By: Tyler Barickman
In
1913, Ripley High School was legally created by Jackson County voters. This was the first year that Ripley High
School was officially a high school. In
1918, the school was shut down due to the Spanish flu epidemic. In 1920, the high school was re-opened in the
grade school as a high school.
“Turn the page and soon
you’ll see the brilliant class of 23.
Lads and lasses brave and true, each with fortune, fame to woo.” According to the Ripley High School yearbook
of 1923.
We had the opportunity
to look through the Ripley High School yearbook of 1923. In it we found electives that ranged from the
Glee Club to the Hiking Club. There were
many academic electives as well such as the Lyceum Committee and Words Study.
The president of the Board of Education was
C.H. Mckown and the superintendent was J.L. Archer. The first principal was Mr. York.
Before school started
the staff celebrated the 100 year birthday.
Mike Ruben is writing a piece for the 100 year old celebration, which is
yet to be revealed.
The first high school
building was on Church Street across from today’s Pam Bailey’s School of
Dance. The school was moved to its
current location now and built in 1940.
Our school has gotten bigger and more pieces of the school have been
added, such as the freshman hallway which was added in 1968.
Ripley High School has
been striving to be the best for 100 years and counting.
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