the former Smithfield High School
building on South Third Street as it appears today
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THE SMITHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: ITS ORIGIN AND THE NAMING OF THE A.G. GLENN BUILDING The SHS Alumni Association was formed in
2005 after Julia Allen McCullers (Class of 1951) and
Ann Lee Huckenbeck (Class of 1954) met with Ann
Williams, Associate Superintendent for Facility
Services for the Johnston County Board of Education,
to discuss what the school board planned to do with
old Smithfield High School building on South Third
Street.
Julia and Ann were elated when they learned that the old building (a portion dating back to 1913) was going to be thoroughly renovated for school system offices. They were even more pleased when Ms. Williams agreed that a room in the renovated building could be set aside for the storage and display of SHS memorabilia. Realizing that an organized group would be needed to locate any school artifacts that still existed, the two women formed the SHS Alumni Association – made up of local graduates from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. This group met often for the next 2 1/2 years to collect, organize, and display the remnants of SHS history that former students donated. Since then, the SHS History Room as well as hallways on two floors have been filled with memorabilia and many historical photographs that may be viewed by the public, without appointment, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition, arrangements have been made to open the building at agreed-upon times on weekends to accommodate SHS alumni attending their class reunions. |
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