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Lake Shore High School Legacy Park Memorial

MISSION:
COMMEMORATE – EDUCATE – INSPIRE
The idea to commemorate Lake Shore Junior/Senior High School was conceived during the Class of 1968 December 2015/2016 Christmas Activities.

Time Line:
July 2017 Meeting with Beverly J. Scott, Deputy City Manager
October 2017 Meeting with Steve B. Wilson, Mayor

February 2018 Meeting with Joseph Glucksman, Quiet Waters, Executive Director

January 2019 Meeting with Joseph Glucksman, McCurdy Senior Housing, President & Steve Bruh, Architect

December 2019 Meeting with Joseph Glucksman, and LSHS Representatives: 1958, 61, 66, 67,68, 69,1970

The proposed project would be a joint effort of all the classes that graduated from Lake Shore High School (1956-1970).

We envision placing the project on the former site of Lake Shore Junior/Senior High, near the retention pond at the Quiet Waters Senior Center.

OUR HISTORY: LAKE SHORE HIGH SCHOOL OPENED AT 1101 S. W. AVENUE E, BELLE GLADE, FL FROM 1955 UNTIL 1970. LAKE SHORE REPLACED EVERGLADES VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THAT OPENED IN 1941. LAKE SHORE HIGH WAS CONVERTED TO LAKE SHORE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1970 TO COMPLY WITH THE 1970 FEDERAL DESEGREGRATION PLAN.CHARLES M. McCURDY WAS THE PRINCIPAL OF LAKE SHORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE OPENING UNTIL THE CLOSING BELL. AFTER A LENGHTY COURT CASE IN 1972 HE WAS INSTALLED AS PRINCIPAL OF THE NEWLY CREATED GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.