▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁school ▁year . ▁The ▁schools ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁North ▁P ine ▁I ▁( Pro vis ional ) ▁[ s outh ▁side ], ▁and ▁North ▁P ine ▁II ▁( Pro vis ional ) ▁[ n orth ▁side ]. ▁An ▁ins pection ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁recorded ▁ 1 6 ▁students ▁present ▁( of ▁ 2 0 ▁en rolled ) ▁at ▁North ▁P ine ▁I , ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁students ▁present ▁( of ▁ 1 4 ) ▁at ▁North ▁P ine ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁at ▁S ween ey ' s ▁Reserve ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁allowed ▁the ▁two ▁prov is ional ▁schools ▁to ▁am alg am ate ▁into ▁one ▁state ▁school . ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Tom ▁Pet rie ▁don ated ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁school . ▁The ▁site , ▁at ▁the ▁south - west ▁corner ▁of ▁Port ion ▁ 3 0 , ▁was ▁survey ed ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁and ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁a ▁Reserve ▁for ▁a ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁The ▁new ▁school ▁was ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁river , ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Day bor o ▁Road . ▁The ▁community ▁had ▁to ▁raise ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁cost . ▁By ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁tend ers ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁and ▁ ▁had ▁been ▁subscri bed ▁for ▁construction . ▁The ▁school ▁class room ▁and ▁a