Spartanburg High School - Spartana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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SPARTANBURG HIGH SCHOOL OF SCHOOL a leader in public school education. The ten classrooms in the old building were increased to 35 in the new one. Changes and expansion in the curriculum kept pace with the physical improvements in the school. A phenomenal growth in enrollment called for additions in the building in 1924 and again in 1928. When these were completed, we had the Spartanburg High School as it is today, with a value, including building and site, of $1,031,000.00 and with physical equipment and educational advantages second to none in the State. In 1939 the size and widely varied interest of the growing student body necessitated the building of two junior high schools in the city. The building was then reserved for students of the senior high school; that is, for grades nine through eleven. Today there are nearly fifty classrooms in which approximately fourteen hundred students and a high school staff of fifty-six officers and instructors cooperate in a program of regular courses of study and extra-curricular activities. 5

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We, the Senior Class of 1944, dedicate this book to the memory of Mr. L. W. Jenkins, who, as principal and superintendent, through his truly Christian spirit, his wholehearted sympathy, his deep understanding, and his unfailing sense of humor and fair play, won the admiration and loyalty of all students and teachers. His spirit will live through the years that follow and will serve as an inspiration to all to make the most of every opportunity. Also, we dedicate this book to the memory of those boys who have attended Spartanburg High School and have made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country. May their spirits linger with us and make us more appreciative of that freedom which they gave their lives to retain. MEMORIAM 7