Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
1954 West Bloomfield High School Dedication Plaque |
Object Name |
Digital, Photograph |
Description |
West Bloomfield High School 1954 dedication plaque. Lists Board of Education: Kern H. Murphy, President; Edwin R. Dreyer, Vice-President; Mrs. Frances M. Leaf, Secretary; John C. Hall, Treasurer; Richard H. McClurg, Trustee. Lists Dr. Leif A. Hougen as Superintendent. Lists George D. Mason & Co. architect: David H. Willams Jr., Albert C. McDonald, Eugene T. Cleland, and Robert W. Yokom. Lists Ray Misch & Son Inc. as General Contractors. Lists Kulka Engineering co. as Mechanical Contractors. Lists. Colonial Electic. Co. as Electrical Contractors. |
Date |
12/17/2013 |
Year Range from |
2013 |
Year Range to |
2013 |
Subjects |
Dedications Schools |
Collection |
Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society |
Catalog Number |
2023.1.1 |
Accession number |
2023.1.1 |
Provenance |
This photo was part of the research for the "Our School History" project. West Bloomfield High School 1955-1966, Warren W. Abbott Junior High 1967-1970, Abbott Middle School 1972- . Named for Warren Abbott, first WBSD Superintendent. The new West Bloomfield High School, located at 3380 Orchard Lake Road, opened to students in January, 1955. The building, with a capacity of 400 students, had all the latest features of a fully-accredited secondary school. Grades 8-12 were moved from Roosevelt to ease overcrowding. Class of 1955 seniors, who had completed virtually all their schooling at Roosevelt, petitioned to hold Commencement at their old school. Administration denied the request and students received their diplomas in the new high school gymnasium. The Class of 1967 was the last to graduate from this school before it became Warren W. Abbott Junior High (1967-1970), then Abbott Middle School (1972- ). With the new high school set to open, and all middle school students moving to OLMS, Abbott was closed for the 1971-1972 school year as a cost-saving measure. During years of rapid population growth and construction, West Bloomfield high school students were housed in three different buildings over a six year period (1967-1972). Major renovations in 2002 included the enclosure of the cat walk to create D Hall, and the addition of the Hersh Family Fine Arts wing at the front of the school. During summer 2022, playground and school improvements were made appropriate for elementary students. The building opened for the 2022-23 school year as Roosevelt Elementary School. |