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Hi, Don...it's me, Dan, from "Over 50 If..." I assume from your words you're looking to donate this picture, but really have nowhere to hang it. I have a few suggestions for you - and Aldrich, even if it was not closing, would not be one of them. Don't forget, it hasn't been a high school in many years, and the mindset passing through is not the same, in either age or outlook.

I suggest, in no particular order, City Hall, the library on Sandy Lane, or the school administration building (not the one you remember, that old grammar school on Warwick Avenue...it's now in the former John Greene Elementary School, next to Gorton Junior High).

I can't imagine the city not accepting this most generous offer (something davebarry169 and warwick10 didn't mention as such) and displaying it in a place of honor. What it shows is a big piece of the city's history, and the full name of the school, Nelson W. Aldrich (Junior) High School, tells us there is history leading to the school, a history I have read and found fascinating.

Whatever you decide, I'd make the presentation and dedication (perhaps to "Happy" Scott and Dr. Bill Flanagan) part of your class reunion next year. And speaking of Scott, on the downside, Avedesian will no doubt avail himself of a photo op for something he had nothing to do with making happen, and his press secretary - ooops, I mean Beacon photographer - will be there to make sure the photo op happens.

BTW, "Happy" Scott's son wrote an excellent piece on alternatives to closing Veterans Memorial, Aldrich, or any school in Warwick, something no doubt the "other" Scott will choose to ignore. In fact, I found your letter when I came looking for it to reference in an ongoing thread in "You're From Warwick, And You're Over 50 If..." at https://www.com/facebook/groups/yourefromwarwickandyoureoverfiftyif/permalink/551124418298459//. If you haven't read that letter, check it out. It shows so much about how things are done here, far beyond the school closings.

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