This story was first published in the Post & Mail in August of 2019.
12 Members of the CCJHS Class of 1959 and 10 members of the CCJHS Class of 1960 toured the building one last time before the new high school would be built. The current CCHS Principal Jennifer Reiff led the 22 alumni through the halls they once roamed. The Class of 1959 were the first class to graduate from the school building located on 600 N Whitley St. In total, 62 classes graduated from that building, accumulating to 15,705 alumni. That location is now being repurposed by the Columbia City Parks Department to create "Eagle Park." More information regarding the plans and construction of Eagle park can be found in a Post & Mail article from October 2025, a Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly article, and some pictures can be found on the Schenkel Construction Inc. website.
