Meeting set to discuss demolition of Libbey High School
Written by Toledo Free Press Staff Writers | | news@toledofreepress.comA meeting will take place at 6 p.m. March 19 at the Jones Middle School (corner of Collingwood and Gunckel, former home of Gunckel Elementary School) to discuss the possible closing of Libbey High School.
According Chuck Cornwell, Chairman of the Libbey High School Hall of Fame Committee, the minutes of the Ohio School Facilities Commission meeting of Feb. 12 regarding the status of Libbey High School read, “The master plan has Libbey High School being torn down at the end of the project. This decision was made several years ago due to student reduction and enrollment numbers.”
Cornwell said in an e-mail to supporters that the meeting has two purposes: “to keep Libbey open, and to not let it be torn down, as this is an historic building that should be preserved. Bring as many Libbey graduates and Hall of Fame members as you can to this important meeting.”
I am An alum of Libbey. Class of 85. I have very fond memories of school and my friends there. Libbey is a beautiful building and it has a lot of history. My grandfather attended there. I think Toledo will not benefit buy doing this , surly there are other building u can demo that dont have neer the history that Libbey does. Keep the building….Go Cowboys!!!!
This comment was posted on March 21st, 2009 at 1:25 amGet with the times, it’s just an old,old building.
This comment was posted on July 8th, 2009 at 12:50 pmThe Libbey Pride will still be there, get a new facility, it’s not for you it’s for your grand childern if there crazy enough to stay in Toledo.
How would you have liked it if the graduates of 1809 class left you that one room school house just because they did’nt want it torn down.
When a brick falls and hurts one of those kids I want you to pay the medical bill.
Yes I went to Libbey, ya’da ya’da ya’da it’s just High school man…why do you guy’s live in the past, I’m glad to be out of Libbey and especially “Dull-edo” Get with the program.