Laramie High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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Auditorium A view from the roof East Side enior High School South Entrance

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An Era Passes - Laramie Junior-Senior High School Divides in September, 1960 When the school year ends in June, I960, the student body will note, with mixed feelings of regret and anticipation, the end of Laramie Junior-Senior High School which has been located since 1939 in the familiar 8th and Garfield Street building. With the reopening of school in the fall, the building will be the Laramie Junior High with Eugene F. Chasey as principal, and the high school will be housed in new quarters on 11th Street with Harold L. Mack as its principal. Although the old building has long been overcrowded and its halls made excitingly treacherous by a succession of low-flying speedballs: the seventh grad- ers, the division of the two schools brings a pang of sadness, as it must when any closely-knit group is separated with fi- nality. Two buildings, will certainly bring about less general confusion; however, they will also contain less of the feeling of vitality which comes from mingling 1210 young people, ranging from twelve to eighteen years of age, supervised by a staff of sixty-two teachers. The main building, or first section of Laramie High School, was completed in 1879 and all grades held classes there. There were 32 in the entire school and 3 in the graduating class that year. Some of the original rooms that are now in use arc the art department, the chem- istry department, the commerce rooms, and the home economics rooms. In 1910 the high school was moved into the newly completed building that is now known as Washington School. There were 122 students attending classes both in the main building and in wooden buildings built where the tennis courts arc now. The first class to graduate from these buildings was the class of 1912, made up of 12 members. In 1926 the original, or 1879 building was remodeled, and it housed the junior high and part of the senior high while the remainder of the senior high still attended classes in the Washington School. The auditorium, the offices, the girls' gym, and the rooms on the north and cast sides of the building were added in 1929. In 1939 the library, both study halls, the boys' gym, the wood shops and the other industrial arts rooms were added. Since then there have been no additions, so the building is essentially the same as it was when these last parts were added in 1939. The 1960 Yearbook is dedicated to this building which has survived the comings and goings of thousands of students over the years while managing to retain a well-preserved appearance. North Stairway North Lobby 2 Boys' Gymnasium

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Homecoming Highlights Below: Four nun of the St. Laurence school watch the passing of the Lara- mie High School Homecoming parade on Grand Avenue. In view is the D. E. Club float with Connie New as an added attraction. The parade, one of the most attractive the school has presented, was a prelude to the evening's football game and the annual Homecoming dance. n=nnn Dear L.H.S. Diary Aug. 31, 1959—The 1959-60 school year began as we registered in our first period classes for the first time instead of in study hall. Sept. 1—Today was the first full day in which all classes were held. Each grade had separate assemblies in the auditorium to locate seats. Sept. 4—We had our first pep assembly of the year today to pep the football team on to victory. Sept. 9—We wcro interrupted from one of our classes to have the first fire drill of the year. If there had been a real fire, most of us would have burned to death. Sept. 16—Plans for Homecoming, the selection of candidates, and plans for skits had been underway since the be- ginning of the school year. Finally the day arrived for skits and introduction of candidates to the Senior High. Skits were presented in the auditorium and voting was held during fifth period classes. Sept. 17—The long-awaited night of coronation arrived, and after sitting in suspense through the introduction of can- didates, M.C.'s Jim Hall and Frank Scott, announced attendants, Gail Boyd and Til- lie Greaves, and crowned Jeanne Long- pre Queen of the 1959 Homecoming fes- tivities. A snake dance and a bonfire, started by the students, were held after- wards. Sept. 18—Our Homecoming parade, led by the L.H.S. Band, was held this after- noon, with the floats which everyone had worked diligently on, and the candidates following. In the evening we lost our first Homecoming game in many years. Sept. 28—Mrs. Kessler had on a huge diamond today, and everyone was talk- ing about it. Sept. 30—The Junior Class voted on rings today in their English classes and selected ring number three. For this school year, September was a month of firsts; but for the seniors it was a month of lasts , as all months were meant to be.