b'Come walk the halls and re-unite with old friends! 1927 2022 The situation was dealtSince 1967, with promptly and inthere has been 1927 the new Port Perrya new science In 1872 Port Perry High School was born! Public & High Schoolwing added on was open for business.the north side, Wehadhopedtocelebrateour150thin2022,butCOVIDEven bigger and better.a library and caused us to rethink when to call our alumni back to their oldThe girls public andof ce rework MEZZANINE alma mater. Article courtesy of Bill Holtby (Gomer):high school entrancesto the south, were on Rosa St. andand a third mixed science wing added tothe south.A PPHS alumnus (1967) and 150th volunteer. the boys entrances on the back.With the addition ofThe footballeld is now behind the school on the west 1873 the tech wing in 1967 the boys entrances disappearedside of Ottawa St. with the student parking lot behind although boys were still allowedrequiredto attend. the school extended to Ottawa St.1926 - THE FIRE If youre an alumnus (student, teacher, or attended any of the PPHS family of schools) PLEASE reserve Friday May 6, 2023 on your calendar.Clothing from your time at PPHS would be appropriate.Anniversary clothing will soon be available to buy.The original PPHS was in the mezzanine of the one roomPPHS Grad Class of 1900schoolhouse at Rosa and QueenA decision was made to go biggerCan anyone put names to the faces?Streets.There was plenty of roomand better and the spades went for half a dozen or so students,into the ground in 1873 to build but, the town (village?) was growing BRANCH 419 Port Perry Common school, aEnrolment grew rapidly as larnin and there were more and more onecombination public and highcame into fashion. CELEBRATE YOUR FAMILYThen, in 1926, the school burned room schools popping up in Reachschool.It even had a gymnasium and Scugog Townships (PPHSand an auditorium (some thoughtEVENTS HERE! it a little over the top). down.family of schools).BirthdaysAnniversariesWeddingsRetirementFamily gatheringsTake the mess out of your house and We Need You!leave it in our hands! Real Estate Were looking for memorabilia (photos, year books, tasteful personal anecdotes). Things like photos will be Hall Rental includes: reproduced and returned. Catering also available Wills & Estates Were also looking for volunteers! The older the better. bartenders, liquor license, insurance. (We Golden Oldies have the best stories, without naming names of course.) Call the Legion Notarization Keep tabs on the PPHS website for updates 905-985-8502 and contact the school (portperryhs@ddsb.ca) if you would like to help out.Happy Holidays from our staff to your905-985-0555 family36 Water Street, Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1J256 www.RiverinLawFirm.comFOCUS - DECEMBER 2022'