The school opened in 1916, and the first graduating class in 1917 had 38 students. The first faculty consisted on one principal and ten teachers.
The high school became the junior high in 1939. In 1955, the high school was named for John H. Reagan, and served as an elementary school from 1966 to 1976, when the school was closed.
The building was to be demolished because of its condition but was saved by a group of dedicated citizens who did not want to lose such a historical part of the city. The building was renovated and turned into a museum, which opened its doors in 1982 for the first weekend of the Dogwood Trails Celebration.
The marvelous old high school is now the depository for the historical treasures of Palestine and Anderson County.
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