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EDUCATION
‘Last Dance’ marks end of an era for Chamblee High building
BY MOLLIE SIMON
Chamblee Charter High School stu
dents, parents and alumni threw their
old school building a goodbye party be
fore its scheduled demolition over the
coming winter break.
On Dec. 13, the Chamblee Par
ent Teacher Student Association held a
“Last Dance” in the high school gym.
“We did this so that people would have
a really good last memory of the building
and the people who have gone here,” said
former Chamblee Governance Council
Chair Belinda Wedgwood.
The idea for the event came together
in October, and the organizers reached
out through Facebook to encourage
alumni in the area to attend. The goal for
the evening was to raise around $5,000
for school equipment and supplies.
“Many of the active parents in the
school were concerned about increased
needs during the move into the new
building, so we wanted to think of a cre
ative way to support the teachers and
students,” said Chamblee PTSA presi
dent Lisa Thule.
The high school building, construct
ed in 1963 with additions in 1964,
1967, 1971, 1975 and 1997, has been
used for a large part of the school’s his
tory. Chamblee High marks its centen
nial in 2017.
Students will move in January into
a new academic building. New athletic
fields and performing arts facilities are
scheduled to open at the beginning of
the 2014-2015 school year.
The Dec. 13 party featured a jazz
cafe, the dance, and the opportunity
to add hand-drawn graffiti to a cafete
ria wall. Local businesses contributed to
the event.
“A high school should really be a cen
tral draw to the community, and I hope
that people will want to be involved in
what happens at the new school,” said
Wedgwood.
The dance brought some multi-gen
eration Chamblee High families to the
school. Sophomore Coen Williams, who
played tenor sax and trombone with the
jazz band, shared the occasion with his
dad, a 1986 graduate.
“I still look back on high school
fondly, and I have remembered so much
just since walking back in the doors [for
the dance],” said Erin McNicholas of the
class of 2004.
Mollie Simon is a senior at Chamblee
Charter High School and a student intern
with Reporter Newspapers.
MOLLIE SIMON
Above, students, parents and
teachers threw the old Chamblee
Charter High School building,
scheduled to be demolished over
winter break, a party on Dec. 13.
Left, senior Jessica Cruz adds her
comments to the “Graffiti Wall” in
the school’s cafeteria during the
event. The party was a chance for
everyone to say goodbye to the
facility, and to also raise money for
school supplies and equipment.
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