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I took this from smadaf's journal:
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2007
Contact: Dennis K. Bohannon
Voice: (DSN) 338-7612
Comm: (0611) 380-7612
US Ambassador to Speak at London Central’s Closing
WIESBADEN, Germany - The United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom will be the guest speaker at the May 15, 2007 closing ceremony for the Department of Defense’s London Central Elementary - High School, located in Daws Hill in High Wycombe, west of London.
The Honorable Robert Holmes Tuttle, the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, will deliver remarks at the 1:30 p.m. ceremony commemorating the closure of the oldest American high school still operating in the United Kingdom. All alumni, family and friends of London Central are invited to attend.
The closing ceremony is intended to offer alumni the opportunity to share memories of the school, and to reflect on the historical significance of the school, which has been in the London area from the beginning of the Cold War to the present.
London Central School opened at Bushy Park in South London in 1952 and remained there until 1962. The school was relocated to Bushy Heath in Northwest London until 1971, when it was finally moved to its present location on RAF Daws Hill.
The school complex, which includes a dorm for students, is closing as a result of downsizing by U.S. Navy and Air Force units in the London area, making it impractical to provide continued logistical support to the facilities.
Principal Theresa Barba, in a message to students, wrote that she accepts the closure with sadness. “Our school has a rich history and tradition of student achievement and teacher dedication. Current and past students and teachers must hold London Central traditions with great pride. Our school is special because of the people in it and communities we serve.”
Alumni of the 54 year-old school include retired Air Force Lt. General Thomas C. Waskow, who attended London Central at Bushey Hall from 1962-65. Members of the pop group "America," Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley met while attending the London School. They went on to record the hit single "Horse With No Name" in the early 70’s. Author Robert Davenport is a London Central High School graduate with the Class of 1968. Starlet Kathleen Turner attended the school in London in 1972. Bo Bice, the runner-up in the 2005 “American Idol” television program, and now a successful recording artist with RCA, attended the school from 1990 to 1992.
Persons desiring more information about the closing ceremony can contact Cary Sand, Closing Ceremony Chairperson, at London Central High School by calling (DSN) 235-5720; or through commercial telephone at +44 (0) 1494-795720; or email Cary.Sand@eu.dodea.edu.
First, I was under the impression that ALL DoDD schools were closing (that's what I read in a different news release, anyway) not just LCHS because of "downsizing in the London area". Second, "the pop group America"????? *shrug* I never thought of America as a POP GROUP. A 70s folk rock group, yes. Pop group, no.
Third, I'm really sad the school is closing. I was really hoping to visit one last time. :(
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2007
Contact: Dennis K. Bohannon
Voice: (DSN) 338-7612
Comm: (0611) 380-7612
US Ambassador to Speak at London Central’s Closing
WIESBADEN, Germany - The United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom will be the guest speaker at the May 15, 2007 closing ceremony for the Department of Defense’s London Central Elementary - High School, located in Daws Hill in High Wycombe, west of London.
The Honorable Robert Holmes Tuttle, the U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, will deliver remarks at the 1:30 p.m. ceremony commemorating the closure of the oldest American high school still operating in the United Kingdom. All alumni, family and friends of London Central are invited to attend.
The closing ceremony is intended to offer alumni the opportunity to share memories of the school, and to reflect on the historical significance of the school, which has been in the London area from the beginning of the Cold War to the present.
London Central School opened at Bushy Park in South London in 1952 and remained there until 1962. The school was relocated to Bushy Heath in Northwest London until 1971, when it was finally moved to its present location on RAF Daws Hill.
The school complex, which includes a dorm for students, is closing as a result of downsizing by U.S. Navy and Air Force units in the London area, making it impractical to provide continued logistical support to the facilities.
Principal Theresa Barba, in a message to students, wrote that she accepts the closure with sadness. “Our school has a rich history and tradition of student achievement and teacher dedication. Current and past students and teachers must hold London Central traditions with great pride. Our school is special because of the people in it and communities we serve.”
Alumni of the 54 year-old school include retired Air Force Lt. General Thomas C. Waskow, who attended London Central at Bushey Hall from 1962-65. Members of the pop group "America," Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley met while attending the London School. They went on to record the hit single "Horse With No Name" in the early 70’s. Author Robert Davenport is a London Central High School graduate with the Class of 1968. Starlet Kathleen Turner attended the school in London in 1972. Bo Bice, the runner-up in the 2005 “American Idol” television program, and now a successful recording artist with RCA, attended the school from 1990 to 1992.
Persons desiring more information about the closing ceremony can contact Cary Sand, Closing Ceremony Chairperson, at London Central High School by calling (DSN) 235-5720; or through commercial telephone at +44 (0) 1494-795720; or email Cary.Sand@eu.dodea.edu.
First, I was under the impression that ALL DoDD schools were closing (that's what I read in a different news release, anyway) not just LCHS because of "downsizing in the London area". Second, "the pop group America"????? *shrug* I never thought of America as a POP GROUP. A 70s folk rock group, yes. Pop group, no.
Third, I'm really sad the school is closing. I was really hoping to visit one last time. :(