Origins
The school opened in September 1947 replacing the old Glace Bay High School across the street. The old Glace Bay High was converted to house junior high students and operated until it was demolished in 1976 when Morrison High was expanded via the building of an annex. The school was named after the then Mayor of Glace Bay, Dan Willie Morrison who played a large role in the founding of the new facility.
The student body over the years was made of up students from Glace Bay, Dominion, Reserve Mines, Donkin, Port Morien and some of the other surrounding areas.
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