This fall, the students who attend Hunter Elementary School in Guilford County Schools will return to a brand new, state of the art facility. The school, located on Merritt Drive near West Spring Garden Street, replaces one that had been there since 1929. The new school has wireless technology, is handicap accessible, and her many features, like the above covered walkway, to help protect students from rain. Tomorrow, we will feature the old building and share some of the history. As you can see from the above facility, the new school will retain the name of Thomas Hunter. Mr. Hunter owned the nearby factory, formerly known as Cotton Mill Square.
The school community has long outgrown its original floor plan and mobile units had to be added. Now, the 520 students, when they return in the fall, will have a new facility and only the media center of the old facility will remain. In memory of the old building, some of the hardware will be salvaged and repurposed, and the cupola, which you will see tomorrow, will be salvaged and somehow incorporated into the new building.
The principal, Ms. Wolverton, who has been with the school since 2004, and Ms. Bettie Moore, who has been an office assistant there since 1988, both plan to be there to greet students and staff when they return this fall.
Quite a change!
Posted by: William Kendall | Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 04:16 PM