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Purple and Gold 1922
Best of the 1922 Hernando High Yearbook Stories by Robert Martinez This issue brings you the best of the very first Hernando High Yearbook. Even though Hernando High had been in existence since 1889, this was the first one, 23 years after its start. There are only about two or three known copies of the yearbook to exist. I was fortunate enough to receive a copy years from the late Ken Austin, at one time a Hernando High educator, principal and Superintendent of Schools. It is
Old Brooksville
May 313 min read
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The Graduates - Hernando High - Part 2 - 1952-1972
The Hernando High Graduates (Part 2) features graduates from 1952 to 1972. I'm sure you'll find many people you've come across in your life in Hernando County. Notice how the number of graduates escalated in 1964, the first official graduation year for baby boomers. By 1972, there were over 100 more graduates than just ten years before. Thanks to the following for their contributions John White George Allen Jr. Elaine Crum Sullivan Donnie Varn Hernando High students rock arou
Old Brooksville
May 173 min read
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Old School
This issue "Old School" covers the history of public schools in Hernando County. The first school started in 1851 just west of Brooksville in a small Hamlet called Springhill, which was near Citrus Way and W. Ft. Dade Avenue. Small schools were scattered all over the county by the 1880s. Brooksville's first high school began in 1889. Hope you enjoy this issue and thank you Brooksville for keeping our history alive. Thanks to the following for their contributions John White He
Old Brooksville
Apr 133 min read
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