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Object ID

2016.002.001

Title

Christmas card and envelope sent from Langley High School.

Description

Small white Christmas card and envelope; both have become discoloured slightly; the card face has 2 gold stripes, one running vertically and one horizontally, intersecting in the top left corner, to resemble ribbon on a package; where the two stripe would intersect is the Langley High School emblem, in gold and black; in the bottom right corner of the face of the card has 'Christmas Greetings' in gold calligraphy; inside the card, in black script 'With Kindest Thoughts and Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year / Langley High School / Langley Prairie, B.C.'; card came in a plain white envelope, without any writing or address on it; there are two matching stains on the back of the envelope, that appear to be from the glue used to seal the envelope.

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Christmas Card

Langley High School

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.

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