Almost Yesterday: Dedication of Cape Central High School

It seems like Almost Yesterday that the first Cape Girardeau High School was dedicated.  The date was December 17, 1915, and the event serves as a ...

August 24, 2022
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It seems like Almost Yesterday that the first Cape Girardeau High School was dedicated.  The date was December 17, 1915, and the event serves as a turning point in the educational history of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri.Public Education had evolved slowly in Cape Girardeau.  In 1908 the city's first 'High school' offered only a one-year course of study to the 14 students enrolled.  But, social and economic factors contributed to substantial population growth in the first decade of the century and by 1915 there were 180 students in pursuit of a four-year, secondary education.

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