LAGO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
LAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This photo shows the elementary school. The two story building on the left had an auditorium on the second floor and classrooms on the first floor. Note the fire slide exit from the second floor. The building behind the fire escape slide is the office, the building to the rear-right is the first and second grades and the covered bike rack can be seen in front of the 1st & 2ed grade building. The shadow on the ground, right is from the other building which contained class rooms. Photo by: Bob Schiageter
LAGO HIGH SCHOOL
The following two photographs are taken from the 1953 Pan-O-Ram and show the new Lago High School
Another view of the Lago High School.
And yet another view.
THE HIGH SCHOOL RING FROM LAGO HIGH SCHOOL
The following is from "Your Aruba Home" published by Lago Oil & Transport Company, Ltd. in November of 1946.
The Lago Community School furnished the means for the education of foreign staff employees' children.
The School, which is recognized by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges in the U.S. covers all phases of educational curriculum. The standards have been set at such a point that it is possible for a pupil to transfer to any high school in the United States, and students upon the recommendation of the faculty are able to enter practically any college or university.
The elementary school affords complete preparation for entrance into high school.
The primary department, consisting of Kindergarten and grades one and two, has its own separate building with four large room, tow pianos, three victrolas and a library for the little folks. Assigned to the primary department are four teaches whose responsibility it is to instruct and guide these small charges during the school day lasting from 8 to 11 in the morning, and from 1:10 to 2:30 in the afternoon.
The intermediate department, consisting of grades three, four, five and six is housed in a two-story building with four rooms downstairs and an assembly hall upstairs. The assembly hall contains a piano, a Wurlitzer and movable chairs. This is the scene of school assemblies, dances, plays, etc.
The junior-senior high school facility is composed of six teaches who teach grades seven through twelve. The high school contains six rooms, one of which is a science room fully equipped for courses in general science, biology, physics and chemistry. The commercial room, contains typewriters, calculation machines, and equipment for the teaching of filing and other general office work.
In addition to these building there is one housing shop equipment such as power lathe, sanders, jig-say, and tools for woodworking, metal craft, and jewelry making. A well equipped library is house in this building.
The high school is primarily a college preparatory instruction and its curriculum includes:
Mathmatics-4 years;----- English-4 years;-----Sciences-4 years-----History and political Sciense-4 years-----Spanish-4 years-----Typing-2 years-----Stenography-1 year-----General Business Training-1 year and Laboratory as required.
The complete faculty is composed of 18 full time teaches, one assistant principal, and a principal.
All of the high school teaches are properly certified in the United States.