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Object Description

Object ID

2019.031.005

Title

Langley High School Portrait from 1945.

Date

1945.

Description

A black and white photograph of what appears to be the entire student body of the Langley High School in 1945. There are six rows of people, with the first three rows sitting and kneeling, and the back three rows are standing on different levels on a tiered surface. On the right background, the Langley High School Building is visible, and there are trees taking up the central background. Along the bottom of the photo, over some grass is written "LANGLEY HIGH SCHOOL -1945- SUNDAY PHOTO." There are some signs of wear on the surface of the photo, where the paper has been bent or scratched.

People/Subject

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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