A message from . . . I am very happy and honored to open the “Building on the Tradition of Innovation” $8.5 million campaign. I entered the 9th grade in September 1937. In order for you to visualize those early days, please hop on my Time Machine. The original school building opened on 1354 North Avenue for grades K to 12 in 1929 — architecturally, a beautiful structure. K-8 grades had their classrooms on the first floor. The high school met on the second floor with our library overlooking