Lexington High School - Lexington Yearbook (Lexington, MA)

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Visitors get the story about L.H.S. at the main office. Opening 24-Hour Action Things to Join Battlefields to See Courses to Take People to Meet and Know Index Closing ley, 8-45 46-81 ey VAS, 130-149 150-245 246-251 252-256

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Welcome To L.H.S. There are many guidebooks written about our town, Lexington, Massachusetts; “the Birthplace of American Liberty’. They cover every possible aspect of our town — historic sites, museums, parks, restau- rants, and famous residents, right down to trees and flowers. Why should the Lexington High School Yearbook staff write another? Our point of view is unique. Many of us have lived here all of our lives, and we will graduate from here. Our school is also unique. L.H.S. has such unusual attractions as open campus, ACE, the house system, a parking lot monitor, limited smoking privi- leges, dispostion slips, far-flung buildings, snack bars, and a round field house wi th student names all over it. Our student body is outstanding. L.H.S. has some of the most gifted students, artists, musi- cians, and athletes around. And, yes, our town is special. Not every town has a battlefield in the center of where frisbee is played, lunches are eaten, and tourists are guided. Our “guidebook”, however, unlike some others, is a guide to the present — the events, places, and, most importantly, people, who compose our world in 1978.

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Guide to the Past Adorned in their Sunday best, long sleeves, suits, and hats, the students of Lexington enter the one-room classroom of the first high school on September 5, 1854. The first high school was supplied by the large coal stove, which did little to heat the room. The winter months were cold and long, the lighting poor, and the education fair. The class consisted of thirty people: ten girls and twenty boys. The duration of the day was spent in that one room; no walking to classes, no breaks for talking to friends. The growing popu- lation, however, necessitated the building of an- other high school, with three floors of improved lights and heating, that opened in 1902. Final renovations make the building recognizable oe ee ea) att, ee Over a century of changes has produced the present L.H.S. The upper story of the town hall provided L.H.S. with its first home. today as Muzzey Jr. High. This building, too, failed to contain the increasing student popu- lation; therefore, it was necessary for a larger building to be placed under construction. This building opened in 1954 for more than 700 stu- dents. The “main building’’ was the entire high school. The additions built between 1954 and 1964 created the marked difference of L.H.S. from oth- er high schools. Who else get gets to walk in rain, sleet, snow, and, of course, sun? Who else walks miles in one day just to get from A to J House in five minutes? The high school has gone through many changes in 134 years. The lighting is no longer poor, the education is excellent, facilities are large, and the heating ... fair. Oh, well, some things never change.