When was wyandotte high school built

High school organized in two rooms of Riverview with John Wherrell as principal and Eugene Rust, assistant. Increased enrollment. Five extra teachers. Former Palmer Academy building rented to house some Central School pupils and the high school. Ten-room brick. High school had enrolled. This building was also known as Wyandotte Academy. December 3. Property consisted of Lots 1 and 2, part 6, Block , Old Wyandotte.

Had 82 feet on Seventh Street and feet on Ann. December Purchased from Dr. George M. Lot 3, plus 41 feet of Lot 6, Block Frame house on site. This was used as an office for the Board of Education.

Rooms rented in store building for classrooms. Teachers taught until January, , without salary. High school students paid two dollars a month tuition. Special election. Site chosen at northwest corner of ninth and Minnesota. Bought from Therese and Charles Hains about nine or ten lots, Block Survey by J.

October 2. School occupied. Had 16 teachers and students. Rose, principal. December 5. Closed several days account of killing of white boy by colored not a student. Later, there was opposition to the name as some felt it made it sound as though this was the only high school in Kansas City, Kansas and the Argentine High School and Rosedale High School were in existence. The option from J.

Westheight Historic District. After this, high schools students attended in different buildings. The March 4, K.

The blaze spread through the air shafts to all parts of the building. Through the efforts of Superintendent Schlagle and others, records and valuable articles were rescued. Although plans for a new Wyandotte High School were in the making, the board was not ready yet to build. Problems of housing and finances had to be met.

Classes at Central Junior and Northwest Junior were placed on half-day sessions so that high school students could use the buildings in the afternoons. The gymnasium across the street was damaged and junior college students attended there. A Citizens Advisory Committee was appointed to assist with plans for a new building. New building dedicated at 25th and Minnesota. Governor Walter A. The principal of the school expressed great satisfaction with his building, and the committee was impressed when they subsequently interviewed John L.

The committee, which included Superintendent F. Radotinsky, a local architect, had not been interviewed by the Special Committee. He had just resigned his position as State Architect an office he had held since and returned home in hopes of securing the Wyandotte contract, and his inclusion at the last minute smacks of local politics.

He was subsequently named associate architect on the project, but his contract was with the Chicago firm rather than directly with the Board. The contracts were signed on April 5, just 33 days after the fire. Ground was broken fifteen months later, on July 19, It could house 3, students in 85 classrooms and could provide a staff of 90 faculty members.

The new gym had seating for and the new auditorium 1, Constructed of mottled red brick and limestone, Wyandotte High School is an excellent example of academic eclecticism, displaying design characteristics and motifs derived from Gothic, Romanesque, and Central American sources. The horizontal massing and vertical design treatment of the building strongly reflect the Art Deco and Art Moderne approaches to styling, developed by Eliel Saarinen.

The focal point of the building is the twin towers which were given names by then principal J. The West Tower represented knowledge, and the East Tower represented character. The east suggests maturity, stability of character, refinement, culture, and inspiration. Wyandotte High School yearbooks from are available to view, and download at the Yearbook Project.

Upload file Recent changes Latest files Random file Contact us. Download as PDF Printable version. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap. Description Wyandotte High School front. JPG on 26 September Permission Reusing this file. Public domain Public domain false false. By Wyandotte High School was already overcrowded and lacked many modern amenities. As a result a new, larger high school was constructed.

RHS opened in At the dedication ceremony, J. Bishop , superintendent of Wyandotte Public School District from to , spoke about school conditions in the past and how they compared to conditions in Roosevelt's construction began the modern period of Wyandotte school building construction.

Unlike it's predecessors, RHS also included a gymnasium, swimming pool and on-site athletic facilities.