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The Old South Hadley High School in South Hadley Falls functioned as a combined town hall and high school from its beginning in 1913 until 1956, when the new high school was built on Newton Street. The old building continues to function as town hall and a focus of memories for all those who attended it as students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, 38 people were interviewed, with participants spread out between the years 1936 to 1958. Robert Judge, Ted Belskey, and the South Hadley Historical Society came up with a list of people willing to be interviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This website is organized around audio clips excerpted from longer interviews. Students were asked to select several of the most interesting passages from the interviews they conducted.Later, a smaller group of students and Prof. Joshua H. Roth helped organize the audio clips into the sixteen categories. To access these audio clips, click on the “Research” tab in the top banner of this website. The collection of audio clips within each category at times reveal differences of opinion which raise questions about the accuracy of recollection, the diversity of experience, and the possibility that the school changed over the course of its history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noteworthy differences of opinion arise in the categories “girls and pearls and girls’ basketball,” “Mason Dixon line,” and “lunchtime.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n