Between the end of WWII in 1945 and 1970, the "Baby Boom" generation, the number of school-age children in Weston increased 363%, from 635 students to 2,937.
This new high school, which was located near Weston Town Center by the current Weston Public Library, Country & Woodland Elementary Schools, was renowned as the "architectural achievement of the century" by the Boston Herald when it opened in January 1950.