Madison High School - Yearbook (Rexburg, ID)

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History of Madison Hig,h ScKool N April 24, 1923, at a meeting of the School Board, a motion was carried to establish a two-year high school. On May 2, 1923, the name Madison High School was decided upon and E. L. Liljenquist was selected as principal of the high school which was to be run independently of the grade schools. The first school year was begun on September 17, 1923, with an enrollment of 206 — 100 for the first-year class and 106 for the second-year class. During this year a wagon route was established for the purpose of giving to students outside of Rexburg the advantages of an efficient school. So much territory is now being covered that motor busses replace the wagons and give efficient service to students who do not live near the high school. To increase the efficiency of the schools, on February 28, 1925, the School Board voted to combine the high school and the city grade schools under one superintendent. E. L. Liljenquist was appointed to fill this position and R. M. Kerr was elected principal of the high school. In July, 1927, Ezra S. Stucki began as superintendent of the city schools. The first third-year course was established in 1928- 1929, and in 1929-1930 a full four-year high school was con- ducted with a graduating class of 77. Since its beginning, Madison High School has progressed steadily. Every year new equipment and new courses have been added. The students have shown great interest in its advance- ment, which is evidenced by the numerous district and state championships which they have won. Those who are interested in the well-being of Madison High School can only hope that its future will be as bright as its past.

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) Our School Song, iADISON HIGH our Alma Mater we are here i Ready to sing your songs and for you ever cheer, We ' re ever near you, proud to cheer you, And your boat to help you steer, For we ' re boosters of our Madison High. Chorus: We will sing for dear old Madison High, For the school we love so dear. Let our praises reach the sky. Still we can ' t o ' er praise our Madison High. Oh! Let our cheers and chorus never die; For her future have no fear. For we ' re out again to win Thru the thick or thru the thin, While we boost for Madison High. I When in the future we review the days all past. Our support to you will be still firm and fast. You can depend upon our helping, for we ' ll stay until the last, For we ' re boosters of our Madison High.