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In 1909 the first high school class was organized and held in rented quarters in Murrayville. From 1911-18, classes were held in Belmont Superior School (later Murrayville Elementary), but the school became overcrowded with elementary and high school students. The school board approached the Municipal Council, but their request for a new schol was turned down twice. The board resigned, but the next board was more successful and local contractor Owen Hughes was hired on a low bid of $11,900. The School Board temporarily found room for the overflow pupils from Murrayville in the downstairs portion of Milner Hall and by renting the Sharon Presbyterian Church Hall. In 1922, Langley High School moved from Murrayville to Milner School, where it remained until Langley High School was built on Yale Road in 1924. Langley High School opened in 1924 with two classrooms and one science room. It taught grades 9 to 12. Additional rooms were built in 1934. In roughly 1947 the new school on the current property (2005) was built, and it included Grades 11 and 12. In 1948, the old building on Fraser Highway became Langley Central Elementary, and the high school students moved to the current location (2006) at Langley SECONDARY School. In 1985 the school went from Grades 8-12.
See Also: Langley Secondary School
Term Source: History of Langley Schools" by Harry McTaggart, Maureen Pepin, and Norman Sherrit.

Norman (Norm) Sherritt was born August 22, 1920 in Vancouver and grew up in Murrayville. His parents are Albert (Ab) and Daisy (née Craig) Sherritt. He is the brother of Delmar (Del) Sherritt. He attended Murrayville Elementary and Langley High School, which he graduated from in 1938. He then drove to Philip Sheffield High School every day for Senior Matric. He then attended Vancouver Normal School from 1939-40, and was assigned to Milner School, and after two weeks, Fort Langley Elementary School, in teaching jobs. He was called to serve in the Army in January 1942, and joined the Royal Canadian Artillery as a Lieutenant. He married Mabel in 1942, and was discharged from the army in 1945. Mabel and Norm had two kids, Linda and David. Norm earned his BA at UBC in 1947, his B.Ed in 1958, and his M.Ed. in 1964. He taught at Langley High School from 1947-1968. He was the vice-principal of LHS 1961-1968; Principal of Aldergrove Secondary 1968-1979, and district Principal 1979-1980. He retired in 1980. Sherritt was active in the Langley Teachers' Association (president 1953-4), the Lower Fraser Valley Cerebral Palsy Assoc. (40 years), the Langley Heritage Society, the Langley Scholarship Committee (22 years), and the Cloverdale Seniors Centre. After retirement, Sherritt had more time to research and write local history. He authored four books to date: "1990 and Counting", "The Place Between", "The Hospital on the Hill", and "The History of Langley Schools: 1867-2004," published in 2005. He received a Canada 125 Medal for Community Service in 1992. The Sherritts' third great-grandchild was born on their 55th anniversary in 1997.