‘We have so many memories’: Riverbend Elementary was founded in 1932. Next year, it will close for good. - Gainesville Times

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‘We have so many memories’: Riverbend Elementary was founded in 1932. Next year, it will close for good.

Debbie Godfrey, Peggy Jones, Donna Meeh, Regina Harris and Connie Over holding their old yearbook photos in front of Riverbend Elementary on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. The "Riverbend Chicks" have remained friends since attending the school in the 1960s. Photo courtesy of Donna Meeh.

RIVERBEND - Riverbend Chicks — Debbie Godfrey, Peggy Jones, Donna Meeh, Regina Harris and Connie Over holding their old yearbook photos in front of Riverbend Elementary on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. The "Riverbend Chicks" have remained friends since attending the school in the 1960s. Photo courtesy of Donna Meeh.

One of Hall County’s oldest schools will close for good next year. Riverbend Elementary, which dates back to 1932, will shutter its doors as students there and at White Sulphur Elementary transfer to Sandra Deal Elementary when it opens in August.