Old and young celebrate Orleans school’s centenary

 

by Matthew Wilson

ORLEANS — A hundred years is a long time for anything to last.  Time weathers away everything, and only with great care can something be kept over the course of many generations.  For the Orleans Elementary School, such loving care can be seen in the state of the old schoolhouse.  Today, a century after it first opened to students, the school still is a place where young people learn with pride.  A celebration on Saturday marking the long life of the schoolhouse, originally the Orleans High School, was held over the weekend, welcoming alumni from now and then to come and commemorate the halls where they once studied.

…to read the rest of this story and more in the full edition of this week’s paper, pick up a copy on the newsstands today or subscribe now to access our e-version or to have it delivered to your home weekly by selecting a link below:

Annual online subscription

Short-term online subscription

Print subscription

(To find a particular article, search for the corresponding edition of the newspaper)