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Photos From the Archives: Junior high and high schools we miss

West Junior High School, undated photo.
West Junior High School, undated photo.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
West Junior High School, undated photo.
West Junior High School, undated photo.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Dwight Rich Junior High School, August 1963.
Dwight Rich Junior High School, August 1963.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Dwight Rich Junior High School pool, Feb. 16, 1964.
Dwight Rich Junior High School pool, Feb. 16, 1964.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Dwight Rich Junior High School, Aug. 13, 1963.
Dwight Rich Junior High School, Aug. 13, 1963.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Dwight Rich Middle School 7th grader Taka Powell, 13, writes poetry in her Star Reading Program Class at the school, May 2, 1994.
Dwight Rich Middle School 7th grader Taka Powell, 13, writes poetry in her Star Reading Program Class at the school, May 2, 1994.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Dwight Rich Middle School 6th graders Mythius Blackman, left, and Jeff Leek study about  Antarctica in the school's library which was decorated like the continent as part of a school-wide event called "It's A Small World," March 24, 1992.
Dwight Rich Middle School 6th graders Mythius Blackman, left, and Jeff Leek study about Antarctica in the school's library which was decorated like the continent as part of a school-wide event called "It's A Small World," March 24, 1992.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Dwight Rich Middle School 8th grader Quintina Williams, right, plays her French horn with other members of the school's band during a rehearsal, May 19, 1995.
Dwight Rich Middle School 8th grader Quintina Williams, right, plays her French horn with other members of the school's band during a rehearsal, May 19, 1995.
Associated Press
Dwight Rich Middle School assistant principal Sam Davis  speaks about school policies and how to deal with potential conflicts in a 6th grade classroom, February 1994.
Dwight Rich Middle School assistant principal Sam Davis speaks about school policies and how to deal with potential conflicts in a 6th grade classroom, February 1994.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
C.W. Otto Junior High School, undated photo.
C.W. Otto Junior High School, undated photo.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
C.W. Otto Junior High School, 1957.
C.W. Otto Junior High School, 1957.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Trumpeters Javier Arroyo, 12 (7th grade), left front, and John Sanders (8th grade), right front, rehearse with the rest of the Otto Middle School Band, Feb. 22, 1995.
Trumpeters Javier Arroyo, 12 (7th grade), left front, and John Sanders (8th grade), right front, rehearse with the rest of the Otto Middle School Band, Feb. 22, 1995.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Julia Head, left, and Elissa Bretz, are best friends and will be 8th graders at Otto Middle School, July 12, 1994. They became friends after meeting at Otto.
Julia Head, left, and Elissa Bretz, are best friends and will be 8th graders at Otto Middle School, July 12, 1994. They became friends after meeting at Otto.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Teacher Linda Williams helps Otto Middle School student Heather LeFeve, 12, with a computer program in a pilot class called the Success Program, Aug. 21, 1995.
Teacher Linda Williams helps Otto Middle School student Heather LeFeve, 12, with a computer program in a pilot class called the Success Program, Aug. 21, 1995.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Pattengill Junior High School, Nov. 1, 1960.
Pattengill Junior High School, Nov. 1, 1960.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Pattengill Junior High School, Nov. 1, 1960.
Pattengill Junior High School, Nov. 1, 1960.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Pattengill Junior High School, Nov. 1, 1960.
Pattengill Junior High School, Nov. 1, 1960.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Teacher Nancy Rawlins checks on students during a 6th grade math test at Pattengill Junior High School, March 1987.
Teacher Nancy Rawlins checks on students during a 6th grade math test at Pattengill Junior High School, March 1987.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Walter French Junior High School, undated photo.
Walter French Junior High School, undated photo.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Walter French Junior High School, undated photo.
Walter French Junior High School, undated photo.
Lansing State Journal File Photo
Msgr. John W. O'Rafferty High School, 1964.
Msgr. John W. O'Rafferty High School, 1964.
Courtesy Photo/Diocese Of Lansing Tribunal
Msg. John H. Gabriels High School, undated photo.
Msg. John H. Gabriels High School, undated photo.
Courtesy Photo/Diocese Of Lansing Tribunal
St. Mary Cathedral High School, undated photo.
St. Mary Cathedral High School, undated photo.
Courtesy Photo/Diocese Of Lansing Tribunal
Resurrection High School, undated photo.
Resurrection High School, undated photo.
Courtesy Photo/Diocese Of Lansing Tribunal
Lansing Central High School steps before remodeling in 1943.
Lansing Central High School steps before remodeling in 1943.
Courtesy Photo/Capital Area Disctrict Library Ford Ceasar Collection
Lansing High School, 1888.
Lansing High School, 1888.
Courtesy Photo/Archives Of Michigan General Collection
Lansing High School, 1910.
Lansing High School, 1910.
Courtesy Photo/Archives Of Michigan General Collection
Lansing High School classroom photo, undated.
Lansing High School classroom photo, undated.
Courtesy Photo/Archives Of Michigan General Collection
Lansing High School class picnic, early 1900s.
Lansing High School class picnic, early 1900s.
Courtesy Photo/Archives Of Michigan General Collection
Lansing High School class picnic, early 1900s.
Lansing High School class picnic, early 1900s.
Courtesy Photo/Archives Of Michigan General Collection