History
The first schoolhouse in Manhattan was built in 1857, serving all grades. The first dedicated secondary school in the town opened in 1873 at the current site of the Manhattan High School "East Campus." The first recorded high school graduation ceremony was held in 1892.
The current East Campus of the school consists of two limestone buildings that are connected by a glass walkway. The first building (on the far right side in the accompanying photo) was opened in 1914 to replace the earlier secondary school. The second building (on the left side of the accompanying photo) was constructed in 1918 as a separate building for junior high school students (grades 7,8, and 9).
The West Campus is a red brick building that was constructed in 1956 to be the new high school. Both of the older buildings (the current East Campus) were then utilized for junior high school students. Over the next 40 years, the new high school faced recurring overcrowding issues and was significantly expanded, but the new school simply proved unable to keep up with the town's population growth. After considering and rejecting the idea of building a second high school in Manhattan, in 1996 the town instead built two new middle schools, and moved the ninth grade to the East Campus.
Beginning in 2011, the West Campus underwent a $42.2 million renovation and expansion. The construction added 14 new classrooms, in addition to a number of other improvements, and supplied a new facade for much of the building.
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