Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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nigh School Q xr' I 5 A f Lf' i li I Superiniendenr Walfer B. Heischmann, af lhe speakers' slancl, infroduces 'lhe guesis of ihe Dedica'l'ion Program 'lo 'l'he assemblage. Frank Dunbar, Senior Class Presidenf, receives fhe memorial shovel which symbolizes 'Phe ground breaking ceremony of fl-ie new school, from Fred Aschinger, Jr., as William S. Gufhrie, and class presidenf, Ned Crocke'H' and Jerry Ross look on. Taking perl in fhe Key Ceremony are--leff fo righf-E. E. Barnelfl, represenfing +he cifizens, Jim Armsfrong, archilecf, Roberf Sei-ierlin. coniracior, Dr. Ralph Licklider, Pirncipal Joseph A. Dorff, and Sfudeni' Council president Mike Fifzgerald.

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Months of planning by the Board of Education, the admin- istration, and the builders were necessary before the building of the new senior high school could be started. A 38-acre tract of land on the southwest corner of Brandon and Ridgeview Road was the chosen site for the new school. The ground was broken on July, 1955. On February 24, 1957, at 3 p. m. the new building was dedicated in a formal ceremony held at the high school. The occasion was high- lighted by an address by the newly elected governor of Ohio, the Honorable C. William O'Neill. Twenty-five hundred people attended the ceremony which ad- ministrators, Board of Education members, contractors, class officers, and many others took part. The Senior Concert Choir and the Senior Concert Band furnished choral and instrumental music for the event. After the dedication on Sunday there was an open house during which the school was open to viewing. The dedication was preceded by a special banquet on Saturday, February 23, which was attended by members and ex-members of the Board of Education, Chet Long, Mary McGarey, City-manager Cliff Ryan, and the principals of all the Arlington schools and representatives from other school systems. With its generous facilities and modern features, our new high school building represents the greatest degree of progress. With its high quality of construction it illustrates the citizens' concern for the welfare of their youth. VVith its excellent faculty and adminis- trators it offers the opportunity for a sound high-school education. Upper Arlington Mrs. R. J. Lund, vice-president ot the Board ot Education, welcomes parents, teachers, and students to the Dedication Program. Governor C. l:Nillic2m O'NeilI and Superintendent Walter B. Heischman are seated to er le t. 4 I The. 2500 attending guests listen attentively to the selections by the Senior Concert Choir under the direction ot Herbert Yenser. Presenting the key to the school to Principal Joseph A. Dortt and Milre Fitzgerald are E. E. Barnett, Timothy Armstrong and Dr. Ralph Liclrlider.

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