Yesterday marked the end of the school year for Wadsworth Schools and the start of a four month break for students. For Valley View, Overlook, Isham and Wadsworth High School it also marked the end of an era. These could very well be the last pictures taken of WHS before it is torn down.
Notice the barren walls on the stairwell where many Wadsworth athletes accomplishments once hung. Wadsworth alumni are mourning the loss of school memories that they shared with several generations of Wadsworthians. Beginning this week, all four schools will be torn down. The new schools will open in the Fall. Fortunately the Wadsworth School System did allow alumni to tour all of Wadsworth’s schools to capture pictures and video for posterity. If you’re like most of us who let life’s little moments creep up and pass us by, you’ll have to catch up on your memories about the old school in Wadsworth via Facebook or here.
Growing up in Wadsworth, I attended Valley View Elementary School from grades two through five and WHS all four years. I remember the traffic light system at Valley View that told students whether it was safe to go play on the playground or “red” which meant we played in the gym, (no idea what yellow was), but most of all I remember playing on the playground and the giant hill with the huge tree in the back… and of course no air conditioning.
Who doesn’t remember “The Commons” or the courtyard at the high school? Many a euchre game, first kiss, and countless other memories occured there.
