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The Fieldhouse, at the left, where the bench is located, and the front of the high school at the right.

Job well done

Rose Mary Pagley Flanagan’s drive for donating something from the Class of 52 to our old “new” high school is now a reality.

A bench with an engraving that says "Donated by Class of 1952" now sits on the left side of the lobby in  the New Castle High School Fieldhouse.

The drive for the bench also resulted in a $1,000 scholarship because of  the overwhelming support for the project.

This is how everything came about: Rose Mary started the drive and got 34 classmates to pledge $1,920. Cost for the bench was $1,500. The  Reunion Committee then decided to take some class funds and add it to the excess money to present a one-time $1000 scholarship to a student pursuing a degree in academic education. It was presented on May 30, 2008 at Senior Recognition Day.