| |
Branham High
School was constructed in 1966 and was one of the last
schools built in the District in response to the post
WWII baby boom. It is a typical finger plan school with
variations on the standard rectangular buildings. It
included the full set of amenities at the time, including
the quad and courtyard patterns seen at the other schools,
as well as generous playfields. |
|
With
the construction of State Route 85, a portion of
the playfield was lost and the site became one of
the impacted sites of the District. Currently exterior
facilities occupy less space than other campuses.
For this reason, addition of buildings and expansion
of existing buildings is more difficult and offers
greater site impacts here than at other sites in
the District.
Branham was closed in 1990
and leased to Valley Christian Schools, who
|
|
occupied
the site until 1999. Branham was reopened as
a comprehensive high School in Fall 1999 with
Freshman and Sophomore classes. The school is
now fully occupied.
Like
Blackford, Branham is a tremendous asset to the District.
Its availability as student populations grew allowed
reopening prior to drastic overcrowding at other
District sites.
|
|
