Storing up Stokes memories: Nancy Reynolds School Closing--Returning Even Stronger

(By Kayla Vaden, The Stokes News) - Elementary school is a time when children learn reading, writing, and arithmetic; gain a little independence; and form potentially lifelong friendships. The walls of Nancy Reynolds Elementary School have seen all of this.

Built in 1923 in honor of Nancy Jane Cox Reynolds, the school has educated many of Westfield and Danbury’s residents. However, a recent Stokes County Board of Education decision mandated the destruction of the old school and its replacement with a replica.

Years of use crippled the foundation of the school, and while the new building, expected to open by at least the 2011-2012 school year, will look the same on the outside, upgrades on the interior will enhance its educational potential.