Cumberland County High School cuts the ribbon on the new Jets Auditorium
The Cumberland County High School Jets auditorium is officially open. Thursday, May 1, CCHS Principal Scott Calahan, the Cumberland County Board of Education, Central Service staff, the Chamber of Commerce, Upland Design Group, the Adcock construction group and the Cumberland County Commission joined CCHS to cut the ribbon and mark the introduction of the new facility.
According to Angela Robbins, a CCHS Theatre II teacher, in an interview with the Chronicle, the high school has waited 63 years for their own auditorium.
CCHS first used the facility March 27-30 with Jet Theatrix's production of 'Now in OUR Day and the Cumberland County High School Sweetheart Pageant.
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