Most Of ‘Landmark’ Ernest Ward Middle School Now Gone

March 27, 2015

Demolition of the old Ernest Ward Middle School is almost compete. Thursday, crews demolished the former main entrance to the old Ernest Ward High School, including the landmark “Ernest Ward” script lettering over the door.

The building had stood at the center of the Walnut Hill community since 1945, replacing a campus ravaged by fire in 1943. That old school had been constructed to replace an Ernest Ward School that first opened in a log cabin in 1896.

The remainder of the old school is expected to be demolished by Friday afternoon, with work next week to haul off the debris. Most of the area will become a parking lot.  Students moved into their new $20 million state of the art Ernest Ward Middle School, located behind the old school, the first week of February.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under FEATURE TOP STORY, Features, News