Talk:Drury High School

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History
Nathan Drury High School was founded in 1843, named for Nathan Drury (1773-1840) of Florida, Berkshire Massachusetts who left in his will a grant of $3,000 in the equivilent of $127,114.05 in May 2024.

In 1851 the paid tuituion school became a free public high school. The original red brick building was torn down in 1867 and replaced.

1974 was the last graduating class from the "new" yellow brick school building, at 24 Church St., North Adams. Nicknamed "Mother on the Hill". This Drury High School building is withing half a mile of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, whose building remains and was also repurposed as an elder asssited living apartment. Drury and St. Joseph's students often intermingled in town and met at the local Dairy Bar -Pedrin's. Drury High School was repurposed as Colgrove Elementary School.

A new school building was erected on a new site at 1130 Church St, North Adams. Like the previous school building the current one was also built on a hill, and as of 2024 is still is one of two high schools in North Adams.

Other Historical notes about Drury Hih School

In 1898 the class colors are lsited as yellow and white. The yearbook at the time was called "The Dru". Currently it is called the Nathanite. School colors are White and Blur (royal) and the mascot is the Blue Devil Berkshire Pioneer (talk) 06:07, 28 May 2024 (UTC)