The school district has officially approved our request for a final walkthrough and group photo before the demolition begins. It is deeply moving to see this opportunity materialize so that we can honor the decades of memories held within those walls. We will coordinate the specific logistics quietly and ensure …
March 24, 2019
Final supporters
J.R. Tucker High School was built in 1962 in Henrico County. In 2018 Henrico County appropriated funds to renovate the school campus. However, preliminary plans are to build a new high school on the existing grounds of the Tucker campus, demolishing the existing buildings, and changing the campus grounds forever as it has existed since it was founded in 1962.
The alumni of J.R. Tucker from 1962-2018 want to revisit the school one last time before demolition. We want to walk the campus, halls, classrooms, gym, fields, track and three cafeterias one last time to reminisce before it is gone forever. As a last goodbye, meet on the football field for a group photo. What a fun opportunity for Henrico County Schools to honor the legacy of Tucker's Tigers alumni & teachers from 1962-2019.
Updates
February 2, 2019
Reaching one thousand signatures serves as a quiet reminder of how much this building meant to so many of us over the decades. It is humbling to see such a collective desire to honor the history of our school before the landscape changes. This milestone confirms that our shared memories are worth preserving in this final way.
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 31, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
January 6, 2019
January 3, 2019
Watching the count approach one hundred signatures reminds me how many people share a deep connection to the halls of our school. We have a brief window to ensure the district recognizes our interest in this final walkthrough. Please encourage others who walked these corridors to add their names while this momentum remains strong.
349 Comments
I graduated in 1985. My mother was in the first graduating class and my daughter will be the last class to graduate from the original school. My oldest daughter also graduated from Tucker in 2010. My youngest child is scheduled to be the first class to graduate from the new J r Tucker
Fully agree with send off. Due to the long history, maybe a museum room with building items(hoops, bricks, lockers, desks, clocks, etc) as well as from alumni.
As the class of 1975, we attended 6-12th grades. That campus was a huge part of our developing years. Would love to spend some time roaming the sidewalks and buildings before demolition.
Sometimes saying goodbye can be just as sad to say to a place as it can a person. I'm guessing that's how many people feel right now. I'm a would-have-been-class of 1985. I moved to NC during my senior year, but in my heart, I never stopped feeling like a Tucker Tiger. Farewell, JRT!
My high school (Patrick Henry) was enclosed several years after my graduation and I never got to see it "the way it was" prior to the massive changes. Every Tiger who walked this campus should have the right for a final visit before the evolution to a new J.R. Tucker. I hope you have that opportunity!
Do not demolish the old school try to rebuild the old one.
1982
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The school district has officially approved our request for a final walkthrough and group photo before the demolition begins. It is deeply moving to see this opportunity materialize so that we can honor the decades of memories held within those walls. We will coordinate the specific logistics quietly and ensure …
March 24, 2019
Final supporters
J.R. Tucker High School was built in 1962 in Henrico County. In 2018 Henrico County appropriated funds to renovate the school campus. However, preliminary plans are to build a new high school on the existing grounds of the Tucker campus, demolishing the existing buildings, and changing the campus grounds forever as it has existed since it was founded in 1962.
The alumni of J.R. Tucker from 1962-2018 want to revisit the school one last time before demolition. We want to walk the campus, halls, classrooms, gym, fields, track and three cafeterias one last time to reminisce before it is gone forever. As a last goodbye, meet on the football field for a group photo. What a fun opportunity for Henrico County Schools to honor the legacy of Tucker's Tigers alumni & teachers from 1962-2019.
Updates
February 2, 2019
Reaching one thousand signatures serves as a quiet reminder of how much this building meant to so many of us over the decades. It is humbling to see such a collective desire to honor the history of our school before the landscape changes. This milestone confirms that our shared memories are worth preserving in this final way.
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 31, 2019
Reached 100 supporters
January 6, 2019
January 3, 2019
Watching the count approach one hundred signatures reminds me how many people share a deep connection to the halls of our school. We have a brief window to ensure the district recognizes our interest in this final walkthrough. Please encourage others who walked these corridors to add their names while this momentum remains strong.
349 Comments
This was my haven from an abusive family. I liked going to school and the people that were there when I was gave me such a warm welcoming. I had found a temperary family for a bit and it will forever hold a place in my heart.
I graduated in 1985. My mother was in the first graduating class and my daughter will be the last class to graduate from the original school. My oldest daughter also graduated from Tucker in 2010. My youngest child is scheduled to be the first class to graduate from the new J r Tucker
Fully agree with send off. Due to the long history, maybe a museum room with building items(hoops, bricks, lockers, desks, clocks, etc) as well as from alumni.
As the class of 1975, we attended 6-12th grades. That campus was a huge part of our developing years. Would love to spend some time roaming the sidewalks and buildings before demolition.
Sometimes saying goodbye can be just as sad to say to a place as it can a person. I'm guessing that's how many people feel right now. I'm a would-have-been-class of 1985. I moved to NC during my senior year, but in my heart, I never stopped feeling like a Tucker Tiger. Farewell, JRT!
My high school (Patrick Henry) was enclosed several years after my graduation and I never got to see it "the way it was" prior to the massive changes. Every Tiger who walked this campus should have the right for a final visit before the evolution to a new J.R. Tucker. I hope you have that opportunity!
Do not demolish the old school try to rebuild the old one.
1982
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This was my haven from an abusive family. I liked going to school and the people that were there when I was gave me such a warm welcoming. I had found a temperary family for a bit and it will forever hold a place in my heart.