History
EHS began as a tent school shortly after the land run in 1893, operating out of various locations throughout Enid including an opera house and a Baptist church. Between 1906 and 1912 classes took place in the long-demolished "old" Lincoln school at 600 North Independence. By February 1912, the high school's current building was constructed. It became accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1911, and holds the distinction of being the second Oklahoma high school to be accredited by the organization. Enid High operated in a segregated school district from 1896 to 1959 with black children attending Booker T. Washington, Douglass, and George Washington Carver Schools.
In 1943, a fire broke out, damaging the building. From 1943 to 1948, classes were held at Emerson and Longfellow Junior High Schools, displacing the seventh graders, who remained at their respective elementary schools. The school finished restoration in 1948, added a gym in 1950, auditorium in 1953, music building in 1991, and a large food court in 2005 to accommodate a new closed campus policy. During these times several new class rooms were also added. The building did not have air conditioning until a bond was passed in 1997.
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