts voted to consolidate with Hornell because of increased enrollment. Plans for a new school moved slowly. The school district held four referendums beginning in September 1958 and finally winning support in May 1961. Ground breaking took place on july 18, 1962. Before final approval was given by the tax payers the school district was forced into double sessions from September 1960 until September 1963 when the present school was opened. In August 1965 the swimming pool was added to the present Middle School. Another gymnasi- um (B gym) was added to Hornell Senior High in September 1975. To prove conclusively that the Class of 1982 is the 100th graduating class the following chart is presented. Year Graduating Class 1883 1 1884 2 1885 3 1886 4 1887 5 1888 6 1889 7 1890 8 1891 9 1892 10 1893 11 1894 12 1895 13 1896 14 1897 15 1898 16 1899 17 1900 18 1901 19 1902 20 1903 21 1904 22 1905 23 1906 24 1907 25 Year Graduating Class 1908 26 1909 27 1910 28 1911 29 1912 30 1913 31 1914 32 1915 33 1916 34 1917 35 1918 36 1919 37 1920 38 1921 39 1922 40 1923 41 1924 42 1925 43 1926 44 1927 45 1928 46 1929 47 1930 48 1931 49 1932 50 Year Graduating Class 1933 51 1934 52 1935 53 1936 54 1937 55 1938 56 1939 57 1940 58 1941 59 1942 60 1943 61 1944 62 1945 63 1946 64 1947 65 1948 66 1949 67 1950 68 1951 69 1952 70 1953 71 1954 72 1955 73 1956 74 1957 75 Year Graduating Class 1958 76 1959 77 1960 78 1961 79 1962 80 1963 81 1964 82 1965 83 1966 84 1967 85 1968 86 1969 87 1970 88 1971 89 1972 90 1973 91 1974 92 1975 93 1976 94 1977 95 1978 96 1979 97 1980 98 1981 99 1982 100