Christopher Dock Mennonite High School
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Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, also known as Christopher Dock High School, is a private high school in Towamencin Township, Pennsylvania that is affiliated with Franconia Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. The school was named after schoolmaster Christopher Dock of Skippack, PA.
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October 2, 1952 - Constitution of the proposed school approved and a Board of Trustees selected. Paul R. Clemens appointed as Board President.
December 8, 1952 - Richard Detweiler chosen as administrator for the proposed school.
January 1, 1953 - Forty acres of the Johnston farm on Forty Foot Road approved as school site and purchased for $57,570.
December 14, 1953 - H.M. Minniger given contract to make the "two barns" into classrooms, auditorium, and gymnasium.
January 11, 1954 - Edgar Clemens appointed as the first member of the faculty.
June 12, 1954 - $315 appropriated for starting a library.
August 2, 1954 - Reconstructed building named Grebel Hall.
September 15, 1954 - 115 students attend first day of classes.
December 19, 1954 - Dedication service for new school.
November 16, 1955 - School officially recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
September/October 1958 - Construction of pond and landscaping front of campus.
March 12, 1962 - "Knowledge With Reverence" made official school motto.
June 1963 - Harvey Bauman assumes responsibilities of principal as Richard Detweiler begins part-time role of superintendent.
December 8, 1963 - Dedication of the new multi-purpose building (named Clemens Center)
June 1965 - T. Carroll Moyer assumes responsibilities of principal as Richard Detweiler continues in a part-time role of superintendent.
June 11, 1966 - Lee M. Yoder inaugurated as superintendent.
January 8, 1971 - Accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
October 9-17, 1971 - Bicentennial Celebrations commemorating the man, Christopher Dock.
February 28, 1974 - Franconia Conference Assembly approves purchase of 108 acres of land adjoining the school at a cost of $1,000,000.
February 11, 1975 - Paul J. Miller named principal after serving as Acting Principal for one year.
October 29, 1978 - Dedication of new classroom building named Dielman Hall and music annex in Clemens Center.
April 19-22, 1979 - Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration
June 1, 1979 - Elam J. Peachey named Principal.
1980-1981 - Student enrollment reaches all-time high of 421.
October 18, 1986 - Dedication of new kitchen facilities in Clemens Center.
June 10, 1990 - Food services director Emma Landis retires after 35 years of service.
July 1, 1990 - Elaine A. Moyer named principal after serving as acting principal for one year.
October 17, 1992 - Administration building named Detweiler House in honor of Richard Detweiler.
October 15, 1994 - Fortieth Anniversary Celebration, "Festival on Forty Foot".
February 2, 1997 - Dedication of Longacre Center, a multi-purpose activity center with double gymnasium, theater, fitness center, and classrooms.
September 12, 2000 - CD Board adopts a Long Range Plan for the next eight years.
October 12, 2002 - Dedication of Dock Stadium and three new classrooms in Clemens Center.
June 2003 - Mr Kauffman retires from teaching after 45 years at Dock.
July 9-11, 2004 - 50th Anniversary Celebration.
July 2005 - Grebel Hall Demolished to make way for $12,000,000 Capital Improvement Campaign
August 2005 - New Art Center and Caretaker Cottage Opens
August 2006 - New Academic Center opens - named "Rosenberger Academic Center"
December 2006 - Refurbished Dielman Hall opens.
March 2007 - Beloved FACS teacher Jeanine Musselman passes away from brain cancer.
