Memories Of New Hope School Days Continue To Flow

Photos from Collection of Glenn Dale and Kathryn Carter

  • The New Hope School class of 1903 pose in front of the first school building, which opened in 1896 and burned down in 1936.
    The New Hope School class of 1903 pose in front of the first school building, which opened in 1896 and burned down in 1936.
  • A girls basketball team at New Hope School poses in front of the school. Shown, front row from left, is Ina Nell Brown, Linda Carol Barnes, Christine Junk, Glorene Carter, Gerry Bowers, back row, _, _, _, _, Mary Porter and Mary Junk. Photo provided.
    A girls basketball team at New Hope School poses in front of the school. Shown, front row from left, is Ina Nell Brown, Linda Carol Barnes, Christine Junk, Glorene Carter, Gerry Bowers, back row, _, _, _, _, Mary Porter and Mary Junk. Photo provided.
  • The New Hope School Boys Basketball team poses with their trophies from a local tournament in the 1950s. Shown, front row, from left, are Skip Myers, Raymond Abney, Bob Sullivan, Jim Myers, Jim Childers, Robert Barrett, back row, Tandy Kidney, Jim Stone, Robert Spoon, Jackie Maxwell, ? Washington, George Rayfield and Coach Verdun Myers. Photo provided.
    The New Hope School Boys Basketball team poses with their trophies from a local tournament in the 1950s. Shown, front row, from left, are Skip Myers, Raymond Abney, Bob Sullivan, Jim Myers, Jim Childers, Robert Barrett, back row, Tandy Kidney, Jim Stone, Robert Spoon, Jackie Maxwell, ? Washington, George Rayfield and Coach Verdun Myers. Photo provided.
  • The New Hope School class of 1950 poses in front of the school.
    The New Hope School class of 1950 poses in front of the school.
  • The Big Merry-Go-Round
    The Big Merry-Go-Round
The old New Hope School house may be gone from the corner of New Hope Road and Gaddy Road.But there is a wealth of memories in the community from those who attended and their families.Skip Myers, Fontella (Kidney) Williams, and Reesa (Branson) Heilaman all went to New Hope School before it closed after the 1968-69 school year.Myers and Williams both attended the first through eighth grades…

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