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The public is invited to take a walk down memory lane during farewell tours of Merrill Elementary and Middle School before the building closes at the end of the 2023-24 school year. (A prior tour is also scheduled for Sunday, April 28 from 3-5 p.m.)
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Visitors are welcome to take a self-guided tour of the schools during the designated times. No advance registration is required and people are welcome to arrive anytime in the two-hour window. Attendees may enter through the main entrances; additionally, Door #23 at Merrill will be open for access from the back parking lot. Merrill is located at 108 W New York Avenue.
The Merrill building will be demolished in fall 2024 to create green space for the new Vel Phillips Middle School which opened in fall 2023 adjacent to the Merrill site. The district will construct a memorial at the southwest corner of the site to honor the legacies of James Merrill, the building's namesake, Henry Auler, the architect who designed the school, and Harold Schumerth, a beloved teacher and football coach.
The OASD will make bricks from Merrill Elementary and Middle School available for community members who want to keep a piece of the building. Details of how those bricks will be made available will be released at a later date.
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