Huron High School - Tiger Yearbook (Huron, SD)

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After several set-backs and years of planning the . . . Huron Arena Becomes A Reality By 1927 the Utah school had become outmoded and was replaced by Jefferson Elementary school on the same site. Building expansion was curtailed during the depression years of the 1930's with the exception of a wooden stadium at the athletic field on Fifteenth street and II- iinois Avenue s.w. and the Ohio Avenue An- nex to the high school in 1937. Band and orchestra were housed in a basement building on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue it necessary to hold classes for the physical- Iv handicapped. Originally started in St. John's Hospital, these classes were soon moved to an elementary school under specially trained personnel. In 1950, after years of planning and several set-backs, the Huron Arena became a reality. This building could now offer ex- cellent facilities for physical education classes, music practice rooms, business of- fices and regular basketball games and and Fifth street, a block from the high school building. This structure was later us- ed for the Jefferson School kindergarten followed by the junior high home economics department until 1979. Although the high school building had a gymnasium, this room soon became inade- quate for anything beyond regular physical education classes, basketball practice and school dances. Because of limited seating capacity, all high school home basketball games. large musical productions, bac- calaureate and graduation were held in the Huron College Auditorium. The severe polio epidemic of 1948 made tournaments. Besides school activities the arena is used by numerous organizations and the city of Huron for a variety of enter- tainments and conventions. Greater emphasis was placed on pro vidihg adequate facilities for multiple han- dicapped students in all grades. In 1952 a house on Sixth street south of the Juniorisenior High School was used and later expanded to another house in the same area With an addition built in 1969. A Jefferson Elementarv School, built in 1927' replaced the old Utah School E

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V McKinley Elementary School On Dakota Avenue North was opened in 1921. 1 W In 191 3 the old Illinois or Hamilton school 9 was torn down and replaced In 1914 by the 1 south wing of the high school building. In 1 1919 the north wing was built to house junior high classes. currently the whole V Wilson Elementary SChOOl located at MOH- building is for middle school. tana Avenue and seventh Street was open- ed in 1925 and closed in 1984. The building is now the Wilson Center for the Arts.

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eHuron Arena at Flfth and II- Iinols Avenue sw was built in 1950 and seats 6,000. v Due to need for expanslon of the high school the Ohlo Street Annex was bullt In 1937. High school classes met In the annex and the north wlng of the school, and Junior hlgh met In the south wing The study hall- audltorlum 0n the ther floor Of the annex was used for SChOOl dramatlcs and civic concerts for several years.