New Central School

Scope and Content: The new Central School was built on the same site as the original central school. The original got demolished in order to make room for the new bigger and better school. It is said that the school was one of the biggest in western canada. The school was opened in 1909. It later closed in 1970 after…

History Biographical: Lethbridge School District No. 51 is the public school board in Lethbridge. Since 1886, Lethbridge School District No. 51 has offered high quality learning experiences over a broad range of programs to meet the needs of a wide variety of learners. The District educates over 11,000 students within the City of Lethbridge and employs nearly 1,200 staff members. Lethbridge School District No. 51 takes pride in the breadth of its programs, the expertise of its staff, and the quality of its facilities in 22 schools, and a number of outreach facilities throughout the city. Our schools have a grade structure comprised of Kindergarten to Grade 5 students in elementary schools, Grade 6 to Grade 8 students in middle schools and Grade 9 to Grade 12 students in high schools [Source: Lethbridge School District No. 51 website]

Scope and Content: The new Central School was built on the same site as the original central school. The original got demolished in order to make room for the new bigger and better school. It is said that the school was one of the biggest in western canada. The school was opened in 1909. It later closed in 1970 after the creation of new schools throughout the city and the drop of students at the school. The site of the school was turned over to the city and the Public Library was later built on the site. Photograph is laminated. Taken from the front.