Anaheim High turns 125 years old

The community raised $12,500 through a bond measure to purchase the land and construct the original high school building. At the 125th anniversary celebration, Rep. Lou Correa, D-Anaheim, announced $2 million in federal funding had been secured to help restore its William Cook Auditorium.

“This project is personal to me,” Correa said. “As a former student of Anaheim High School, I know first-hand the high-quality education our students can receive — and the opportunities they can be given with the right support from their educators and their government.

“To know that, with this funding, we are going to restore such a jewel of our community — the Cook Auditorium — and uplift thousands of students with interest in the arts makes me more proud than I could ever express.”

The 1,280-thousand-seat auditorium dates back to 1935.

By:  HEATHER MCREA
Source: The Orange County Register

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