After several years with
little to no progress on the renovation of the Green Valley School located at
6900 FM 2153, Aubrey, Texas, a new corner has been turned. If you have not
driven by the location in several months, please do so at your convenience. A
surprise awaits your eyes!
For the past couple of years
a group of Vietnam veterans, who are known as Vietnam Veterans of America,
Chapter 920, Denton, Texas, took on “Adopt a Highway” which happened to be from
the intersection of FM 428 and FM 2153 going north two miles. They have been
cleaning and mowing the roadside every three or four months. Several months
back they were looking for a worthy project for their chapter and decided that
lending a hand in the renovation of Green Valley School was that project. As
most will remember, the foundation was repaired several years ago, but then the
work came to a halt. Well, now the renovation is in full swing again.
Presently, all of the labors are donated. Several of the members of VVA920 have
been involved in the construction industry for many years, and are leading the
efforts. Nearly every Saturday that the weather permits, you will find VVA
member volunteers busily working on the “Project.” At this writing, they have
come a long way in getting the basic structure of the building prepared to be
“straightened” so that the renovation can continue.
The large windows found on
both sides of the school are beyond repair and will need to be replaced. There
are twenty units of these windows. To replace them with windows that will look
like the old ones, only much more energy efficient, will cost approximately
$400.00 per window unit installed. There is an opportunity for families of
those who attended Green Valley School and other interested parties to purchase
one or more of these window units as a tribute to the school and /or family
members who attended Green Valley School. The person’s or
family’s name would be etched into the glass of the window. What a way to
recognize those people!
Tell all, who might be
interested in the happenings at Green Valley School, to watch for updates on
our new website: www.greenvalleyshs.org.
Anyone who has old photographs of the school and/or class photos, etc. is
encouraged to submit them. We will make copies to put on the website and make
certain that they are returned. Also, if anyone has any historical story or
anecdote about the school or someone who attended Green Valley School, those
items, too, could be submitted to the website.
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