Newton High School in 1973

Monday, April 7th 2008

In the spring of 1973, a group of photography students at Newton High School took pictures around the campus of the school. This was during the last few months of Newton High School before it was demolished to make way for Newton North High School, which opened in the fall of the same year. These candid photos offer a unique representation of student life at a suburban high school in the early seventies. [more]

Newton High School in 1973
(Monday, April 7th 2008)

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Collection Highlights

Beverly Educational Archives

This unique collection of public school history includes over 200 years of manuscripts, photos, letters, and student writing.

Sagas in Stone: Stonewalls of New England

This high school project on the history of stone walls uses "lichenometry" as a dating technique, and culminates with the construction of a wall at the high school under the guidance of a stone wall building expert and historian.