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	[[File:Bloomingdale School undated.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, undated. From [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3760724054112&set=o.312984915448233&type=1&theater Facebook] ]]		[[File:Bloomingdale School undated.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Bloomingdale School, undated. From [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3760724054112&set=o.312984915448233&type=1&theater Facebook] ]]

	[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School ]] There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.		[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Bloomingdale School ]]

			There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.

	'''Address:''' 93 Main Street, [[Bloomingdale]]		'''Address:''' 93 Main Street, [[Bloomingdale]]
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	'''Year built:''' c. 1878; c. 1966-67		'''Year built:''' c. 1878; c. 1966-67

	'''Other information:''' [[~~Bill Demong\|~~Bill Demong]] attended Bloomingdale School in the 1980s.		'''Other information:''' [[Bill Demong]] attended Bloomingdale School in the 1980s.
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	'''Up South'''<br>Bloomingdale, Feb. 7, 1878		'''Up South'''<br>Bloomingdale, Feb. 7, 1878

	... We are to have a new School House and last Tuesday evening the committee met and received proposals for building the same. Mr. [[Levi W. Noble\|Levi Noble]], being the lowest bidder, was the lucky man. Mr. [[~~Eugene Woodruff\|~~Eugene Woodruff]] drew up the plans and specifications. It is to be a two story building...		... We are to have a new School House and last Tuesday evening the committee met and received proposals for building the same. Mr. [[Levi W. Noble\|Levi Noble]], being the lowest bidder, was the lucky man. Mr. [[Eugene Woodruff]] drew up the plans and specifications. It is to be a two story building...
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	''Franklin Gazette'', January 17, 1879		''Franklin Gazette'', January 17, 1879

	[[File:Bloomingdale school.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale school, undated<br>Historic Saranac Lake Collection]]~~<br>~~We commend the judgment of our School Trustee, Mr. Town, in the selection of a teacher, Mr. [[[Charles ~~HICKOK~~\|Charles] HICKOK]] having earned the reputation of being an able and efficient teacher wherever he has taught. Bloomingdale may justly feel proud of her new school house, and it reflects much credit upon the contractor, Mr. [[Levi W. Noble\|LEVI NOBLE]], and all connected with its erection. The building is erected on the old site on Main street, the main part being 40x28—2 stories, with 22 ft. posts with wing 18x20—18 ft. posts, piazza extending along the main part and wing 48 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, the whole surmounted by a tasteful bellfrey. The seats and benches are of the latest and most approved style, and the workmanship upon the whole is of the most complete and serviceable nature. We venture to say that there is not a town of the size of Bloomingdale in the whole State that can boast of as fine a school house. In this connection we must not forget to mention the liberality of Mr. [[E. W. ~~TOOF~~\|E. W. TOOF]], in presenting the District with a Bill.		[[File:Bloomingdale school.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Bloomingdale school, undated<br>Historic Saranac Lake Collection]]

			We commend the judgment of our School Trustee, Mr. Town, in the selection of a teacher, Mr. [[Charles Hickok\|Charles HICKOK]] having earned the reputation of being an able and efficient teacher wherever he has taught. Bloomingdale may justly feel proud of her new school house, and it reflects much credit upon the contractor, Mr. [[Levi W. Noble\|LEVI NOBLE]], and all connected with its erection. The building is erected on the old site on Main street, the main part being 40x28—2 stories, with 22 ft. posts with wing 18x20—18 ft. posts, piazza extending along the main part and wing 48 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, the whole surmounted by a tasteful bellfrey. The seats and benches are of the latest and most approved style, and the workmanship upon the whole is of the most complete and serviceable nature. We venture to say that there is not a town of the size of Bloomingdale in the whole State that can boast of as fine a school house. In this connection we must not forget to mention the liberality of Mr. [[E. W. Toof\|E. W. TOOF]], in presenting the District with a Bill.
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	''Lake Placid News'', June 29, 1928[[File:210821KnowWhatElse-1100x787.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School Glee Club, 1941-42. In the top row, from left, are Adele Finnigan, Geraldine Ling, -?-, Janice Smith, Barbara McManus, Arlene Hewitt, Mary McManus, Rita Riley (my sister Rita Littlefield) and Annabelle Robinson. In the middle row, from left, are Freda Downs, Ruth Arnold, Celia Morency, -?-, Pauline Skiff, Erika Ransom, -?- and Isabelle McManus. In the bottom row, from left, are Mrs. Fletcher, Rita Derby, Ruth Thompson, Teresa Morford, Elizabeth Slattery, -?-, Addie May LaFountain and Marguerite Riley (Marguerite Ellithorpe), Mary Grady’s mom).\| <br>Photo courtesy of Geraldine Ling Betters via her son, Russell Betters of Tupper Lake<br>Adirondack Daily Enterprise, August 21, 2021]]		''Lake Placid News'', June 29, 1928

			[[File:210821KnowWhatElse-1100x787.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Bloomingdale High School Glee Club, 1941-42. In the top row, from left, are Adele Finnigan, Geraldine Ling, -?-, Janice Smith, Barbara McManus, Arlene Hewitt, Mary McManus, Rita Riley (my sister Rita Littlefield) and Annabelle Robinson. In the middle row, from left, are Freda Downs, Ruth Arnold, Celia Morency, -?-, Pauline Skiff, Erika Ransom, -?- and Isabelle McManus. In the bottom row, from left, are Mrs. Fletcher, Rita Derby, Ruth Thompson, Teresa Morford, Elizabeth Slattery, -?-, Addie May LaFountain and Marguerite Riley (Marguerite Ellithorpe), Mary Grady’s mom).\| <br>Photo courtesy of Geraldine Ling Betters via her son, Russell Betters of Tupper Lake<br>''Adirondack Daily Enterprise,'' August 21, 2021]]

	'''BLOOMINGDALE'''		'''BLOOMINGDALE'''

	School closed with the following program: Baccalaureate sermon to the graduates by Rev. [[S. T. Ruck\|S. T. Ruck]] on Sunday evening in the Episcopal church. Monday evening, grade exercises in the town hall. Tuesday evening, graduation and reading of essays; address to the graduates by Rev. Cole of Saranac Lake; instrumental music. The graduates were Miss [[~~Inez Huffington\|~~Inez Huffington]], Miss [[~~Helen Plumley\|~~Helen Plumley]], Miss [[~~Edith Arnold\|~~Edith Arnold]], and Miss [[~~Marjorie Anderson\|~~Marjorie Anderson]]. Wednesday evening was the reception and informal dance.		School closed with the following program: Baccalaureate sermon to the graduates by Rev. [[S. T. Ruck\|S. T. Ruck]] on Sunday evening in the Episcopal church. Monday evening, grade exercises in the town hall. Tuesday evening, graduation and reading of essays; address to the graduates by Rev. Cole of Saranac Lake; instrumental music. The graduates were Miss [[Inez Huffington]], Miss [[Helen Plumley]], Miss [[Edith Arnold]], and Miss [[Marjorie Anderson]]. Wednesday evening was the reception and informal dance.
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	''Lake Placid News'', July 26, 1946		''Lake Placid News'', July 26, 1946

	'''BLOOMINGDALE HIGH MOVES TO SAR. LAKE'''[[File:Bloomingdale High School.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School (undated) Courtesy of the [http://pmm.pastperfect-online.com/36272cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=D24838EE-BC1A-46BF-9DB7-932762341792;type=102 Penobscot Maritime Museum] (Prints available) ]]		'''BLOOMINGDALE HIGH MOVES TO SAR. LAKE'''

	[[File:Bloomingdale 2012.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, 2012 ]]		[[File:Bloomingdale High School.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Bloomingdale High School (undated) Courtesy of the [http://pmm.pastperfect-online.com/36272cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=D24838EE-BC1A-46BF-9DB7-932762341792;type=102 Penobscot Maritime Museum] (Prints available) ]]

			[[File:Bloomingdale 2012.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|Bloomingdale School, 2012 ]]

	St Armand school district 4, at its annual meeting, voted to abandon Bloomingdale high school and to send its students to Saranac Lake high school from the seventh thru the 12th grades. The action was taken after discussion on the subject began many months ago. Similar action has been urged frequently during the past five years, but it was turned down by the voters on each occasion.		St Armand school district 4, at its annual meeting, voted to abandon Bloomingdale high school and to send its students to Saranac Lake high school from the seventh thru the 12th grades. The action was taken after discussion on the subject began many months ago. Similar action has been urged frequently during the past five years, but it was turned down by the voters on each occasion.
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	Three-year options were signed last night by the School Board of the Saranac Lake Central School for three pieces of property on which it is proposed to build new facilities.		Three-year options were signed last night by the School Board of the Saranac Lake Central School for three pieces of property on which it is proposed to build new facilities.

	The major option was for the 80 acres of property owned by [[~~Frank Casier\|~~Frank Casier]], bounded by the [[~~George Lapan Highway\|~~George Lapan Highway]], [[~~Ampersand Avenue\|~~Ampersand Avenue]], [[~~Edgewood Road\|~~Edgewood Road]] and [[~~Hope Street\|~~Hope Street]].		The major option was for the 80 acres of property owned by [[Frank Casier]], bounded by the [[George Lapan Highway]], [[Ampersand Avenue]], [[Edgewood Road]] and [[Hope Street]].

	Another option was signed for a small piece of property adjoining the Casier land at the corner of Edgewood Rd. and the LaPan Highway. This small piece is owned by [[~~Arthur C. Garwood\|~~Arthur C. Garwood]] and is currently used for a small sawmill.		Another option was signed for a small piece of property adjoining the Casier land at the corner of Edgewood Rd. and the LaPan Highway. This small piece is owned by [[Arthur C. Garwood]] and is currently used for a small sawmill.

	The third piece, belonging to [[~~Thomas C. Norman\|~~Thomas C. Norman]], covers about 20 acres and is located in [[Bloomingdale]] ''just above the present school'' [emphasis added] on [[~~Johnson Road\|~~Johnson Road]]. . . .		The third piece, belonging to [[Thomas C. Norman]], covers about 20 acres and is located in [[Bloomingdale]] ''just above the present school'' [emphasis added] on [[Johnson Road]]. . . .

	Mr. Norman's option was also $500 with the land to be purchased for $7,500 to be used for the construction of an elementary school, from kindergarten through the Fourth Grade, for pupils from Bloomingdale, Vermontville, Gabriels, Paul Smith's and Onchiota. . . .		Mr. Norman's option was also $500 with the land to be purchased for $7,500 to be used for the construction of an elementary school, from kindergarten through the Fourth Grade, for pupils from Bloomingdale, Vermontville, Gabriels, Paul Smith's and Onchiota. . . .
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	Letter to the Editor, [[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], July 15, 2014		Letter to the Editor, [[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], July 15, 2014

	[[~~Bloomingdale High School\|~~Bloomingdale High School]] Memories		[[Bloomingdale High School]] Memories

	Recently a friend of mine sent me a picture of Bloomingdale High School as it looked when I attended 75 years ago. There seemed to be some discrepancy in the caption next to the picture. The last graduating class from BHS was in 1939, when 11 of us received our diplomas at a ceremony held in the local town hall. Our class consisted of four girls and 11 boys: [[Annie Hewitt\|Annie Hewitt]] (Converse) and [[Geraldine LaGoy\|Geraldine LaGoy]] (Joyce), the two surviving alumni, and [[Pauline Weston\|Pauline Weston]], [[Harriet Stephenson\|Harriet Stephenson]] (Limbert), [[Charles Reick\|Charles Reick]], [[Donald Hayes\|Donald Hayes]], [[Elmer Brewster\|Elmer Brewster]], [[John Brewster\|John Brewster]], [[Jack Hewitt\|Jack Hewitt]], [[Billy Hewitt\|Billy Hewitt]] and [[John Arthur Sprague\|John Arthur Sprague]]. How fortunate we were to grow up in a small, friendly town nestled in beautiful Adirondack mountains.

	Geraldine (~~LaGoy~~) ~~Joyce~~		Recently a friend of mine sent me a picture of Bloomingdale High School as it looked when I attended 75 years ago. There seemed to be some discrepancy in the caption next to the picture. The last graduating class from BHS was in 1939, when 11 of us received our diplomas at a ceremony held in the local town hall. Our class consisted of four girls and 11 boys: [[Annie Hewitt]] (Converse) and [[Geraldine LaGoy]] (Joyce), the two surviving alumni, and [[Pauline Weston]], [[Harriet Stephenson]] (Limbert), [[Charles Reick]], [[Donald Hayes]], [[Elmer Brewster]], [[John Brewster]], [[Jack Hewitt]], [[Billy Hewitt]] and [[John Arthur Sprague]]. How fortunate we were to grow up in a small, friendly town nestled in beautiful Adirondack mountains.

	Marcellus		Geraldine (LaGoy) Joyce<br>Marcellus
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	[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], February 12, 2022, [[~~Howard Riley\|~~Howard Riley]]'s column		[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], February 12, 2022, [[Howard Riley]]'s column

	The last class at Bloomingdale High		The last class at Bloomingdale High

	Photo caption: The 1943 Bloomingdale High School graduating class --[[~~Leo Derby\|~~Leo Derby]], [[~~Bill Stephenson\|~~Bill Stephenson]], [[Augie Simpson\|August (Augie) Simpson]] and [[~~Paul Vancour\|~~Paul Vancour]].		Photo caption: The 1943 Bloomingdale High School graduating class --[[Leo Derby]], [[Bill Stephenson]], [[Augie Simpson\|August (Augie) Simpson]] and [[Paul Vancour]].
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	[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School ]] There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.		[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School ]] There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.

	'''Address:''' 93 Main Street, [[~~Bloomingdale\|~~Bloomingdale]]		'''Address:''' 93 Main Street, [[Bloomingdale]]

	'''Old Address:''' Johnson Road, a different building at a separate location		'''Old Address:''' Johnson Road, a different building at a separate location
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	Another option was signed for a small piece of property adjoining the Casier land at the corner of Edgewood Rd. and the LaPan Highway. This small piece is owned by [[Arthur C. Garwood\|Arthur C. Garwood]] and is currently used for a small sawmill.		Another option was signed for a small piece of property adjoining the Casier land at the corner of Edgewood Rd. and the LaPan Highway. This small piece is owned by [[Arthur C. Garwood\|Arthur C. Garwood]] and is currently used for a small sawmill.

	The third piece, belonging to [[Thomas C. Norman\|Thomas C. Norman]], covers about 20 acres and is located in [[~~Bloomingdale\|~~Bloomingdale]] ''just above the present school'' [emphasis added] on [[Johnson Road\|Johnson Road]]. . . .		The third piece, belonging to [[Thomas C. Norman\|Thomas C. Norman]], covers about 20 acres and is located in [[Bloomingdale]] ''just above the present school'' [emphasis added] on [[Johnson Road\|Johnson Road]]. . . .

	Mr. Norman's option was also $500 with the land to be purchased for $7,500 to be used for the construction of an elementary school, from kindergarten through the Fourth Grade, for pupils from Bloomingdale, Vermontville, Gabriels, Paul Smith's and Onchiota. . . .		Mr. Norman's option was also $500 with the land to be purchased for $7,500 to be used for the construction of an elementary school, from kindergarten through the Fourth Grade, for pupils from Bloomingdale, Vermontville, Gabriels, Paul Smith's and Onchiota. . . .

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	As of September 1, Mr. Clark will receive his retirement pay. However, it is known that he has a number of plans for continued work in education, at least some of which would take him away from his home in Bloomingdale and even out of the state.		As of September 1, Mr. Clark will receive his retirement pay. However, it is known that he has a number of plans for continued work in education, at least some of which would take him away from his home in Bloomingdale and even out of the state.

	If the Lake Placid voters should decide to merge their schools with the [[~~Saranac Lake Central School District\|~~Saranac Lake Central School District]] into one larger district, this might affect the State Department's decision or the continuation of Essex County District 2 as s separate unit.		If the Lake Placid voters should decide to merge their schools with the [[Saranac Lake Central School District]] into one larger district, this might affect the State Department's decision or the continuation of Essex County District 2 as s separate unit.

	The ''Plattsburgh Press-Republican'' this morning quotes Mr. Tanneberger as ascribing Mr. Clark's resignation to his "conflict with some of the federal school programs."		The ''Plattsburgh Press-Republican'' this morning quotes Mr. Tanneberger as ascribing Mr. Clark's resignation to his "conflict with some of the federal school programs."

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	Letter to the Editor, [[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], July 15, 2014		Letter to the Editor, [[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], July 15, 2014

	[[Bloomingdale High School\|Bloomingdale High School]] Memories		[[Bloomingdale High School\|Bloomingdale High School]] Memories
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	[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], February 12, 2022, [[Howard Riley\|Howard Riley]]'s column		[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]], February 12, 2022, [[Howard Riley\|Howard Riley]]'s column

	The last class at Bloomingdale High		The last class at Bloomingdale High

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	[[File:Bloomingdale School undated.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, undated. From [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3760724054112&set=o.312984915448233&type=1&theater\|Facebook]] ]]		[[File:Bloomingdale School undated.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, undated. From [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3760724054112&set=o.312984915448233&type=1&theater Facebook] ]]

	[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School ]] There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.		[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School ]] There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.
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	''Lake Placid News'', July 26, 1946		''Lake Placid News'', July 26, 1946

	'''BLOOMINGDALE HIGH MOVES TO SAR. LAKE'''[[File:Bloomingdale High School.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School (undated) Courtesy of the [[http://pmm.pastperfect-online.com/36272cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=D24838EE-BC1A-46BF-9DB7-932762341792;type=102\|Penobscot Maritime Museum]] (Prints available) ]]		'''BLOOMINGDALE HIGH MOVES TO SAR. LAKE'''[[File:Bloomingdale High School.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School (undated) Courtesy of the [http://pmm.pastperfect-online.com/36272cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=D24838EE-BC1A-46BF-9DB7-932762341792;type=102 Penobscot Maritime Museum] (Prints available) ]]

	[[File:Bloomingdale 2012.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, 2012 ]]		[[File:Bloomingdale 2012.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, 2012 ]]
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	* Howard Riley, "[[https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/you-know-what-local-history-by-howard-riley/2020/10/the-bloomingdale-high-school/\|The Bloomingdale High School]]," ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', October 17, 2020		* Howard Riley, "[https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/you-know-what-local-history-by-howard-riley/2020/10/the-bloomingdale-high-school/ The Bloomingdale High School]," ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', October 17, 2020
	* Howard Riley, "[[https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/you-know-what-local-history-by-howard-riley/2022/02/the-last-class-at-saranac-lake-high-main-street-location/\|The last class at Bloomingdale High]]," ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', February 12, 2022		* Howard Riley, "[https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/you-know-what-local-history-by-howard-riley/2022/02/the-last-class-at-saranac-lake-high-main-street-location/ The last class at Bloomingdale High]," ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', February 12, 2022

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	Recently a friend of mine sent me a picture of Bloomingdale High School as it looked when I attended 75 years ago. There seemed to be some discrepancy in the caption next to the picture. The last graduating class from BHS was in 1939, when 11 of us received our diplomas at a ceremony held in the local town hall. Our class consisted of four girls and 11 boys: [[Annie%20Hewitt\|Annie Hewitt]] (Converse) and [[Geraldine%20LaGoy\|Geraldine LaGoy]] (Joyce), the two surviving alumni, and [[Pauline%20Weston\|Pauline Weston]], [[Harriet%20Stephenson\|Harriet Stephenson]] (Limbert), [[Charles%20Reick\|Charles Reick]], [[Donald%20Hayes\|Donald Hayes]], [[Elmer%20Brewster\|Elmer Brewster]], [[John%20Brewster\|John Brewster]], [[Jack%20Hewitt\|Jack Hewitt]], [[Billy%20Hewitt\|Billy Hewitt]] and [[John%20Arthur%20Sprague\|John Arthur Sprague]]. How fortunate we were to grow up in a small, friendly town nestled in beautiful Adirondack mountains.		Recently a friend of mine sent me a picture of Bloomingdale High School as it looked when I attended 75 years ago. There seemed to be some discrepancy in the caption next to the picture. The last graduating class from BHS was in 1939, when 11 of us received our diplomas at a ceremony held in the local town hall. Our class consisted of four girls and 11 boys: [[Annie%20Hewitt\|Annie Hewitt]] (Converse) and [[Geraldine%20LaGoy\|Geraldine LaGoy]] (Joyce), the two surviving alumni, and [[Pauline%20Weston\|Pauline Weston]], [[Harriet%20Stephenson\|Harriet Stephenson]] (Limbert), [[Charles%20Reick\|Charles Reick]], [[Donald%20Hayes\|Donald Hayes]], [[Elmer%20Brewster\|Elmer Brewster]], [[John%20Brewster\|John Brewster]], [[Jack%20Hewitt\|Jack Hewitt]], [[Billy%20Hewitt\|Billy Hewitt]] and [[John%20Arthur%20Sprague\|John Arthur Sprague]]. How fortunate we were to grow up in a small, friendly town nestled in beautiful Adirondack mountains.

	~~<span style="">~~Geraldine (LaGoy) Joyce		Geraldine (LaGoy) Joyce

	Marcellus		Marcellus
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	The last class at Bloomingdale High		The last class at Bloomingdale High

	Photo caption: The ~~1943 <span style="">Bloomingdale~~ High School graduating class --[[Leo%20Derby\|Leo Derby]], [[Bill%20Stephenson\|Bill Stephenson]], [[Augie%20Simpson\|August (Augie) Simpson]] and [[Paul%20Vancour\|Paul Vancour]].		Photo caption: The 1943 Bloomingdale High School graduating class --[[Leo%20Derby\|Leo Derby]], [[Bill%20Stephenson\|Bill Stephenson]], [[Augie%20Simpson\|August (Augie) Simpson]] and [[Paul%20Vancour\|Paul Vancour]].
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	* Howard Riley, "[[https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/you-know-what-local-history-by-howard-riley/2022/02/the-last-class-at-saranac-lake-high-main-street-location/\|The last class at Bloomingdale High]]," ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', February 12, 2022		* Howard Riley, "[[https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/columns/you-know-what-local-history-by-howard-riley/2022/02/the-last-class-at-saranac-lake-high-main-street-location/\|The last class at Bloomingdale High]]," ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', February 12, 2022

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	~~<span>~~''Franklin Gazette'', March 8, 1878 ~~<span>~~		''Franklin Gazette'', March 8, 1878

	'''Up South'''<br>Bloomingdale, March 2, 1878		'''Up South'''<br>Bloomingdale, March 2, 1878

	~~<span>~~Our school closes next week, after a long term of sixteen weeks; and it is the general feeling of all in the district that it has been a very profitable one to the scholars. It is a long time since we have had as capable a teacher as Miss [[Ella%20Dudley\|Ella Dudley]]. In mathematics she has proved herself to be particularly so, having carried two classes through Practical and Higher Arithmetic during the term, and has worked out for her scholars one or two sums in the latter which former teachers have declared to be impossible. We hope she will not decline to take the school for the summer.		Our school closes next week, after a long term of sixteen weeks; and it is the general feeling of all in the district that it has been a very profitable one to the scholars. It is a long time since we have had as capable a teacher as Miss [[Ella%20Dudley\|Ella Dudley]]. In mathematics she has proved herself to be particularly so, having carried two classes through Practical and Higher Arithmetic during the term, and has worked out for her scholars one or two sums in the latter which former teachers have declared to be impossible. We hope she will not decline to take the school for the summer.
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	[[File:Bloomingdale School undated.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, undated. From [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3760724054112&set=o.312984915448233&type=1&theater\|Facebook]]\| ]]		[[File:Bloomingdale School undated.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, undated. From [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3760724054112&set=o.312984915448233&type=1&theater\|Facebook]] ]]

	[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School ]] There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.		[[File:Bloomingdale.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School ]] There have been at least two '''Bloomingdale Schools'''. The first, two-story building shown on the postcard, was on Johnson Road. The second, present Bloomingdale School is located at 93 Main Street.
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	''Lake Placid News'', July 26, 1946		''Lake Placid News'', July 26, 1946

	'''BLOOMINGDALE HIGH MOVES TO SAR. LAKE'''[[File:Bloomingdale High School.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School (undated) Courtesy of the [[http://pmm.pastperfect-online.com/36272cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=D24838EE-BC1A-46BF-9DB7-932762341792;type=102\|Penobscot Maritime Museum]]\| (Prints available) ]]		'''BLOOMINGDALE HIGH MOVES TO SAR. LAKE'''[[File:Bloomingdale High School.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School (undated) Courtesy of the [[http://pmm.pastperfect-online.com/36272cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=D24838EE-BC1A-46BF-9DB7-932762341792;type=102\|Penobscot Maritime Museum]] (Prints available) ]]

	[[File:Bloomingdale 2012.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, 2012 ]]		[[File:Bloomingdale 2012.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale School, 2012 ]]

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	''Lake Placid News'', June 29, 1928[[File:210821KnowWhatElse-1100x787.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School Glee Club, 1941-42. In the top row, from left, are Adele Finnigan, Geraldine Ling, -?-, Janice Smith, Barbara McManus, Arlene Hewitt, Mary McManus, Rita Riley (my sister Rita Littlefield) and Annabelle Robinson. In the middle row, from left, are Freda Downs, Ruth Arnold, Celia Morency, -?-, Pauline Skiff, Erika Ransom, -?- and Isabelle McManus. In the bottom row, from left, are Mrs. Fletcher, Rita Derby, Ruth Thompson, Teresa Morford, Elizabeth Slattery, -?-, Addie May LaFountain and Marguerite Riley (Marguerite Ellithorpe), Mary Grady’s mom).\| <br>Photo courtesy of Geraldine Ling Betters via her son, Russell Betters of Tupper Lake<br>Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|, August 21, 2021]]		''Lake Placid News'', June 29, 1928[[File:210821KnowWhatElse-1100x787.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale High School Glee Club, 1941-42. In the top row, from left, are Adele Finnigan, Geraldine Ling, -?-, Janice Smith, Barbara McManus, Arlene Hewitt, Mary McManus, Rita Riley (my sister Rita Littlefield) and Annabelle Robinson. In the middle row, from left, are Freda Downs, Ruth Arnold, Celia Morency, -?-, Pauline Skiff, Erika Ransom, -?- and Isabelle McManus. In the bottom row, from left, are Mrs. Fletcher, Rita Derby, Ruth Thompson, Teresa Morford, Elizabeth Slattery, -?-, Addie May LaFountain and Marguerite Riley (Marguerite Ellithorpe), Mary Grady’s mom).\| <br>Photo courtesy of Geraldine Ling Betters via her son, Russell Betters of Tupper Lake<br>Adirondack Daily Enterprise, August 21, 2021]]

	'''BLOOMINGDALE'''		'''BLOOMINGDALE'''