 In 1962, a new campus opened at 601 East Belt Line Road (present-day DeSoto East Junior High).As the district continued to grow, voters approved a $7.5 million bond by a vote of 445-366 in 1973 that contained a provision for the construction of a new high school.On February 15, 1974, a groundbreaking ceremony took place at the new site, 600 Eagle Drive.