Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Jefferson, which was once old Whitmer and con- tained grades nine through twelve, originally was the only building in existence in the complex. Washington was then built in 1952 to alleviate overcrowding in the elementary schools. Whitmer soon followed in 1958 to cope with the growing number of students. Today, eighth grade students attend Jefferson while ninth graders occupy Washington, and Whitmer contains grades ten through twelve. Since September, 1968, the three schools have been unified as a complex under one principal and one set of department heads. The stadium, where new seats were built recently to ac- commodate greater attendance at football games, is also a part of the complex. A new addition this year is the relocatable classrooms constructed to ease the problem of needed space. Extending the school day has aided in dealing with the increasing number of students. According to their individual schedules, students may arrive as early as 7:30 or leave as late as 4:10, making it possible for the entire student body to be together at school for only a few hours out of the day. An attempt has been made to maintain smaller classes thus developing a closer rela- tionship between students and faculty.