Looking Back – June 3

First-grader Tony Bridges signed the back of another student's shirt as his school, Fodrea Community School, closed in 2010, to be reopened as a Columbus Signature Academy in the fall. From The Republic archives

2010

Fodrea Community School, which opened in 1973, closed to begin readying to reopen as a Columbus Signature Academy in the fall.

1995

Seven Parkside Elementary School sixth graders traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to compete against teams from across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and China in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.

1970

An overflow crowd of more than 8,000 parents and friends attended commencement exercises for 732 Columbus High School seniors inside a sweltering Memorial Gym.