Jefferson High School 50th Reunion

Class of 1959 & 1960 

                 

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1956

 The  Class  of  1955  was  the last class to go by the name of  Edgewater High School.  Mountair  High  and  Edgewater  High were  consolidated into  one  district in 1955.     Bob  Harvey graduated from Edgewater High School in 1955.   Because of Bob’s  artistic talent, the school asked Bob to design the  “Saint”  mascot.  After graduating from Colorado University in 1959, Bob continued to pursue both cartooning and journalism.

The Class of 1956 was the first year of Jefferson High School at the same building on 24th  and  Eaton St.  in  Edgewater.The Class of 1959 was the first class to graduate  from  the new Jefferson High School building at  22nd and Pierce St.  in June, 1959.  Class of 1959 was the last class to attend Jefferson High School  at 24th  and  Eaton St.

The  Jefferson High School building was dedicated  on  Sept.  23,  1959.  The cost to build Jefferson High School was   $1,550,000.

The  Class of 1960 (92  students) was the first class to attend school at the new Jefferson High School  and the second class to graduate from the new  building.
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