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That prophesy was not to be fulfilled, for in February of 1969, the South Kingstown School Committee abruptly announced a tuition rate hike of 20% for Narragansett students. They also said that beginning in the fall of 1972, South Kingstown would no longer accept Narragansett's high school students. In light of these events, building no longer seemed such a remote possibility. In 1971, another study of Narragansett's building needs was conducted, and this time the results were clear. The report flatly recommended the construction of a new junior-senior high with a capacity of 1100 pupils. This was due to high tuition and overcrowding in S.K., the fact that regionalization was now a dead issue, and that Narragansett's own schools were seriously overcrowded. - The Robinson, Greene, and Baretta Corp. was engaged to draw plans for the school, and a bond referendum was held on August 8, 1972. All was going well, until a major snag developed in the fall. The school was to have been situated on the Canochet Farms site bordering the present Elementary School property. However, while attempting to acquire the Canochet tract, condemnation procedures were not carried out correctly, and the owner of the land, Harold Arcaro, sued the town, attempting to keep his property. The battle was dragged into the courts. Meanwhile, school officials sat and worried whether the amount of money approved by the voters would be enough to build the complete school, whenever the legal aspects were resolved. In 1973, the town obtained a new site for the school, part of the Theakston deCoppet estate. Bids for the construction of the school could then be sought. The bids were opened in mid-1973. Amid much apprehension, school officials found the low bid to be well under anticipated figured, and awarded the contract to M. G. Allen. Ground was broken in the fall of 1973, and the project was completed after a construction period of 18 months. Narragansett High School opened its doors officially in September of 1975. The pages that follow portray that first year 1975-76: THE YEAR IN REVIEW.
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