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1925 Los Gatos Union High School
A black-and-white image of the current Los Gatos High School building taken nearly a century ago.
In 1922, the Los Gatos Union High School District was formed.
The district included the schools of Austin Corners, Booker, Guadalupe, Lakeside, Lexington, Los Gatos, Saratoga and Wrights.
The original stand-alone high school, built in Los Gatos in 1908, was rapidly becoming inadequate because of continuing growth in population of the local area.
To accommodate the projected student enrollment, bonds were authorized in 1923 for construction of a new building adjacent to the old high school building.
The old building became the wood shop and was subsequently torn down in 1954 to make room for the new high school library and classrooms.
Further expansions of the core building occurred in 1935 (music wing and multistoried classroom wing). In 1954, industrial arts, home economics buildings, boys' gymnasium and swimming pool were added.
In 1967, the main building was completely renovated and in 2005 a multi-storied classroom building was dedicated.
This complex is the current Los Gatos Union High School.
Source: Hooked on Los Gatos, the Library and Museum History Project
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