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| Oldtown School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Back in 1925, the first graduating class was presented at the newly built Oldtown Consolidated School, having brought in all the rural kids from individual schools. Hazel Adams, Helen Alderton & Mary Carder proudly accepted their diplomas. The last Graduating Class was in 2000, with 23 graduating. Some felt it nessesary to ship our kids into Cumberland, so the school was closed. |
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| Dear High School, oft of thee we're thinking As memories fond go trooping by The tireless stars may cease their blinking But thoughts of thee shall never die And though the years steal swiftly o'er us And winter comes with biting sting Our hearts with youth's undaunted chorus Shall er'er the praise of Oldtown ring When happy high school days are ended Out on this rugged road of life We'll oft recall the service rendered By teachers pulling in the flight For always when obstructions face us And we come blindly to a stop With kindly guiding hands courageous They showed us how to reach the top |
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| School Pictures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School on Cemetery Road. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| OLD SCHOOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Our beautiful new school, sited as best maintained on the entire County, closed. Instead of redistricting kids here,(they said it was too far to send Cumberland kids here) ours were redistricted to Cumberland's run down schools, which are now over-crowded. Figure that one out. The school now is owned by Alumni Larry House, who has his Old School Classics & Restorations Auto Business.. He also rents out space. Dale's Car Care is underway, operated by Alumni Dale Mueller, phone 301-478-5153 for info. There is an Aerobics class every week, and the gym is open for the local kids. Coming soon is a Upholstery Shop and a Furniture Restoration Shop. Oldtown Community Center, Inc. resides in the Oldtown Library Section of the building. Thank God for our Alumni's that have taken up the slack & made "Our Schoolhouse" the new OLDTOWN BUSINESS COMPLEX! |
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| School and Town view from 1953. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taken from the 1952 Yearbook, Opessa's Log (Note Cresap Monument in Front) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Page One of the first Yearbook, entitled Opessa's Log, 1952. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| OLDTOWN'S FIRST YEARBOOOK COVER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||