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The History of
Raleigh-Egypt High School |
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| Raleigh-Egypt High
School's main building was built in 1969.
Because construction was not completed by the
beginning of the 1969-70 school year, the Class of
73 spent their first month of high school in spare rooms at Spring
Hill
Elementary. Classes were first held at the new high
school on Wednesday, October 1, 1969, with construction still
in progress. At that time there were 304 students and
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The school's name
had been chosen by a committee of P.T.A. members from the
four feeder elementary schools: Egypt Central, Coleman, Spring
Hill,
and Scenic Hills.
The Pharaohs team name and the school
colors of red, white, and black were chosen by the
first freshman class.
The school's original logo (left) was
designed by local graphic artist Malcolm Pressgrove,
father of Randy (Class of 73), Micki (74), and
Jenny (76) Pressgrove.
The Sphinx yearbook was published for the
first time in the spring of 1970, even though the
school had only a freshman class.
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The gymnasium was
started in late spring 1970 and completed that
September.
The Annex (right) was started during the 1970-71
school year and completed in time for classes in the
fall of 1971.
[Click photos to enlarge.]
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The football field
was used for the first time during the 1972-73
school year, and the Class of 73 held their
graduation ceremony there (left). By that time, there were
1,625 students and 73 teachers at REHS.
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With the annexation of
Raleigh by the City of Memphis, Raleigh-Egypt
entered the city school system in the 1975-76 school
year.
Egypt Middle School was built in 1979 on a
landfill to the east of the gymnasium.
A new cafeteria
building was built in 2004 over the rectangle
grassy space behind the main building. Yes,
"Goat Hill" (right) is no more.
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Other than these changes,
the school looks pretty much as it did during its early
years, which is more than can be said for most of us
who were there at the time!
Now click here for photos of
REHS Today.
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Copyright
2005-2007 First Pharaohs Alumni Association. All rights
reserved.
Date Last Modified:
05/12/2007 |
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