3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁construction ▁of ▁Al amed a ▁High ▁School ▁started ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁Field ▁Act ▁was ▁passed ▁after ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁schools ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach . ▁While ▁federal ▁funds ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁re h abil itate ▁some ▁existing ▁schools ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁Field ▁Act , ▁a ▁$ 2 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁bond ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁With ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Al amed a ' s ▁population ▁expl oded ▁from ▁ 3 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁built ▁three ▁in exp ensive ▁grammar ▁schools ▁to ▁serve ▁children ▁living ▁in ▁federal ▁housing ▁projects ▁that ▁hous ed ▁the ▁workers ▁for ▁the ▁Naval ▁Air ▁station ▁and ▁ship building ▁yards . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁baby ▁bo om ▁was ▁under way ▁with ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Al amed a ▁b ab ies ▁being ▁born . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁a ▁$ 2 , 8 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁bond ▁measure ▁was ▁passed . ▁The ▁l ion ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁bond ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁buy ▁land ▁and ▁build ▁Enc inal ▁High ▁School .