During the 1960s and 1970s , the school committed to smaller class sizes , new curricular innovations , and honors programs . In September , 1978 , PSA Flight 182 crashed and exploded several blocks ( Nile and Dwight Streets ) from the campus . The school shut down and became a triage and command and control center for those authorities who responded to the emergency posed by the crash , culminating in the utilization of the gymnasium as a makeshift morgue . The following year an arsonist burned down the school 's library , which has since moved to Villanova Hall
PSA Flight 182
PSA Flight 182
St. Augustine High School (San Diego)