While Lawrence Academy had long provided private secondary school opportunities in town, the first public high school opened on Monday, December 5,1859 in the lower hall of the Town House (Town Hall).
While Lawrence Academy had long provided private secondary school opportunities in town, a committee was appointed in November 1855 to consider establishing a new high school. On Monday, December 5,1859 the first public high school opened in the lower hall of the Town House (Town Hall).