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1. Greenway High School, 308 Roosevelt Street. The high school was built to accommodate a fast-growing population and was named for mining company superintendent and town founder, John C. Greenway. An existing building called the Greenway School, constructed in 1908 for all 13 grade levels, had quickly become overcrowded and cloakrooms had to be used as additional classrooms for some of the 200 students. Greenway High School was completed in 1922 and boasted 310 rooms, a 20-by-60-foot swimming pool and an auditorium with seating for 1,000. At one time, it housed offices for a doctor and dentist to provide student care. The school was described as "a good example of the extravagant use of the iron ore tax money in the small towns on the Mesabi Range." In having a new school in Coleraine, the school superintendent saw the opportunity to provide students with access to higher education. With help of area businessmen, a junior college was established in 1922. It was located on the third floor of the high school until the move in 1967 to its current location in nearby Grand Rapids. Today, Greenway High School accommodates approximately 325 students in grades 9-12.