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Category Archives: School Life
Historic Schools of Fauquier County, Virginia
Remington School #15 (aka “Piney Ridge”). Class picture, taken @1900. Photo courtesy of the Brown/ Gibson family archives Historic Rosenwald Schools of Fauquier County Name Location Image Blackwell Town School Midland Rectortown School Rectortown Routts Hill School Bealeton Crest Hill … Continue reading
Norfolk State College: The Untold Story
The Norfolk State College Student Union building, where I spent every waking moment in the ping pong room 1971-1972 “Big – Bad – Moses – Rose!” “Da-da-da” “Big – Bad – Moses – Rose!” “Da-da-da” “Big – Bad – Moses … Continue reading
Posted in School Life, The 70s
Tagged #NSU #norfolkstate #growingupcolored #HBCU, africanamerican, Based on actual events, Black, HBCU
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Ten Plus Two More: The Legend of the Rosenwald School
Chapter One: The Lost Treasure of Piney Ridge “Ten plus two more.” – “What?!” “Ten plus two more, that’s the answer, ten plus two more!” – “That’s the answer to what? What the heck are you babbling about now?” “That’s … Continue reading
Norfolk State College: The Ping Pong Man
“We gon’ kick yo ass, Mister Ping Pong Man. You done done it now, yo ass is grass!”. – “Yeah, let’s get him”. Stagalee was about to leave the Grandy Park Recreation Center not sure exactly what he should do. … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living, School Life, Some Fiction / Most Fact, The 70s
Tagged Based on actual events, HBCU, norfolk, norfolkstate, Nostalgia, Reminiscing
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Norfolk State College: (A Fish Out of Water )
(The following events are true, the names were changed to protect the innocent (and the not so innocent)) “Benny, you get the bologna, I’ll get the cheese. Leroy, you get the mayonnaise and Stagalee wear my maxi-coat, you got’ta get … Continue reading
Posted in School Life, The 70s
Tagged Ethnicity, HBCU, norfolk, norfolkstate, Nostalgia, Reminiscing
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The Long Way Home
Savannagh Branch When I was in the second grade at Remington Grade School (known formally as Piney Ridge School, a.k.a. Remington Colored School), my teacher assigned the entire school to write an essay about what we did over Thanksgiving break. … Continue reading
