Site of the Old Provo High School - Provo, Utah - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

August 20, 1912, the Board of Education agreed, "That a high school be established in Provo City." The so-called high school began with "one year" then "two years" and then more until it became a four-year school. At the close of the school year of 1920-21, Provo graduated students from the public high school for the first time in the city's history. A high school yearbook of 1918 lists the names of eight students who were in the eleventh year. The ten-year period following the close of World War I, was a time when the high school grew rapidly. In the spring of 1924 there were 65 graduating students, and at the close of the school year of 1924-25, one hundred sixteen pupils graduated. by 1956 more than 1,000 students attended school at Provo high School. The last graduating class of 1956 had 336 students. More than thirty-five class groups emerged into life from this edifice.

Marker Name: Site of the Old Provo High School Marker Type: City County: Utah City: Provo Addtional Information: Not listed Group Responsible for Placement: Not listed Date Dedicated: Not listed Marker Number: Not listed Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

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