Now there is a link missing from the town. My mom and I both went through this school. It was always such a close school, just like a family, like coming to a second home. Her feelings were echoed throughout the community. B.J. Null of Hometown brought his sons, one of whom is a seventh-grade student at George Washington, to the school Saturday to get a glance at the school he once attended.
People are really torn up.
I went here 20 years ago, and it's hard to believe all the trophies and all the pictures are gone. It's the sentimental part that is the hardest. To contact staff writer Charles Shumaker call 348-1240. Write a letter to the editor . Return to Putnam County Schools Home Page.