Hope Night School : 1878 - 1910

Tech High began in 1878 as "Hope Night School".  It was a private school for boys who had been orphaned by the war between the states and the Yellow Fever epidemic.  It operated from a building on Main Street and became part of the Public School System in 1892.  As it grew it changed locations numerous time, but always remained in the downtown area.

It is not known if there were Yearbooks or other student publications during this period.