Souderton High School - Unaliyi Yearbook (Souderton, PA)

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isforcy of ur SCAOOI On August 24, 1875, Samuel Godshall sold to the town of Souderton a lot which is now the site of the Chestnut Street School. The first school house was a one-room building erected in 1875. The Chestnut Street School was taken over by the borough in 1888 when the first School Board was elected. The first class to graduate from the Souderton High School was the Class of 1894 which consisted of only four members. From that early start to the present, the history of our school is a story of continuous progress, improvement, and development. The greatest step in that progress was taken when in September of 1932 the classes first met in what was then the new building on School Lane. In 1956 a Building Committee was appointed. What was its purpose? Well, since World War II, Souderton showed an immense growth including the five other districts. We had outgrown our present school and a new one was needed. This was the reason for the Building Committee. No- vember 20, 1957, the architect gave the signal and, after the ground breaking ceremony, con- struction began. With eager anticipation, we watched the new building progress through its various stages. On September 13, 1959, the Corner Stone Laying Ceremony was held. It was on the previous Wednesday, September 9, 1959, that the students first entered the school. We, the class of 1961, are proud and honored to be the second class to graduate from this beautiful build- mg.