Named for the territorial-era Congressional delegate and judge Anthony J. Dimond , the school opened in 1967 and was the third high school in Anchorage . Constructed in and serving the Sand Lake section of Anchorage , the original structure was built with the plans for an open campus Southern Californian-style school , though obvious complications arose due to the differences in climate . Following its construction , causeways ( referred to as " breezeways " ) between each of the building segments were created to allow for winter access to the different sections of the school . The original Dimond High School had over 160 exits due to these causeways . The design was single story ( with the exception of the library ) to reduce earthquake risk , as the construction occurred only a few years after the 1964 Alaska earthquake in which most of the second floor of West Anchorage High School was destroyed
1964 Alaska earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake
Dimond High School