These little rascals – Pete Curtiss, Pat O’Connor, Eddie Kelley and Peter Mulville – are enjoying recess at the Norfolk Center School in the early 1940’s, and you can be sure there’s some mischief behind those big smiles. Center School had been built in 1915 and was located next to the Catholic Church with views toward Haystack from the schoolyard in the rear.  The two-story brick building accommodated children in grades K through 8 until the Northwestern Regional School District was established for students in junior high and high school. With the opening of the Botelle School in 1970, Center School closed its doors and was torn down to make way for the construction of Meadowbrook Apartments.

—Ann Havemeyer