Monday, September 2, 2024

Drove by Smith Hale junior high today. Torn down. Gone forever.

 The school my grandfather, grandpa Leroy Farrell Mitchell began teaching at back in 1971 maybe 1970.  In April 1971 we moved to a new house in Belton Missouri. I was 9 years old and in fourth grade. Went to Hillcrest elementary school off of 58 highway North Ave in Belton not far from the new house on Stacey Drive. It's now called Hillcrest School. Wilckens steam academy. K-6 grades. Kindergarten first second third fourth fifth sixth.

I left Longview lake walking in the park there drove on Longview Rd past raytown road and saw that the old Smith Hale school is finally torn down and all gone for good. 

Grandpa died in March 2018. He was a teacher there until 2010 or so. Not positive on the year he quit teaching there and began teaching at a school for handicapped disabled kids on Grandview Rd in Kansas City MO . Dale M Thompson 4800 Grandview Rd Kansas City MO 






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