About 700 Fairfield alumni got together to revisit their old schools over a two-day period last week, according to Today’s Pulse. The open house was organized by the Fairfield
Alumni Association to give former students a chance to say goodbye to two school buildings, which will be razed next May.
The district intends to build three new buildings: two elementary schools, and a Freshman School. The latter will be sited behind the current high school. Fairfield voters approved a bond issue to build the schools.
Steve Miller, who came to the open house, recalled that when he went to school in the old buildings, students faced split days: seventh-graders attended classes from 7 a.m. until noon, then the eighth-graders came in and took over, studying from 12.30 p.m. until 5 p.m. No lunches were served, and food was limited to Hostess products, with a pop machine supplying drinks. Miller says everything was “bad for us,” adding such things wouldn’t happen now.
Visitors to the cafeteria found school memorabilia on display, including vintage letterman jackets, black-and-white photographs, and newspaper clippings. The cafeteria proved to be a popular spot for the alumni to get together and share their memories.
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