The school suffered $4.5 million in fire damage as the result of arson on December 30, 1978, when two seniors at the school and a 1978 graduate threw Molotov cocktails into the building.
ðə skˈuːl sˈʌfɚd dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹ.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ɪn fˈaɪɚ dˈæmɪdʒ æz ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ˈɑːɹsən ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːɾi, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, wˌɛn tˈuː sˈiːnjɚz æt ðə skˈuːl ænd ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ɡɹˈædʒuːət θɹˈuː mˈɑːlətˌɑːv kˈɑːkteɪlz ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈɪldɪŋ.