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T What does it mean to go to a 100-year-old high school? Terry Sanford students share their thoughts Centennial Celebration his year marks the 100th birthday of Terry Sanford High School, once known as Fayetteville High School. CityView asked the students of Susan Hudgins, the school's Journalism advisor, to tell us what it means to attend a high school with such a long history. makes me really think about all the history that runs through our hallways. Our school means a lot to me, and I did not realize until recently how much influence my family had on the school. Generations of Education By Megan Downing, 11th Grade Three generations of my family have attended Terry Sanford. Both of my Grandparents graduated from Fayetteville High School, my dad graduated from Terry San- ford High School, and my brother graduated this past year with the class of 2012. This year is our high school's centennial year, and it just My great-great grandmother, Virginia Walker, owned a peach orchard in the country of Fayetteville for as long as my grandfather, Tildon Downing, could remember. He spent much of his childhood visiting her there. When she died, my grandfather's uncle took over the property and sold it to the town to build a new school building for Fayetteville High School. Many of the trees around campus were the ones that she planted. At that time, my grandmother, Betty Downing, was a senior in high school. My grandfather graduated the year before her. Aſter Christmas break, when the new building was finished in 1955, they moved all the stu- dents into the new building, which was now sitting on my great-great grandmother's old peach orchard. That year my grandmother was also voted Miss Fayetteville High School. ry Sanford in the class of 1983. During his senior year, they suffered the loss of their principal, Mr. John Sasser. My father was active in the athletics at our school. He played three years of varsity baseball, and two years of varsity football. Later on, my father was the next to graduate from Ter- CityViewNC.com | 59

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