You know what I'm talking about. I wish I could do more because I love HG schools...went there all my life and I get upset when people talk bad about it or our town. I feel like more people should take pride in it. I mean why does it take July 4th for anyone to appreciate home?
I feel you on that note. Small town or large, no single hand should be allowed to touch too many things regardless of a person position or leadership in a community. A leader must be willing to take the time and shop for the best for their people. Hopefully, Mayor Tyler will go out and find a company to move into parts of the school and provide jobs for the town's people. Trucking seems to be big in the area, maybe she can get some to move into the building and set up offices. In return they may get a lower tax rate/break and supply some community jobs. Ways of doing this is use of the news papers, visiting companies leaders making calls, go to the steps of the State capitol, ask HG's elected representatives to help supply info on closing the gaps for those jobs that were lost with the school's closing. It's wrong to have the State say; you don't have enough students attending school and not supply a means to the loss of jobs. While some Kids ARE LEFT BEHIND...we now see that even "schools have been LEFT BEHIND". I know that HG is a small town but it isn't dead and dried up. There's life there and part of that life is to change the minds of the people that reside in HG, even to the minds of those who come back to a "Place called Home". Yes, it's hard work but one has to be committed and with faith and prayer to Christ to God it will work! God is everywhere and NEVER depart any place for EVERYTHING id HIS. We have been blessed to be born/raised in HG and we have that special gift of knowing that he ALWAYS listen to HG. Faith, faith, faith... HG will bounce back! Sorry for rambling on and on...
I live in HG and I was up town for the parade that weekend and I didn't hear a thing about this. I went to HG schools 13 years and participated in many activities there and I wish I had heard this sooner. It is a shame that the school closed, but I see that things haven't changed here. The "mayor" has her hands in everything. Enough said.................
Mr. George LaFargue, superintendent of Clarendon Schools, told me today that the school board anticipates leaving all the HGHS memorabilia in the HG school buildings when the property is turned over to the City of HG (which will be some time this summer). Then it will be up to the HG City Council to decide what to do with the buildings and their contents.
Mr. LaFargue said items are still in the 3 trophy cases in the gymnasium and other display cases in the high school building. He said the library "has remained intact."
HG City Council representatives are meeting with the Clarendon School Board on June 28 to hopefully finalize plans to have the school buildings deeded to the City of HG. While final decisions have not yet been made, a church and a day care in HG have expressed interest in using the school buildings.
I think it is imperative that the buildings be gone through carefully, looking for and collecting any historic items before they are turned over to individuals or private entities. I have expressed this opinion to my favorite city councilman, my Dad, Don Dearing.
-- Edited by Jane Dearing Dennis at 14:29, 2005-06-28
