Facing increasing enrollment in the late 1940s the town moved to establish a new high school to serve area towns that would be equipped with modern facilities and safety features as well as plenty of space for sport related activities, something desperately unavailable at the then downtown location.
As student numbers increased in the late 1940s, the town decided to build a new high school to offer better resources and safety for nearby communities, including space for sports and activities that were previously unavailable at the old location.