Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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History 5 . a IN 1958 WARREN Central again experienced expansion. The new addition was completed by the second semester of the 1959 school year. PICTURED IS HOW this year’s students will remember Warren. The building was designed for 2,000 students with special areas to accommodate expansion.

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In 1924-25 the first Warren Central High School was born, with the consolidation of Cumberland and Shadeland High Schools. The official dedication took place on April 18, 1925, when Warren formally took over the responsibility of providing quality ed- ucation. At this dedication Warren was known as the largest rural vocational ag- ricultural high school in Indiana. Warren’s history has always been one of constant expansion. In 1935 Charles Walker, trustee, and C. E. Eash, principal, planned the first addition to Warren. The new rooms were ready for classes in 1936. The science laboratories were completely renovated and were reportedly the finest in Marion County. The year 1958 brought still more need for expansion at Warren. Twelve new classrooms, a kitchen, and a cafeteria were added, great- ly increasing Warren’s size. Also, a new ad- ministration building went up across the drive from the main building. Again in 1960 expansion was a key word in Warren’s history. Instead of adding on to the old structure, Warren was moved to the site it stands at today. The school included a new football stadium, outdoor athletics facility building, track, baseball and soft- ball diamonds, four tennis courts, four out- door basketball courts, and a maintenance and supply building. The fire in the science hall in February of 1965 led to difficulties in the reopening of school the following year. Classes were held in such places as the faculty lounge and audio visual room. THIS IS WARREN Central as the students of 1925 saw it. The building con- struction was completed during the winter of 1924 and by January it was ready to open its doors. REALIZING THE NEED for expansion, school officials planned the first addition to the original structure in 1935. Pictured is the school com- pleted in 1936. History

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For fifty years many fads and fashions have ruled the halls of Warren. Many styles have remained popular while still others seemed to have faded away. From the flat- tops to side-burns for the boys and from , the Twiggy-look to the present day shag for the girls, hair has always played an import- ant part of one’s fashion awareness. Blazers and sweater vests have been popular for a long time, while the crew-neck and Como sweaters have disappeared. Long gone are the once stylish high heels, bobby socks, and pegged pants. From the long full skirts of the fifties, through the micro-mini, to the present day styles, girls’ skirt lengths have changed drastically. Today’s fashion scene places more emphasis on casual com- fortable clothes as compared to the more for- mal styles of past years. 1955 WAS A rough year for oysters because rope pearls became the leading accessory. The longer the pearls the more stylish they were. Although some were worn loose, most girls preferred to wear them knotted. 6 History