Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Jefferson Hills, PA)

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SCHOOL HISTORY Education in our area has come a long way since the days of Thomas Jefferson, Statesman and Pres- ident. Our present junior-senior high is certainly a wonderful improvement over the one, two, and three room schools formerly in our district. Before the consolidation program under which our school is now operated, there were many small schools including the Wray School built in 1812, the Jones School, and the Torrence School built in Pleasant Hills by the Works Progress Administration of the Federal Gov- ernment. This program began in 1937 and did away with many small, outmoded buildings. The new Thomas Jefferson Junior High School was opened for partial occupancy on September 22, 1953. This day marked the realization of the dream for which the Board of Education, administration, teachers, pupils, and parents had long been waiting. The untiring efforts of all resulted in a fine new building with modern facilities and equipment. lt was the first step toward completing a modern, up- to-date secondary school program. The building was located on a seventeen acre plot of land, purchased from Chamberlain and Pierce, and was designed to be functional, modern, and convenient. The final step in the making of an up-to-date secondary program was taken on September 2, 1958. The opening of the new senior high marked an outstanding achievement in the cultural history of the West Jefferson Hills School District. The citizens who had high aspirations for a modern educational sys- tem made it possible to complete this last addition. The present senior high building, adjoining the junior high, offers a beautiful view of the surround- ing country for six miles. lt has been designed for a modern approach to education and facilities have been provided so that this objective may be accom- plished. Combined with the junior high, thirty-three rooms are available for the teaching of English, foreign languages, social studies, mathematics, and science. Each of the five science rooms has an effective laboratory with instructional areas plus individual student experiment tables. The Business Education Department is comprised of two typing rooms, one of which is partially equip- ped with electric typewriters. The office practice room is designed and equipped to provide many various office experiences. These rooms are able to supply the commercial student with the practical experiences he or she may find valuable in future years. The Industrial Art Education Department, locat- ed on the lower floor, includes wood, electric, metal, and machine shops, a drawing room and a general shop for junior high school use. The Home Economics Department consists of a foods laboratory, homemaking suite, and clothing laboratory. The gymnasium provides facilities for a com- prehensive health, physical education, and recreation program. Conveniently located, the library will accommo- date eighty students in the main reading room. There are two conference rooms, one storage room, a work room and librarians' office. A modern, well-equipped cafeteria can serve six hundred pupils during each period. The educational program extends beyond the classroom into the auditorium and community rooms. The auditorium seats seven hundred, seventy-four people, and has ample dressing and storage rooms for school and community dramatic and musical pro- ductions. The Community Room has a stage and a seating capacity of two hundred, fifty. lt is a most useful room for instruction, student activities and small community functions. The athletic field provides areas for football, baseball, track and softball. Present seating ar- rangements for spectators approximates 2,500 and there is parking area for about 500 cars. The citizens of West Jefferson Hills can be proud of this accomplishment. Modern education requires a physical plant which will facilitate learning pro- cesses and take care of individual differences in each student, who will one day take his place as a responsible citizens in our democracy. Thomas Jef- ferson High School is fully prepared to accept this responsibility. lt can truly serve as the mentor of the youth of West Jefferson Hills.

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