Early last week I had an amazing opportunity presented to me. Diving back into history, I was transported to the early 20th century as I was granted a hall pass to check out the Farmdale schoolhouse still standing within El Sereno Middle school. Originally established as a six year High School in 1937, this location was a large campus that took the name Woodrow Wilson High School. That is until 1969 when the four year High School became a seperate entity nearby. Now there are three schools: Wilson High School, Farmdale, and El Sereno Middle School that encompass what once was one neighborhood school. And, although the reminders of modern times were endless, as the fences encased everything within the school and the kids were as diverse and eclectic in their personal expression as any current public school, you couldn't help but feel the echoes of the past in this one small place. It took my breath away. Angie
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