Warrior Run High School - Warrior Yearbook (Turbotville, PA)

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November 16, 1956 Organization meeting of the Susquehanna Valley School Authority held. lanuary 11, 1957 Resolutions were adopted by the board to approve the plan and drawings for the new secondary school, the specifications for the new secondary school, and directing the Susquehanna Valley School Authority to proceed immediately to advertise for bids for construction. January 24, 1957 Susquehanna Valley School Authority sets Nlarch 12, 1957 at 7:00 p.m. in the Watsontown High School as the time and place for the opening of bids. lVlarch 27, 1957 The bids were accepted. The largest contract, that of the actual building of the school, was awarded to Ritter Brothers, of Harrisburg, PA. lVlay 18, 1957 Ground-breaking ceremony was held. From that time on construction on the new school moved at a very rapid pace. llllay 8, 1958 ln a special meeting, the board awarded contracts for the furniture and equipment to be used in the nearly-completed school. September 3, 1958 Fifteen months and sixteen days after ground-breaking ceremonies, the new Warrior Run Area loint School was opened for classes. Due to rising enrollment, 1967 brought the need for a new building. The Warrior Run Junior-Senior High School, originally designed for 1,050 stu- dents, was severely overcrowded by 1,300 students. The seven outlying elementary schools had no cafeterias, libraries, or medical facilities. A four- four-four system was then devised for the district by which the high school, a new building, would house grades 9-12, the middle school, the previous high school, would have grades 5-8, and the elementaries, the already standing structures, would house grades 1-4. Why was the new building designated to be the high school? Traditionally, new high schools have been built to replace the outdated ones. This reasoning led to the Warrior Run High School as we presently know it. Researched By Vicki Shoop T Warrior Run High School The Allenwood School .q-a,,,.., N ,NST Drinking Facilities .-P,-,,. x- --1.11 Ri 1 KS---fx-s ,z SPRING GARDEN The Spring Garden School 7

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August 29, 1955 The board agreed to employ Edmund George Good as architect for the new Warrior Run secondary school. September 28, 1955 The recommendation of the architect for the selection ofthe site known as the Patterson Farm was unanimously approved by the executive commit- tee of the joint board. October 13, 1955 A final room schedule was received from the Dept. of Public Instruction. TURBOTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL October 17, 1955 The formal approval of the site was received from the Dept. of Public Instruction. November 1, 1955 Department of public Instruction assigns Project number 922 to the proposed junior-senior high school. November 21, 1955 The joint board authorized option to be taken on the approved school site at 324,000 tor a period of one year at the cost of S1,000. H. William Koch was retained as solicitor. January 16, 1956 A formal contract was entered into with the architect. January 23, 1956 Fire destroyed the Eighth Street School, requiring part-time sessions for the children of this shcool and the Dewart School. February 13, 1956 The Watsontown Business Associates formally registered objection to the selection of the site, and the board agreed to permit engineers selected by the Business Associates to be present at the time that test borings are made at the site. A Nlarch 8, 1956 Preliminary plans approved for further developments by the Dept. of Public Instruction. Nlay 2, 1956 lVlr. Robinson reports the Eighth Street buildings as having a wholly in- adequate site, impractical to enlarge. 6 June 8, 1956 A report of the survey committee states: 13 The cost of rebuilding the Eighth Street School does not seem warranted. 25 The committee recommends that the new secondary school be erected as the next step in the building program. 35 The committee suggested that priority approval for Project No. 922 might be obtained upon application. June 15, 1956 The board aiuhorized that a petition be forwarded to the State Council on Education seeking priority for the junior-senior high school project. June 27, 1956 The revised preliminary plans were given approval by the Dept. of Public Instruction. July 7, 1956 A request was made of the president of the Business Associates to meet with representatives of the Watsontown School Board and the Joint Board in an ettort to reconcile differences. July 13, 1956 A letter received from the Superintendent of Public Instruction approv- ing Project No. 922. August 20,1956 The board authorized the architect to proceed with the preparation of work drawings. The board also selected Rhodes, Sinon and Reeder as bond counsel. October 3, 1956 The board unanimously agrees to adopt the name of Susquehanna Valley School Authority as the authority to be established by the districts of the area. The board also at this meeting named authority members and made selections of terms of authority members. October 15, 1956 A resolution was agreed to authorizing Lewis Township to exercise the option to purchase the Patterson Farm as a site tor the proposed new secondary school. The several boards met the same evening to pass resolu- tions establishing the authority. Above left: The Turbotville School. Above: The Turbotville Vocational School.

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