Since 1919 a school building has
occupied the plot of land between Centre Street and
Spruce Street and south of Park Street in the town of
Espanola. The first building was designed to
accommodate both Elementry and High School
students. In time the High School moved into new
premises nearby and the original building was expanded
twice to address the growing enrollment in the
elementary school. By the 1970s what was then the
Espanola Public School had an enrollment of over
600. Following the retirement in 1978 of the long
serving principal Andrew Ellis, the school was renamed
in his honour. By 2016 the enrollment had fallen
by about two thirds and a decision was made to move the
school across the street into part of the high
school. Six years later, despite appeals from
community groups for the building to be repurposed, the
decision was taken to demolish the building and use the
land for a parking lot and a green space
The purpose of this website is to celebrate the 97 years of education in this building and acknowledge those who worked and studied there during that time. We hope to make this a digital archive of images and memories but to do that we need the assistance of those for whom this school was part of their lives. We invite anyone who is willing to share their memories or their photographs to use the contact link to contribute them for the site. |
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