Joplin High School Views

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="006fa9e3.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#99FFFF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Joplin High School Views<B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>  </B><B> </B><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joplin"><U><B>Joplin School </B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joplin High School"><U><B>Joplin High School</B></U></A></div> <div>  High School, Joplin, Mo.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="00d587f0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Building was completed in January 1897.  Located at Fourth & Byers Avenue.</div> <div> The contract for construction of the new Joplin High school at Fourth street</div> <div> and Byers avenue was awarded to contractor Mr. Divelbess for $22,748.</div> <div> The Globe reported in January 1897 that he guaranteed the building in every</div> <div> particular, as did the subcontractors.</div> <div> <I>The Joplin Globe, January 28, 2011.</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="09dbcab0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="427" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 1906 Sanborn Fire Insurance map.</div> <bR> <div> In 1892 it became necessary to build again and $20,000 was voted for ward-school improvements,</div> <div> additions being made to South Joplin (now the Franklin School), East Joplin, Byersville and </div> <div> North Heights (now Columbia). The north half of the present high school was built in 1896.</div> <div> <I>A History of Jasper County, Missouri and Its People, Volume 1, by Joel Thomas Livingston, 1912.</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="00e58770.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This building became North Junior High School in 1918 and was the</div> <div> the first home of Joplin Junior College in 1937.  The building was razed in </div> <div> 1961.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="03158820.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="386" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="01258720.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="370" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="010587b0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="011587a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="378" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The beautiful new High School located on 20th street, built and equipped at a </div> <div> cost of nearly $4,000,000, was completed in 1959. This building was known as </div> <div> Joplin High School until 1968, when the campus became overcrowded.  The</div> <div> building then became Parkwood High School and operated along with Memorial</div> <div> High School.  The two high schools were merged again in 1986.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e6bc120.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="530" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0cbbcd30.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="467" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Joplin High School was completely destroyed by a tornado on May 22, 2011.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0cdbcd30.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="467" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0c9bcd30.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="467" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0cabcd30.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="467" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <script language="JavaScript1.2"> /* Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com */ var clickmessage="Please send an email if you would like a copy of this photo." function disableclick(e) { if (document.all) { if (event.button==2||event.button==3) { if (event.srcElement.tagName=="IMG"){ alert(clickmessage); return false; } } } else if (document.layers) { if (e.which == 3) { alert(clickmessage); return false; } } else if (document.getElementById){ if (e.which==3&&e.target.tagName=="IMG"){ alert(clickmessage) return false } } } function associateimages(){ for(i=0;i<document.images.length;i++) document.images[i].onmousedown=disableclick; } if (document.all) document.onmousedown=disableclick else if (document.getElementById) document.onmouseup=disableclick else if (document.layers) associateimages() </script>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>