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discouraged and insufficient funds to fix the roof again, it was sold to a private citizen for $ 1.00. The private citizen currently rents a few of its rooms for storage. The roof still leaks and the gap constantly grows larger. Due to interior ceiling collapse, the southwest stairwell is for the most part impassable, as well as the classrooms on the southwest side on the third floor. The southwest corner of the gymnasium has begun to warp and buckle due to water damage. The doors and windows outside and inside remain mostly intact, and the large cast iron boiler in the basement still remains. There are still a few desks, chairs, and tables in the basement in what is left of the old boys' locker room (partially destroyed when the plans for renovating the school were still in play). The folding seats in the gymnasium remain, except for the balcony (upper deck area), in which the seating has been removed. All the lockers have been removed. All the fire, electrical, water, and plumbing systems have been disconnected.
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residents supported having a school in their town for many years. A school system began there in the late 19th, or possibly early 20th century. The Good Hope High School joined a consolidation effort of several small towns, including its neighbors to the west, Sciota and
Blandinsville, in 1959. The
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Northwestern School District in 1959, with Marion E. Herzog as School board President. A building for the new district was located on Route 9 just south of Sciota. The Northwestern School
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Colchester High School's largest graduating class occurring in 1961. In the late 1940s, the students from nearby
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