In the fall of 1954, the school moved to a newly constructed set of buildings on Siolistraße at Miquelallee, near the I.G. The 1957 Senior Prom was held in the Casino, near the I.G. The 1952 Senior Prom at Kronberg Castle was featured in the 9 June 1952 issue of Life Magazine. In 1961 the name again changed to Frankfurt American High School. ![]() Originally called the Frankfurt Community High School, in 1951 it was known as Frankfurt High School. Frankfurt, along with Berlin, Bremen (Bremerhaven), Heidelberg, Munich and Erlangen ( Nürnberg), were the first American high schools to open in the European Theater between September and October 1946. During the '46–'47 school year, 7th and 8th graders attended the school. The new school opened with 185 students and had 24 graduates in the class of 1947. On 2 September 1946 the building at Am Bornheimer Hang 46 was vacated in order to be used as the Community High School. From May 1945 to September 1946 the building was used as billets for American troops, primarily Engineers and Signal battalions. It was also used to house many homeless people. In 1944 the building was used for storing furniture of residents in and about Frankfurt who had been "bombed out" by the Allies. The three wings were used as an officer's school by the German army. The main portion was used as a German military hospital called Lazarett zum Heiligen Geist. In 1939 the entire building was remodeled. It was then used until 1939 as a German youth school. In 1933 the Hitler regime renamed the school the Dietrich Eckart Schule. ![]() The original school opened on 22 September 1930, enrolling children from 6 to 14 years of age. Designed by Ernst May, Frankfurt city architect, the building was the first of its kind in Europe and drew visitors from all parts of Europe and America. The Frankfurt Community High School building, originally housing the Friedrich Ebert Reform School was constructed in 1929–30. ![]() Originally known as the "Maroon Raiders", the "Eagle" was adopted as the school's mascot during the 1948–49 school year. One of DoDDS original six high schools in Germany, the school served the children of American military, government and civilian personnel from 1946 until its closing in 1995.
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