History
Between the end of WWII in 1945 and 1970, the "Baby Boom" generation, the number of school-age children in Weston increased 363%, from 635 pupils to 2,937. The town embarked on 25-year school building program resulting in five new school complexes. After a devastating fire in 1948 destroyed the roofing and interior of the brand-new Weston High School, the building was rebuilt as an elementary school and a new replacement high school was commissioned.
This new high school, which was located near Weston Town Center by the current Weston Public Library, Country & Woodland Elementary Schools, was renowned as the "architectural achievement of the century" by the Boston Herald when it opened in January 1950. The nation's first million-dollar public building, Weston High School offered resources and technologies never before seen in a public school. Revolutionary architecture and layout of the school allowed for unprecedented new teaching and class organization methods. The building remains in active service as the Field Elementary School, though plans are underway to tear it down and replace it with a new complex on the same lot.
In 1961, the current Weston High School was built as one of the most expensive schools in the nation at $8,930,000 (1961 dollars). This building is the fifth public high school in Weston and is designed to be in active service far longer than many contemporary schools, thanks to constant renovation and a high-quality initial design and build.
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