Tag: Sibley Junior High School

Demolition of Sibley High School/Grass Junior High in West St. Paul.

Sibley School History Part 7: Demolition and What Remains

In 1998, the sprawling campus that was Sibley Junior High, Sibley High School, and Frances M. Grass Junior High was torn down. All that remains now are a few old buildings, fields, and memories.

Heritage E-STEM Magnet School front entrance.

Sibley School History Part 6: Heritage Middle School

Heritage E-STEM Middle School in West St. Paul has roots that stretch back to the Depression era. It was preceded by schools that sat in the empty fields to the north and west of Heritage and give the school its name.

Sibley School History Part 5: Henry Sibley High School

In 1971, Sibley High School moved to Mendota Heights and became Henry Sibley High School, though the connections to the old campus would linger for decades.

Sibley School History Part 4: Grass Junior High School

An open field to the west of Heritage E-STEM Middle School in West St. Paul was once the home of Grass Junior High School. It served the community for nearly half a century before being torn down in 1998.

Sibley School History Part 3: Sibley High School

Sibley High School opened in 1952, a sprawling campus in the heart of West St. Paul that served the community for nearly half a century.

Sibley School History Part 2: Sibley Junior High School

The Works Progress Administration helped fund Sibley Junior High School, which opened in 1936 on the corner of Bidwell and Bernard Streets in West St. Paul.

Aerial view of Sibley High School and Grass Junior High complex in West St. Paul in 1962

Sibley School History Part 1: Sibley High School, Grass Junior High, and Heritage Middle School

The story of aging and nearly lost schools in the heart of West St. Paul that stretches back to the Depression era.

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