The class of 1973 started with ten seniors and ultimately grew to 61 students.

The first class started with five students, but grew to seven by the time its members graduated from grade 11 in 1883.

Later that year, the first classes began and quickly grew to more than 100 students.

As time passed, a middle class grew out of the lower classes.

The first class graduated in June 2012 with 42 students, and has been growing substantially.

School populations increase, but building doesn't keep up, so classes grow larger.

The senior class grew to 184 by 1967, and had 45 staff members.

As the classes grew, so did the need for a bigger site.

And they are part of why America's middle class grew so strong.

The class grew rapidly into a club that tried to improve both home and community life.