Harwood Union High School - Royal Tartan Yearbook (Moretown, VT)

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CAFETERI at the Moretown site. The list of guests included those who had worked the hardest for the school and interested people from the Department of Educa- tion. The actual ground-breaking was done by Wayne Lewis, Chairman of the School Board, Dr. Rupert Spencer, Director of Special Services for the Vermont Education Department, and Mrs. Charles Harwood, widow of the man for whom the school was named. The Master of Ceremonies was Brian Harwood, son of the Doctor and direc tor of the new Union High School Dis- trict. Compliments of MR. AND MRS. WENDELL FOLSOM and MDRSE'S SUNOCO

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i .1 H.. I .f of forming Union School District 1119, encompassing the towns of Waterbury, Waitsfield, Warren, and Duxbury. In May, money was appropriated for a study and preparation plans for a new union high school district facility, and at special town meetings throughout the valley in September, the voters elected their school directors. These town meet- ings also approved funds for retaining an architect and employing contractors to begin work in order that the new school could be realized as soon as physically possible. Immediately after receiving the go- ahead with the funds, the School Board interviewed architectural firms and retained Roland Whittier as architect. Mr. Whittier went ahead immediately and had preliminary plans drawn up by November when Fayston and Moretown petitioned to join the union and were admitted. In December of 1964, folders with the plan for the school and budget figures were distributed. The voters were asked to approve a 331, 600, 000 bond issue for a new union school to be built on the Badore farm in Moretown. The vote was held on February ll, 1965. lt was passed in all the towns on a cumulative 6 to l ratio. ln March bids were opened for the preparation of the site and the contract was given to Burnett Contracting Com- pany of South Burlington, who began work on the site in june. Prior to the work on the site, the USD iil9 School Board had voted to name the school in honor of Dr. Charles E. Harwood. The name, Harwood Union High School, was approved by the State Board of Education in june. Also in june, the bids went for a 51.6 million bond issue, and were accepted at 31.396, which has since gone up to 4.32. ln August of 1965, bids were received for the actual general contract. Pizzagalli Construction Com- pany of South Burlington had the lowest bid, and ground-breaking ceremonies were scheduled for October. On Saturday, October 10, 1965, ground-breaking ceremonies were held Compliments of NORGE APPLIANCES from CONTFS and MID-STATE BOWLING ALLEY

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