 Several large bank loans were necessary and anxiety about the school's future ran high.However, despite setbacks and difficulties, the building was occupied in December 1946, and grew steadily over most of the next 34 years, both in physical size and in student enrollment.During the late 1960s, student enrollment dropped, largely because of reorganization in the public system which moved Grade 7 to the elementary level and Grade 13 to the college level.