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Lorain High School is part of Lorain City School District and was founded in 1876, and began as a two-year high school course. In 1879, the first graduating class consisted of three members. By 1883, the high school curriculum was expanded to three years and in 1889, it was expanded to four years. In 1995, Lorain High School was closed and became Lorain Middle School, which was later closed in 2005. In the fall of 2010, following the merger of Lorain Admiral King High School and Lorain Southview High School, Lorain High School reopened as the Lorain High School Titans, with navy blue and silver as their colors. It is currently housed in the former Lorain Southview High School building as construction begins at 2600 Ashland Avenue for the new Lorain High School building. As of current, grade 9 is located in the Lorain High School Annex along with Credit Recovery Academy at 2321 Fairless Drive. Grades 10-12 are located in the former Lorain Southview High School at 2270 E 42nd Street. ==History== Prior to the organization of the area’s first public school, subscription classes were taught by David Smith of Amherst. These classes were held in an old log cabin location at the intersection of Oberlin Avenue and First Street. On November 9, 1827, the house holders of the village met to discuss the education of their children. A school board was elected and two hundred dollars was appropriated for the purpose of building a schoolhouse for the youngsters of Lorain. It was suggested that a schoolhouse to be built on the west side of town; later, it was agreed upon and a small building was constructed. Miss Lucria Smith was employed to teach the boys and girls who were of school age. After twenty years of service, the little schoolhouse became inadequate and classes were held in the old meetinghouse at the corner of Washington and West Erie Avenues. When the village of Charleston was incorporated in 1836, it became part of the township system. A lot was, therefore, set aside for school use, although no schoolhouse was built on it for several years. During 1853, a two-story frame building was constructed on Fourth Street. This was the only schoolhouse within the limits of the town until 1870 when a four-room, two story brick building was completed. The cost of this building, which later became a part of the high school, was fifteen thousand dollars. The building site had been purchased for an additional two thousand dollars. As early as 1862 there was a tax levied for the township schools, and the first school census that same year showed 187 people of school age living in (Lorain). By 1872, the number increased to 199. In 1871, the first formal adoption of textbooks occurred and the students soon after began using McGuffery’s readers, Ray’s arithmetic and Harvey’s grammar books. Strictly speaking, the public schools of the City of Lorain began in 1874 when Lorain became incorporated. Benjamin F. Bellows was the first superintendent. He, along with one assistant, Miss Kirkbridge, were the entire teaching staff. The following year, Miss Hannah E. Burett became the third member of the faculty. In 1876, the schools were divided into primary, grammar and high school departments. A two-year high school course was developed and in 1879 the first class, consisting of two boys and one girl, was graduated from Lorain High School. By 1883, the high school curriculum was expanded to three years; in 1889, it was expanded to four years. The first wing of Lorain High School was completed in 1916 and dedication exercises were held on May 12 of that year. The second wing of the building was completed in 1917 and the two wings included ninety two rooms, a gymnasium-stage and an auditorium. Located at Sixth Street and Washington Avenue, Lorain High School was expanded and remodeled three times since the second wing of the high school was built in 1917 before closing in 1995. In the late 1930s, an Arts building was completed when it became necessary to expand the industrial arts program. In 1962, a three unit gymnasium and a new home economics department were built and a new cafeteria and a two-level media center were added in 1972. In 1995, Lorain High School was closed and merged with Admiral King High School, changing the name to Lorain Admiral King High School. Lorain Middle School was opened that fall in the former Lorain High School building and retained the previous high school’s mascot and colors until closing in 2005. In 2010, the Lorain City Schools Board of Education had the high school demolished due to financial issues. Lorain High School reopened in late August 2010, with their colors being Navy Blue and Silver and the new mascot being the Titans. The high school was previously housed in the former Lorain Admiral King High School building until 2012, where it was moved to the former Lorain Southview High School and the former Southview Middle School to make way for the construction of Lorain High School at the site of the former Lorain Admiral King High School on 2600 Ashland Avenue. Grade 9 is located in the Lorain High School Annex at 2321 Fairless Drive, along with Credit Recovery Academy, due to lack of space for the entire student body in the current building. Grades 10-12 are located in Lorain High School at 2270 E 42nd Street.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Lorain High School )〕 On October 24, 2012, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the new site for Lorain High School. The new building’s cost amounts to $73 million and will be 330,000 square feet. School officials claim the building will rival college or university buildings and give students a chance to compete with others around the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lorain High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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