Markham as principal and superintendent, and three additional teachers had been hired, bringing the total to six. Dana and E. Larimour had replaced J. Heffner and T. Duncan, respectively, as trustees. An October 10, article in the Chandler Arizonan announced that school enrollment in Chandler had passed the mark and that another new unit was needed. The article also announced that Chandler was now eligible for a high school.
In September , a separate high school district was created. Its boundaries were identical to those of the elementary school district, and both districts had the same board of trustees, superintendent and principal. Ella Page Seward continued as superintendent and principal, while Leonard George, the last remaining original trustee, was replaced by W. High school subjects were taught for the first time during the school year. There were four teachers who taught a class of 19 freshmen.
Classes were initially held at the Chandler Grammar School, but after the first year other classrooms had to be found. Several churches permitted the use of their facilities, and some local merchants allowed classes to be conducted on their premises. The first graduation exercises were held at the close of the school year in The graduating class was very small, consisting of only three members—Nora Chitwood, Bruce H.
Robinson and Ernest J. Koch Jr. The following year, the size of the graduating class tripled, with nine students receiving diplomas. In , the first of two bond issues was passed to allow the construction of a new, permanent high school building. A site was selected at the northwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Detroit Street, adjacent to the grammar school, thus allowing the two schools to share an athletic field and other facilities.
In , Fred P. Austin became the new high school principal and superintendent, positions that he would hold for the next 17 years. During this same time, the three members of Board of Trustees were Henry L. Peterson, A. Morgareidge and John Andersen, all of whom occupied their positions for many years.
These four individuals played an important role in the building of the new high school. Their plans were for a monumental Classical Revival-style building, representing a departure from the Mission Revival-style structures built during the previous decade. The new two-story building would have a central auditorium with U-shaped classroom wings at both the north and south ends.
A separate building located adjacent to the athletic field would house a gymnasium and locker rooms. The first phase of construction took place in the spring of , with the work performed by J. Tucker, a Phoenix contractor. The initial phase consisted of the north and south wings, in order to complete the classroom space as quickly as possible for the school year. After the second bond issue was approved in , work began on the rest of the building. Collins Brothers, of Kansas City, were the general contractors for the project, with 13 subcontractors involved.
The entire structure was completed on May 1, Standing like a wide-flung monument of tan gold against the Chandler skyline, the new high school building, just completed … marks a glowing period in the educational annals of the Chandler school district.
The setting of the handsome building is splendid. Greeting the stranger who enters the town on a paved road from the north, it creates a first impression, always lasting as to towns, that is not changed or modified at any time.
Lofty and noble, with architectural lines of simple yet stately beauty, the structure is the last word in piles of this kind. It must be seen to be appreciated …. It required 1,, brick, 25 carloads or 3, barrels of cement, nearly 2,, yards of sand and a carload of steel to put the structure on its feet.
The square of the building is by feet … The new home contains 30 class and experimental rooms and is regarded by those who know as the finest plant of its kind in the state. It is cool and comfortable and the acoustics are so perfectly attuned that a person sitting in the farthermost corner of the balcony can hear a pin drop on the stage. The roof was of tile, while the trimmings were terra cotta. This system could ring all the bells in the building at one time, or allow the principal to buzz into an individual classroom.
A telephone system was built that connected all the classrooms to a switchboard in the main office. Chandler High School was formally dedicated on May 10, Opening remarks at the ceremony were offered by A. The dedicatory address was offered by Dr. John J. Tigert, United States Commissioner of Education.
The first commencement exercises to be held in the new high school took place on June 9, There were 12 students in the graduating class. Diplomas were presented by A. Jones, Superintendent of Schools for Maricopa County. Over the next decade, enrollment at the high school continued to increase.
The largest graduating class during the s was in , when 32 students received diplomas. In , only 15 students graduated, as the country sank into the Great Depression. During the late s, the numbers increased again, with an average of about 34 members in each class. In , a new gymnasium was constructed on the high school campus, immediately southwest of the old gymnasium.
The original gymnasium was remodeled to create woodworking and agricultural shops. By the late s, W. Austin as principal and district superintendent. Bill Austin served in both capacities until , when he became superintendent of Chandler schools and another man was hired as high school principal.
This man was W. Wilson, who served from to He was followed by Homer Elledge, who served one year. In , Harry L. White was hired as principal, and he occupied the post for many years. In , a building which housed the Band Room was constructed northwest of the new gymnasium.
On the west side of this building was the bus garage, where all district buses were parked. The building was accessed from California Street, which was the western boundary of the campus at that time. That same year, a used barracks building was obtained and remodeled to become the dressing rooms for the football team.
It later was remodeled and moved behind the main building for use as a bookstore. A new Home Economics Building was constructed in Located behind the main building, this structure had two wings providing classroom space and areas for cooking, sewing and crafts.
In , the football field and track were moved from behind the original building to a new location at the northwest corner of Nebraska and Erie Streets. The school district had purchased this property four years earlier and had already moved the baseball field to this location. Austin, who had served for nearly 30 years as a teacher and administrator. A new Vocational Agriculture Building was completed in You'll find a concentration of large homes in a golf course community called Ocotillo, in the southern part of Chandler, as well as at Fulton Ranch.
A recent growth area for homes is in the southeast part of Chandler, near Riggs Road and east of McQueen.
Aside from the Chandler Fashion Center mall , you'll find shops, gourmet foods, and at least 50 restaurants in west Chandler in and around the area of Ray Road and I There are also movie theaters and dog parks. Light rail is not scheduled to extend to Chandler at this time, so residents will access the Light Rail line from park and rides in Tempe and Mesa. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.
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Share Pin Email. The Great Depression was not a devastating experience for most of Chandler's residents.
The cotton crash of had a far greater impact on the agriculturally based economy. Chandler, however, did not fare so well during the depression years. The Bank of Chandler collapsed and he lost the San Marcos to his creditors.
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