max.bowen@northstarreporter.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIn the era of COVID-19, North Attleborough students have had to give up a lot, from milestone events to the simple familiarity of sitting at their desks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIt’s a loss that the town’s Historical Commission wants to help alleviate through a loan program to supply a dozen antique wooden desks in the Holmes Schoolhouse to students. Chairperson Susan Taylor said that when COVID hit, the commission searched for ways to become involved. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIt was Ann Chapdelaine–Local Project Coordinator for the town’s archeological survey\u2014who contacted Taylor about the desks, which had been in storage since the schoolhouse’s renovation a few years ago. That call kicked off a discussion that led to the loan program. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe thought it would be a way to help people,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cWe have been working with school nurses to connect us. We know there is a need.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nOwned by the town, the Holmes Schoolhouse was built circa 1850, according to the town’s web site. It is the only one-room schoolhouse still owned by the town that had remained in unaltered condition since it closed in 1951. The schoolhouse was recently restored to showcase the way the interior looked at the time of closing. It remains a museum and reflects a different period of time than the Adamsdale Schoolhouse, which local third graders visit for a day. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe desks are sturdy wooden models with open tabletops and metal feet. Taylor said they’re from the 1940s and have been used by many students over the years. The loan program is run through the school nurse’s office and those interested should contact them to learn more about it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nTaylor said there is no cost to join the program, only a document to sign stating that they will be gently used. She is working to coordinate deliveries so parents won’t need to pick them up.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThey’re fantastic desks because they’ve been loved by so many students,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cA lot of them have been donated. They all have their own story.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Max Bowen-max.bowen@northstarreporter.com In the era of COVID-19, North Attleborough students have had to give up a lot, from milestone events to the simple familiarity of sitting at their desks. It’s a loss that the town’s Historical Commission wants to help alleviate through a loan program to supply a dozen antique wooden desks in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[87,238,49,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-3589","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"tag-education","9":"tag-history","10":"tag-north-attleboro","11":"tag-north-attleborough"},"yoast_head":"\n
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