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Without our building, there would be no Narragansett High. There would be no crying over grades, no skipping classes, no being sent to the office for not having a pass in the halls, and no trying to make the basketball team. There would be no sitting in class waiting for the period to end, and no running for the doors when the last bell rings. Therefore, it might be appropriate in our flagship yearbook to trace the development of our building - Narragansett High School.' Prior to August 8, 1972, few people would have even considered that Narragansett would have its own high school. Many thought the love affair with South Kingstown, in which Narragansett tuitioned her high school students to S. K. High, would go on forever. Few foresaw that Narragansett would become the fastest growing town in the state, with its population swelling by 107% from 1960 to 1970. The concept of a high school for Narragansett can be traced back to 1964. In that year, a study of Narragansett's school building needs recommended that Narragansett tuition her high school students to S. K. However, it indicated that by 1970-71, the town should either: 1) build her own junior-senior high, 2) regionalize with a neighboring town, or 3) continue to send students to S. K. The report marked the first time a high school had been suggested for Narragansett. By 1966, at both the Fifth Avenue School, and the Junior High, space was at a premium. Coining the phrase, mix mortar, or merge, Superintendent of Schools John W. O'Brien told the School Committee that they had but two choices: either build a high school for Narragansett, or merge with a neighboring town. At this time, regionalization became a real possibility. Talk circulated in South Kingstown and Narragansett as to a possible merger, and a referendum on the matter was held on May 7, 1968. South Kingstown voted to approve the merger, but Narragansett blocked the move by voting down the proposal. However, regionalization was far from a dead issue. By the end of 1968, the Superintendent had recommended that South Kingstown, Jamestown, and Narragansett form a tri-town planning board to study regionalization. In fact, Mr. O’Brien foresaw that such a district could be formed by 1971. In the meantime, Narragansett students would continue to attend S. K. High.
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