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1943 Elementary School |
1942 - The elementary school burned causing elementary classes to be held in local churches for the next year and a half. In the fall of 1943, a new elementary school which included the first lunchroom was built on the site of the 1998 gym. This structure burned in 1968.
1947 - A new brick gymnasium was added.
1949 - The combination Lunchroom and Civic Center was built. EHS published its first yearbook.
1955 - The present vocational building was built.
1962 - A new addition was added to the high school. These rooms make up part of the main building today.
1965 - A newer, larger gym was completed.
1966 - EHS started its first band program.
1967 - The band room was built. The original single-story structure was torn down and a new high school building was constructed. This is the front part of the current school complex.
1968 - An elementary school was erected across the street from the high school.
1972 - A new lunchroom was constructed. This room is now the library.
1982 - The band room was remodeled and a special ed building was added. This is the current kindergarten building.
1989 - The science wing was added.
1990 - Limestone County High School was accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges.
1995 - The current lunchroom was built and the new elementary wing was added.
1997 - A new, air-conditioned, gym was built and the original, 1947, gym was demolished.
2003 - The school offices underwent a much-needed enlargement and facelift. With the addition came a new entrance.
2016- The school recieved a complete make-over inside: new paint throughout the school, new bathrooms, new ceilings, new lighting and new flooring.
Excerpts from "Limestone County High School, History 1912-2000." Brochure, History Brochure Committee, 2000.
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