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Rough paraphrasing

The following is the contested text that you restored and claim isn't rough paraphrasing along with matching sections from the source, including the article section headings and the section headings in the source. I'm asking User:Diannaa to comment also, although it seems very obvious.[1] Note that although the last bit of the contested text is supposedly sourced, the source doesn't mention, for instance, air conditioning.

Anne Arundel Academy Times and Legend of Arundel High School

The founder and first principal was Phil Moore Leakin, whom there is a legend about. When Leakin was a teacher, he looked outside a window and foreshadowed a school that would surpass the capabilities of the tiny one room building Anne Arundel Academy was housed in.

Source heading: "Early 19th Century"

According to legend, an “alert, ambitious, and earnest”* young teacher named Phil Moore Leakin gazed out the window of Primary School 12 and envisioned a school that would far exceed the capabilities of the tiny one-room building that stood less than two miles from here. 

Civil War era

The academy drastically changed during the Civil War era. Attendance and funding for the Academy began to drop, and Principal Leakin resigned. As a result, several new teachers and principals came and left, until Leakin returned to his position in 1873. During this time period, the school purchased an additional 10 acres of land, and added more buildings to serve as dormitories. A fire also damaged the main building during this time period, causing changes in the schools growth. This sparked community leaders to donate money for an annex to be built, a nearby farm was also purchased, and the boys and girls dormitories housed students who secure scholarships. 10 years later, Principal Leakin died.

Source heading: "The Civil War"

As the war turned county residents’ minds to other matters, attendance dropped, as did funding for the school.  Then, following the war, Mr. Leakin resigned, and the school faced an uncertain future as a series of teachers and principals came and left.  Although, in the years that followed, the school acquired an additional ten acres and added more buildings to serve as dormitories, its growth was quickly halted when  fire destroyed the main building.  Nevertheless, the Board convinced Mr. Leakin to resume his position in 1873, and his dream was rekindled.  Before his death ten years later, the Academy had begun to burgeon.  Community leaders donated money for an annex; Board members purchased a nearby farm; and boys’ and girls’ dormitories housed the promising students who had secured scholarships to attend the school

End of Civil War and expansion of the Academy

In the beginning of the 1900s, the school expanded its property to more than 70 acres. New buildings were also purchased and renovated, and the school added football and baseball fields, a track, tennis court, and other athletic facilities. Later throughout this period of time, another war broke out, and as a result the school lost funding. Fires destroyed classrooms, and as a result, administrators had to raise tuition in order to rebuild and renovate the damaged facilities. As an alternative to raising tuition, the school was adopted by the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County in 1922, whom became responsible for providing tuition for students. since the school became under control of the county, it became eligible for government aid. The Board purchased land for a new high school institution for the Academy, and by 1925, the Academy was converted to public Arundel High School, and graduated its first class as a public school.

Source heading: "The Academy Expands"

By the turn of the century, the school’s property had expanded to more than 70 acres; new buildings were purchased and renovated; the grounds included football and baseball fields, a track, tennis courts, etc; and the teaching staff had grown to four.  While some young people explored rhetoric and music, others studied agriculture. As the curriculum expanded, a number of women teachers joined the staff.  Many of the students were able to earn part of their board by working either at the school or on its farm.  The Academy loomed large in Anne Arundel County.

Once again, though, its future was threatened.  As war broke out, funding was stopped.  Then, fire destroyed the classrooms.  In order to rebuild and continue, administrators were forced to raise tuition.  Mr. Leakin’s vision did not die, though.  Instead, by 1922, the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County  became responsible for providing tuition for students, and it purchased land for the construction of a high school in this prospering area.  By “establishing an agricultural department in accordance with the Smith-Hughes Law,” the school, now under the control of the county, qualified for governmental aid.  Three years later, the era of the Academy drew to a close, as the first graduating class of Arundel High School crossed the stage.

Beginning of Public School era

Anne Arundel Academy officially became a public school in the 1924-1925 school year. The students voted on the new school name to be "Arundel High School." It gathered students from Millersville, Annapolis, Gambrills, Crownsville, Odenton, and other surrounding areas.(Crofton was not a town until 1967.) The first principal of Arundel High School as a public school was Sidney H. Fadely, who was the principal during Arundel's "glory years," (the first four years of Arundel being a public school). Arundel began many clubs including a Drama Club, a Glee Club (singing/choir), Home Economics, Debate. Arundel also started a newspaper club and was getting ready to publish its first newspaper which was called The Arundel Tattler at the time.

Source heading: "The Birth of Arundel High School"

When the 1924-1925 school year began, the new Anne Arundel Academy High School, which stood in the area next to the present Millersville Elementary School, opened its doors to nearly 50 students.   Eighth graders in the area paid $3 per month to ride the bus with younger students to Millersville Grammar School; from there they walked a half mile to their school.  Others from as far away as Annapolis rode the train to Arundel Station in Odenton and walked from there.  Though they came from a broad range of neighborhoods, the young scholars soon forged a bond, and they voted to name their new institution Arundel High School.

Arundel’s first four years have been called her “glory years.”  Under the leadership of Principal Sidney H. Fadely, “a very capable and talented person who instilled in students a love of learning, a fierce competitive spirit, and the meaning of fair play,” the school made a name for itself.  With limited equipment but a spirit of excitement, the teachers—many of whom had just completed college—taught courses, coached teams, supervised clubs, and showed a willingness to do whatever was needed, “whether it was riding a tractor, hunting eggs, or running a cafeteria.” While many students performed plays, sang in the Glee Club, or played in the orchestra, others participated in the Home Economics Club, debated, or worked on the school’s first newspaper, The Arundel Tattler. They also held dances and shows, worked at community fairs and suppers, and participated in county and state field days.  The school’s rich agricultural program also spawned interest in raising poultry, hosting egg-laying contests, participating in local and national 4-H Club contests, planting crops, and learning to maintain farm equipment.  From its earliest days, Arundel fostered a love of athletics.  While boys joined the football or baseball team, played tennis, or ran track, girls participated in volleyball, field ball, and run-and-catch relay.  Soon the school was boasting county and state championships in both boys’ and girls’ athletics.

Depression and World War II era

Arundel, like many other American high schools, went through some hardships shortly after the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Many activities were discontinued county and statewide, and gas rationing during this period of time caused the county and statewide competitions to be canceled. As an alternative, the school began competitions between classes in the school. The school also began a "pre-induction" course for future members of the military. The school also began a new physical fitness program, which was connected with victory activities. Members of vocational agricultural activities planted victory gardens in order to "supplement the needs of the cafeteria." Despite hardships during the depression, three Arundel students received first place awards in the State Traffic Slogan Contest, the 4-H Rural Electrification County Contest, and the Victory Leadership State Contest.

Source heading: "The Depression and World War II "

Following the stock market crash of 1929, the school faced some difficult moments but never lost its spirit.  Though many activities were discontinued, the athletic program still stood strong, with the boys playing soccer and baseball and the girls field ball and volleyball.  When gas rationing during the war years caused county-wide competitions to be eliminated, various classes competed against each other.  The school began to offer a “pre-induction course” for future recruits in the armed services.  Then a new physical fitness program began in connection with victory activities, and the members of the vocational agriculture class planted victory gardens “to supplement the needs of the cafeteria.” Arundel’s competitive spirit showed when “three of the students took first places in the State Traffic Slogan Contest, the 4-H Rural Electrification County Contest, and the Victory Leadership State Contest.”  One of the school’s most active organizations at this time was the Future Farmers Association, whose mission was to help young people in this fertile farming community not only gain the skills necessary to be successful farmers, but develop their leadership skills and become responsible citizens.

Post World War II era

When the war was nearing an end, Arundel brought back many of the activities that the school had prior to the depression and war along with some new activities as well. All the school's sports such as volleyball, soccer, baseball, and field ball continued, and students created ping-pong and basketball teams during this time. The school also hosted several dances for Holidays such as Halloween, or dances with certain themes such as "Hillbilly" and "Cowboy" dances and the formal Senior Prom. The Home Economics program and Future Farmers Association were the schools most active clubs at the time, and a lot of the members were winners of local, state, and national fairs and 4-H competitions. Arundel also began offering a drivers educational course in 1948. During this time, the Arundel High School community was preparing to move to a newly built and larger facility (which is the start of its current facility) in Gambrills, which would open its doors in 1949

Source heading: "The Post World War II Era"

Once the war ended, the members of the Arundel community could resume participation in many of the activities they had once enjoyed, as well as some new ones.  Soccer, baseball, field ball, and volleyball continued, and students also played ping-pong and formed a basketball team.  From the Halloween and Valentine to Hillbilly and Cowboy dances to the more formal Senior Prom, young people loved to join together for music and fun.  The Home Economics program and the Future Farmers Association continued to groom winners for the local, state and national fairs and 4-H competitions.  In this time of technological advancement, Arundel also began to offer a driver training course in 1948.

As the end of the decade drew near, the students and staff of Arundel High School could look back on its years as a public school with a sense of pride and accomplishment, as the school stood on the brink of tremendous growth and change.  In a quarter of a century it had grown “from an enrollment of about fifty in 1924 to approximately one hundred fifty in 1950, from a graduating class of eight . . . to about forty . . ., from a faculty of four to one of eight.”

Fifties and Sixties

As the forties ended and the fifties began, Arundel High School students and staff moved into their newly built facility in Gambrills. The new building had three floors (including a basement), several modern classrooms, an auditorium. (This structure is just one of the wings of the schools current facility and is now known as "F-Hall.") Mrs. Mabel H. Parker was the first principal of the school after moving into its new structure. At the time, the school was located in a very rural small town surrounded by Annapolis, the Chesapeake Bay, and its tributaries. This caused the school to have a strong importance in agriculture, and the largest club was the Future Farmers of America. The school also owned its own livestock. However, the school was preparing to get used to a more suburban setting as the suburbs of Annapolis began to grow outward, and as a result Principal Parker adjusted the curriculum, which slowly eliminated the agricultural courses as time went on. In the late 1950s, Arundel was beginning to experience overcrowding due to the large suburban developments, and as a result, Anne Arundel County Public Schools opened nearby Severna Park High School in 1959 to split the population of Arundel and ease overcrowding. In the 1960s, Arundel chose their mascot as the "wildcats." Also during this period of time, the lower grades were relocated the newly built "Arundel Junior High" (now known as "Arundel Middle School") and only grades 10-12 were held at Arundel High School. From 1964-1965, the schools 10th grades were temporarily housed at Arundel Junior High. In 1966, a large new addition was added to the school, and the 10th graders returned to the high school, and five 9th grade classes were also held at the high school.

Source heading: "The Fifties and Sixties"

At the dawn of the new decade, the “new” Arundel High School was born.   Combining the students of the Millersville Arundel with those of Odenton Junior High, which was then housed in the Fort Meade Army barracks, this building opened its doors for the first time.  (The two-story building, featuring a number of modern classrooms, an auditorium, and a basement bomb-shelter, is now “F-Hall.”)  In its first year, Mrs. Mabel H. Parker became principal, and she remained in that position for fourteen years.  A historian notes that “to the hundreds of young people who attended the ‘New Arundel’ during its first decade, Mrs. Parker was Arundel High.  The years of transition and challenge were met with her poise, professionalism, and vigor.”

Located in a very rural setting, the school at first placed a great deal of importance on agriculture; its largest club was the Future Farmers of America, and the school owned its own livestock.  Sensing the future growth of the area and the change to a more suburban community, however, Mrs. Parker was instrumental in altering the curriculum, which eventually phased out the agricultural courses.

As Mrs. Parker and County School Board members had predicted, the area’s population quickly expanded, and during this time Arundel experienced a problem that was to resurface repeatedly through the rest of the twentieth century:  overcrowding.  In 1956, the seventh graders had to be placed in Ridgeway Elementary, and three years later both seventh and eighth grades were moved to the army barracks. 

When Mrs. Parker left her position to become Director of Secondary Education for half of the county schools, Mr. James Dunagan took her place.  Prior to his principalship, he had served as teacher, coach of the state champion basketball team, vice principal, and supervisor of instruction; thus, he had a vast knowledge of and love for Arundel.  He encouraged student involvement in both academic and extra-curricular activities, and many students were eager to meet the challenge.  During this time, the sports program expanded, and many clubs and organizations began to emerge.  Such groups as the Quill and Scroll, the Math and Science Club, and the American Field Service afforded students the opportunity to explore their interests outside the classroom.  When the “It’s Academic” program came to television in 1960, some of Arundel’s students competed for scholarships.  Then, in 1967, the school began a program where students with interests in the medical field could expand their knowledge by working at a local hospital as part of their education.

The Arundel Spirit grew as students made Archibald of Arundel the “Wildcats’” mascot, attended sock hops after basketball games, held bonfires and pep rallies before Homecoming, crowned Miss Arundel, and hosted spring carnivals.  In the early 1960’s the annual Junior-Senior Prom, held in the cafeteria, capped off the year.  Then, in 1968, the school held the first out of school Prom at Laurel International Race Course and Club House.

During Mr. Dunagan’s tenure, the lower grades moved to the new Arundel Junior High, leaving only tenth through twelfth grade here. Continued growth, however, led to further overcrowding, which necessitated the building of an addition. In 1964 and 1965, the sophomores joined the lower grades at the junior high. Then, in 1966, with the addition completed, the tenth grade returned, and the school also gained five ninth grade classes.

Seventies and Eighties

During this period in time, Arundel began to experience major overcrowding. In order to alleviate crowding, the school try many different programs to solve the issue of over crowding. The first program was having "staggered starts." The program had juniors and seniors go to school earlier than the sophomores. Eventually, the population grew too large for that program to efficiently solve overcrowding. As a result the school started "split sessions." This program had students in all grades attend school at the same time. However, one shift attended school from the morning-noon, and the other shift attended from noon-5 pm. The split session program continued until around 1976, when some students were moved to the newly built Old Mill, South River, and Meade High Schools, allowing Arundel to return to a normal day schedule. Arundel was also used as a Teacher Education Center by the University of Maryland, College Park to help college students complete their training to become teachers. By the time the 80s started, Arundel's population was more than 2,100 students. School officials tried many small measurements to help solve overcrowding, but those measurements were not helpful enough. As a result, Arundel High School parents and community members formed a committee in 1982 called "Committee to Renovate Arundel Senior High," (a.k.a "CRASH"). By the fall of 1984, CRASH raised $7.8 million for the schools renovation project, and construction on the school building began. The construction project included the revitalization of the auditorium, redesigning of classrooms, lowered ceilings, the removing of some windows and replacement of others, and a newly built gymnasium. During the construction period, some of the classes were help at Arundel Junior High and others were held at the high school, and the school allowed 8 minutes for students and teachers to travel from one facility to the other in between class changes. At the start of the 1987-1988 school year, the construction/renovation project was completed, and all classes were moved back up to the high school.

Source heading: "The Seventies"

In the years that followed, staff and students realized the true meaning of the word “flexibility,” for scheduling changed repeatedly.  The 1970-71 school year featured “staggered starts” to alleviate some of the crowding; under that plan, juniors and seniors started school earlier than the sophomores.  Then, when the population grew too large for that design to work, “split sessions” became necessary.  For the first couple of years, juniors and seniors attended the early shift, and sophomores were forced to attend school from noon to 5 p.m.  Then, sensing that the isolation of the sophomores was not an ideal situation, the administration voted to divide the school geographically, allowing all three grades to attend at the same time. This arrangement continued through 1976, with the Class of ‘76 becoming the only one whose students experienced split sessions for their entire high school stay. Finally, by the second semester of the 1976-77 school year, students and staff of the afternoon shift transferred to the newly opened Meade High, allowing Arundel to return to a normal day.  In less than two years, however, the population topped 2000, and school officials wondered if double sessions loomed once more in the future.

Despite the struggle for space, Arundel’s spirit did not lag, and the school adopted some innovative programs during the 1970’s.  The curriculum expanded, and under the leadership of Principal Edward Konick, the school became the first in the county to utilize the college type “arena scheduling.”  It was also selected as a Teacher Education Center; working in conjunction with the University of Maryland, it allowed many college students to complete their training as prospective educators.  Participation in clubs and sports continued to grow, and the school garnered many trophies and awards.

The Nineties and Two-Thousands

In the early 1990s, the 9th graders returned to Arundel High School. A new baseball field was added to the school during this time period as well. With any of the schools upgrades in athletics, the school became a Maryland Demonstration School. The Drama club also placed first almost every year in the countywide and statewide competitions, the Forensics Team ws awarded several trophies in debate and oral interpretation. The Spectrum, the school's newspaper also won several International First Place awards from Quill and Scroll and Medalist awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and it was named the Best High School Paper in the State of Maryland in 1991. In the mid and late 1990s, Arundel was beginning to experience heavy overcrowding, and the school sent half of its Crofton area students to rival South River High School. By the 2000s, Arundel was the only high school in Anne Arundel County without air conditioning, and a long due science wing and cafeteria expansion was being waited to be added to the school building. In 2005, the football field was upgraded, and in 2006, the school finally received air conditioning. By the fall of 2008, the new science wing and cafeteria expansion was complete and the gymnasium was renovated.

Source heading: "The Nineties and Turn of the Century"

With the end of the century just over the horizon, the administration feared that the current drop in enrollment might necessitate cuts in staffing and course offerings; thus, they immediately began to make plans to bring the freshmen back.  Nevertheless, demographers’ predictions of a surge in the population of West County led them to wait until the early 1990’s to act on their plans.  Then, filled almost to capacity once more, the school continued its tradition of innovation and pursuit of excellence.  Through the medium of interactive cable television, Arundel students could take classes with peers from sister schools in the county. With the completion of a new baseball field, the introduction of night football games, and the establishment of a state-of-the-art curriculum, the Physical Education Department led the high school to recognition as a Maryland Demonstration School.  Many times through the 1990’s, the baseball and basketball teams took county championships. While the Drama Club placed first almost every year in the county and state competitions, the Forensics Team brought home first place trophies in debate and oral interpretation. The Spectrum, the school’s newspaper, earned several International First Place awards from Quill and Scroll and Medalist awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and it was named the Best High School Paper in the State of Maryland in 1991.  Similarly, the Concert, Marching, and Jazz Band, along with the choir and orchestra, scored superior ratings and brought home many trophies from competitions both in and out of state.  To recognize service, participation in extra-curricular activities, and academic excellence, a committee of adults and students established the Merit Letter Award.

While this last decade of the century brought many changes in leadership, each principal seemed to share the vision of his or her predecessor.  Principal Catlin, a former history teacher, urged students and staff to form a committee to search the archives and create a pamphlet detailing the school’s long history.  Then, when he retired in 1992, Ms. Midgie Sledge stepped in and led the way into the world of technology.  As changes in the county curriculum reflected advances in technology, she was instrumental in securing equipment and setting up staff training for a computer lab.   Following her retirement in 1996, Mr. William T. Myers took the reins and helped the school establish a Character Education Program.  As an extension of this program and as a means of encouraging pride in self and school, he coined the slogan “The Arundel Way,” and Wildcat pride continued to swell.  In the 2000-2001 school year, Mr. Myers began to lead the way toward smaller learning communities or “academies,” a movement which Mr. Nathaniel Gibson strongly supported when he was named principal for the coming year.

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