Oakwood opens as Windsor burns in 1980 aiken schools
Windsor Elementary burned on January 30 1980 sending students to Oakwood. Read through student drawings and notes showing mixed feelings of loss and gratitude. Readers hear from Kim Proctor Leslie High Carla Russell and others about fear relief and hope for Windsor’s rebuilding.
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Windsor
Oakwood
Aiken
Windsor Elementary School
Kim Proctor
Mrs. Wilson
Leslie High
Oakwood School
Windsor School
Leslie Krause
Linda Farmer
Windsor Elementary Loses Building After Tragic Fire
Principal Larry M. Aldrich describes the day Windsor Elementary burned and the students 204 who faced the disaster with courage. He shares a letter recounting how staff and pupils exited safely and how Craig Holston and others helped peers. The memory of Windsor School remains.
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Windsor
Craig Holston
Mr. Aldrich
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Aiken County
Leslie Urcgh
Mr. Rivers
Carla Russell
Sharon Gaffney
Windsor Elementary