Plans
for the new McKeesport Vocational School were for it to be completed on
June 1, 1940 with an estimated cost of $1,100,000; 55% of the cost was
to be paid by the school district and 45% by the Federal
government. The building length was to be 576 feet with a school
capacity of 840 students. Plans included an auditorium with a
seating capacity of 643 and a gymnasium with folding bleachers that
would seat 2,000. Additional features included accommodating 414
in the cafeteria and a visual education room suitable for motion-sound
pictures with a seating capacity of 64. The library had proper
facilities for reference work in connection with the theoretical and
practical phases of industry, invention, science, English, and social
studies.
The information
on this page was taken in part from the
McKeesport High School Alumni Directory
which was compiled by Alumni Research, Inc.
in conjunction with the
Mon Valley
Education Consortium.
For information regarding the Directory or to purchase the book,
please call Alumni Research, Inc. at 800-325-8664.
Plans
for the new McKeesport Vocational School were for it to be completed on
June 1, 1940 with an estimated cost of $1,100,000; 55% of the cost was
to be paid by the school district and 45% by the Federal
government. The building length was to be 576 feet with a school
capacity of 840 students. Plans included an auditorium with a
seating capacity of 643 and a gymnasium with folding bleachers that
would seat 2,000. Additional features included accommodating 414
in the cafeteria and a visual education room suitable for motion-sound
pictures with a seating capacity of 64. The library had proper
facilities for reference work in connection with the theoretical and
practical phases of industry, invention, science, English, and social
studies. 
