The following pictures were taken in February 1995

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The big room was the activity room, The stage behind the curtain, is where great plays were reenacted such as, A Christmas Carol, Bud The Executive, and The Sheriff of Holcume County.

 Thanks again Mrs.Hornsby, what memories you provided us.

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The classroom, all of us were in this one room, First row, last seat, next to the back door, that's where I sat, 7th grade great for quick getaways. Of Course I was the new guy, so it went slow for the first few months.
 8th Grade, last row second , well hard to remember, I got moved around a lot on the last                                                                   row.

Talking to your neighbor in class was not a requirement of the learning process, don't you know.

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THE CLASSMATES  

I know this is not all of us, so if you or  someone you know are missed please let me know!

Kathy Williams  Deby Williams

Ina Merchant Susan Merchant

Sandra Merchant

Pat McLeod  Linda McLeod

Rosie Mathews, Alice Emmonds, Ray Emmonds

Dee Dee Robinson

Roger McCrail

Linda Burt , Mike Burt

Chuck Remerro

Niel Sherman, Verlin Sherman and a couple of more Shermans

This is The view from the top for the stairs at the school house, I lived up on the hill out in this direction, can't see the house, but just below the house, where the Pine Air Camp Ground is now, I could see these stairs and surounding area, the day my Grandfather died, this lookout location is where I went to get over it and as I sat there pondering life's unfairness to the elderly, I watched the other kids go into the school house... sad day.

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What's going on now......

A student body of five ...

By Vivian Herron - Sat, Nov 14, 1998

I had a wonderful treat recently, a visit to Washington School, which is right next door to my house. Marty Mosman is teacher to Amy Lee, 7, Ashley McGowan, 5, Ryan Graham, 6, Tennessee Ford, 8, and her brother Jonathan, 6. The student population is all of five kids, and I've been proudly informed that they are smart, well-behaved and hard workers.

Marty says her job is very fulfilling. "The main emphasis here is teaching the children to read but it's also just as important that they like to read. If we can accomplish that, then the whole world is open to them. And because we have only five students, there's enough time to give each child lots of individual attention.

Ms. Marty has a devoted support staff too. Longtime Washington resident Janet Romero is literally the chief cook and bottle washer; she prepared lunches and snacks, does any necessary secretarial work and is Marty's official aide; she was promoted to para-professional this year. And yes, she washes bottles, too. Marty told me Janet keeps her totally organized and taken care of.

"I've worked here for the last six years," Janet said. "It's great to be involved with the same community I live in, and I enjoy being with the children, helping them any way I can. I particularly like the fact that the school and Washington itself is a safe haven for the kids."

Denice Gray buses the fourth-to-eighth grade students to and from their Bigtown schools, does janitorial and light maintenance duties at our school and volunteers her time driving the little kids on their field trips and to outside activities.

The fourth and most enthusiastic team member is volunteer mom and all-around substitute Kim Lee (Mrs. Mervalous), who visits on Fridays with arts and crafts and takes up the slack on other days wherever she's needed.

"I'm having more fun in school now than I ever did when I was still little. Amy graduates to Deer Creek in another year, but I'm hoping to stay on right here for a long, long time. I feel very fortunate to work with these kids; I hope it's as much fun for them as it is for me."

Another very special volunteer is Lee McGowan, Ashley's grandma, who brings patience, lots of hugs and a listening ear when she visits the kids.

A recent outing was a trip to the Haunted Forest at the Northern Queen motel in Nevada City, and the kids had a ball.

"It took a solid two months to set up the Forest," owner Colleen Flores told me. "We did it for the joy of it, to give the kids something to do on Halloween, and we had a wonderful time ourselves building it." "We" means Colleen and husband Albert, Al Flores Jr., Sandy Mitchell, Roy Ramey and his sons, Roy George and James Ramey. Thank you, Northern Queen!

During Fire Safety Week, Merv Lee invited the class down to the firehouse and spoke to them about not playing with matches, smoke alarms, how to get help in case of fire. The kids got to try on the firefighters' jackets and hats and had a hands-on inspection of the fire engine. Each child received a T-shirt courtesy of the Washington VDF, and Smokey Bear rulers, pencils and coloring books from the Forest Service.

Sounds like a neat little school, huh? Well, it is.

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