ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðætðə skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt bɪɡˈɪn plˈænɪŋ tʊ ɛkspˈænd, ænd skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt əfˈɪʃəlz bɪɡˈæn ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ðə pˈɜːtʃɪs ʌv lˈænd fɚɹə nˈuː skˈuːl.
In 1953, researchers from the University of Chicago recommended that the school district begin planning to expand, and school district officials began examining the purchase of land for a new school.