The building pictured above was bonded in 1908 in the amount of $85,000. 
Prior to the building of the high school students of all grades attended Central School.
This school served High School students until it burned in 1948. 

In December, 1921, a patent was filed for 80 acares where the stadium (Jim Thorpe)
was later built.  Forty acres was sold and is the addition now called
Jefferson Terrace.  In February, 1922, A.C. Davis presented plans for the athletic field. 

                                           Entrance to Jim Thorpe Stadium                          Demco

                    Playing field and "home" stands of Jim Thorpe Stadium            Demco

                                                              Shawnee High built 1948                                       A. McD

A new building was constructed on the same site and ready for the 1949-50 school year.
While this building was being constructed, high school classes met on the 
campus of Oklahoma Baptist University.
The "new" High School was  used until 1972 when the third High School building
was erected on Kennedy street on a portion of the land acquired in 1921 
and near where the stadium was located.
  The gym of at the Union-Highland location is still used by High School students, however, a new gym/auditorium is being built at the Kennedy location in 2007-8.

After the High School on Kennedy was built in 1972, the 1948 building (bottom picture above)
was used to house the Shawnee Jr. High.

School photo album