ANACOSTIA SENIOR SCHOOL HISTORY

The original name of Anacostia was Nacotchitanke which means “town of trades”

Timeline of the Early Years

• 1935 ­ Anacostia Junior/Senior High opened up and only accommodated eighth and ninth graders
• 1937 ­ Tenth through twelfth grades were included
• 1943 ­ Kramer Junior High was built leaving Anacostia as a Senior High School
• 1949 ­ 7 new classrooms added on the third floor
• 1955 ­ An 8 room building, the Ketchum Annex, was added (now torn down)
• 1958 ­ 17 rooms were added 1959 - $100,000 gym opened

The First Ten Principals

1 ­ Mr. Chester W. Holmes

2 ­ Mr. John Paul Collins

3 ­ Mrs. Opal H. Corkery

4 ­ Mr. Eugene Griffin

5 ­ Mr. John Koontz

6 ­ Mr. Auburn J. Lamb

7 ­ Mr. Russell A. Lombardy

8 ­ Mr. Jerry L. Coward

9 ­ Mr. Clyde Gray

10 ­ Mr. Walton J. Breckenridge