The school opened in September 1965, serving more than 1,300 students in grades 7–11, which included students in grades 10 and 11 who had previously been sent out of the district for high school.
The school started operations in September 1965, serving more than 1,300 students aged between 12 and 18 years old, which included students in grades 10 and 11 who had been transferred out of the district to attend high school.