Jackson High School - Scoop Yearbook (Massillon, OH)

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HlSl0l'Y of Jackson Townshlp School On November 30, 1930, the dedication and chartering of Jackson Township School made it the first centralized school in Stark County to include an en- tire township. The first yearls enrollment was 492 pupils with a faculty of 21 teachers. The first Superintendent was Mr. Byron O. Leeper. In 1934 an addition of four rooms was built onto the west side of the original building. Two years later four more rooms were added. In 1945 a separate building, just east of the main building, was completed for the use of the agriculture and industrial arts departments. Lights were erected on the athletic field and used for the first time during the 1947 season. The present high school, known as jackson Memorial High School, was completed in the fall of 1949. The pupil en- rollment for the present year is 1005, with a faculty of 37 teachers.

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Dedicalion of Jackson Memorial High School MR. FIRESTONE, rtrrhitvrl, presents the keys of the new building to Mr. Collie, President of the Board of Education. Those seated to the right of Mr. Collie are Mr. Harper, Mr. Essig, Mr. Dobson, Mr. DeWalt, and Mr. Hoverland. Z fs'-st, MR. SAUDER, Superiniwnlwzf, gives a short talk at the dedication program. Seated to the left of Mr. Sauder are Miss Dodez, Arden Mercier, Mr. Firestone, and Mr. Knapp. R. HUFFMAN and color guard of Chapter 38 D.A.V. present flag to J. S. Russell, Class of '34. Right: John S. Russell presents flag to Arden Mercier, senior, Class of '50. Left-The girls' trio consisting of Aiine Little, Shirley Dickes, and Mary Ludwick sang The Lost Chord . Right-Mr. T. C Knapp, County Superintendent of Schools, gave the Dedication Address. gf i