Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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.W 9 4 During the 1950's a rejuve- nating and redecorating project got underway at Jef- fcrson, Thc main ofhce un- derwent thc greatest trans- formation. Before the great physical change, the main of- Hfe had been located where thc ofhcc of the assistant principal is today.

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,vi-. .l.ll? Left: News had broken out that we, Jefferson stu- dents, were going to have a bonfire. After the excite- ment and the emotional appeal had more or less waned, the Student Council came across a serious problem. How was all the wood for the bonfire going to be collected? The dilema was solved by sponsoring a contest. The class - senior, junior, or sophomore f with the highest stack of wood would be the winner. Soon the stacks of wood began to grow - slowly at first, but then more quickly - on the athletic field. When the day of the bonfire arrived and the contest came to a close, the seniors had the highest stack. s , .ss : my K Below: jejerson ha,vn't always had a gymnasium, in fact, up to 1953 we had none of about which to talk. In that year under the administration of Mr. Ateo Leto, the principal of Jefferson at that time, the jef- ferson gymnasium of today was built. It was an excit- ing year for all concerned for this was a big addition to our school. Everyone at Jefferson is proud of their gymnasium, and they should be, for it is one of the newest and best maintained in the city. In the gym- nasium building are also housed the band room, the locker rooms used by the school's athletes, and also both the girls' and boys' physical education locker rooms. tw- A ,yr-f W, 1 ,4 A. x :iff I . V, XY? i4s.,g',1 6 ' ' fl. 2 2: i 4 fi ie! I95O's Brought Changes -Improvements 5