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| Ridgeway School Song Over east, over west, (opponent) High and all the rest Ridgeway High School goes rolling along, We get in and we win, from the monent we begin Ridgeway High School goes rolling along. We will fight fight, fight for the dear old black and white Fighting as never before And where e'er you go, you will always know Ridgeway High School goes rolling along! |
- (Ridgeway)When life gives you
lemons you make lemonade. It
was what Principal Jerry Brown
told the students when they first
heard the news that Ridgeway
School would be closing.
The theme was carried out
through the final days of the
school with the release of
several hundred balloons in the
playground area in Ridgeway.
The tears were plentiful from
parents, teachers, past
students, and even Mr. Brown.
The students will certainly
survive being aborsbed into the
schools in Cresco and Decorah,
but they certainly were sad and
will be affected by the closing of
their school.
When the school bells ring next
fall for the first time since the
19th Century there will be no
classes in Ridgeway.
It remains uncertain at this time
what will happen with the
building, which certainly could
be used for many things.
(About the photos) The photos
on the
left are form the last day at
Ridgeway school.
Hundreds of balloons were
stored in the Principal's office
waiting for the monent when
they would be released into the
sky.
In the next photo you see Mr.
Brown passing out the lemon
colored balloons to students.
Many gathered....most with long
faces...and some with tears!
The hand amongst the balloons
with the lemon drops is that of
Mr. Brown as he passed out the
lemon drops which he called
"hardened lemonade".
To the right a couple of balloons
as they were realesed into the
sky.
Above you can watch the
balloons on the YouTube Video
as they rise into the sky and
headed west just before noon
on a clear day with temps
around 80.
The final chapter in the history
of Ridgeway Schools.
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