Walton Co. School Board Meeting 2/19 at SWHS

[ShallowsNole]

Yes we did. All SOWAL students were sent to Freeport after Bay Elementary. The only reason they built Butler is because Bay needed so many things to bring it up to code that it was cheaper to build a new school. And had the parents here not raised so much ***L about Freeport getting ANOTHER high school before SOWAL got its first we wouldnt have gotten that. Funny that enrollment at SWHS was alot more than FHS on the first day. Any one here remember when the bridge was closed for several months and it was nearly impossible for the kids here to get to school in Freeport? Bus rides starting at about 5am? Kids not getting home until 6 pm? Yes it was inevitable and they should have been thinking about it long before 1995. And although I loved the "quaintness" of my kids starting school at Bay, it was kinda sad to not have wiring to accommodate the technology that was available at the time. To have the middle school age kids in the one room portables outside with them having to run in the rain to go to the restroom inside the main building. I can recall having to bring gallons of drinking water because of the antiquated well. While having your school on the historic register, circa 1938, is awesome ...having to deal with the problems of that scenario was a nightmare.

Yep. They said we didn't need a high school. I remember a meeting of that nature in early 1997, when Bay was closed in favor of Butler (later reopened as Bay Middle).

 

[seagrovegirl]

Yes we did. All SOWAL students were sent to Freeport after Bay Elementary. The only reason they built Butler is because Bay needed so many things to bring it up to code that it was cheaper to build a new school. And had the parents here not raised so much ***L about Freeport getting ANOTHER high school before SOWAL got its first we wouldnt have gotten that. Funny that enrollment at SWHS was alot more than FHS on the first day. Any one here remember when the bridge was closed for several months and it was nearly impossible for the kids here to get to school in Freeport? Bus rides starting at about 5am? Kids not getting home until 6 pm? Yes it was inevitable and they should have been thinking about it long before 1995. And although I loved the "quaintness" of my kids starting school at Bay, it was kinda sad to not have wiring to accommodate the technology that was available at the time. To have the middle school age kids in the one room portables outside with them having to run in the rain to go to the restroom inside the main building. I can recall having to bring gallons of drinking water because of the antiquated well. While having your school on the historic register, circa 1938, is awesome ...having to deal with the problems of that scenario was a nightmare.

I remember...5th, 6th and 7th grade combined in one classroom and there were only 11 of us.........I remember the ferry to get to school, I was in the 5th grade, the year before I went to Bay Elem. I remember no A/C, and gas heat in each class room, the halls were COLD, bathrooms too. We've come along way from being the step children in South Walton.........

 

[jodiFL]

We've come along way from being the step children in South Walton.........

Yes we have ..and it a fairly short time (10 years) but I honestly dont think people from other parts of this county gave the condition of our 1 (ONE!) school a second thought. Had it been in any other part of the county it wouldnt have been allowed for 10 DAYS ...much less 10 years. Fortunately for the young ones here now they have it a little better, and for mine that are about to finish school its been one heck of a ride. LOL One word of advice to todays parents.....FIGHT! Dont give up, go to those meetings and let your voice be heard. There are alot of us in this area and dont let others try to short change SOWAL anymore.

 

[Jdarg]

Yes we have ..and it a fairly short time (10 years) but I honestly dont think people from other parts of this county gave the condition of our 1 (ONE!) school a second thought. Had it been in any other part of the county it wouldnt have been allowed for 10 DAYS ...much less 10 years. Fortunately for the young ones here now they have it a little better, and for mine that are about to finish school its been one heck of a ride. LOL One word of advice to todays parents.....FIGHT! Dont give up, go to those meetings and let your voice be heard. There are alot of us in this area and dont let others try to short change SOWAL anymore.