To the left is a photo of the Odessa Common School taken in 1878. It once stood in what is the parking lot of the current OMCS high school in Odessa. By 1907, the small common school had become too small and a new school was built to replace it. That building is shown below. If you look closely, you will see there is something familiar about the two buildings. When the new school was built in 1907, the old common school was raised up and a new story was put beneath it, adding four more rooms The new school included a two-year high school by 1910, and it became four-year in 1912. The high school shown below was torn down when the current building was erected in 1938. It was not until 1959 that the district merged with the Montour Falls schools.
Gary, I have a photo of my father and his class at the Odessa school dated 1932 (I think dad was in 7th grade at that point). I would love to be able to share that with you. You can e-mail me at jarmst9394@aol.com Jon Armstrong-retired Newfield teacher
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