[6][10][11] Pittsburgh Public Schools undertook a major $13 million remodeling of the building in 1975–78 which added a new gymnasium, swimming pool, library, and cafeteria, and moved the main entrance to the Highland Avenue side.

The project, designed by architect N. John Cunzolo, also covered the building with a mostly windowless brick exterior which obscured the original architecture.

The memorial consists of a bronze sculptural group by Frank Vittor above a cylindrical pedestal inscribed with the names of the students and resting on a granite base.

[14] Among the names on the memorial is that of noted writer and editor Malcolm Cowley, who served as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service during the war.

[15] In 2024, the memorial underwent a $20,000 restoration project which involved cleaning and sealing the bronze and replacing a missing hand on the Victory figure.