MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Some Millington Central High graduates say their memories are now buried under piles of debris.
The school is clearing space for a new on campus building but some alumni aren’t happy with how it’s being handled.
Meager pieces of scraps that once belonged to Millington Central High buildings are all that remains as the school prepares to build a new performing arts center.
It’s an upgrade but some alumni aren’t pleased to see their past in shambles.
“We don’t have anything to show our kids. We don’t have anything to pass down,” said Millington Central High alumni Tracy Hayslip.
Hayslip graduated from Central High in 1988.
She sent News Channel 3 a picture of one of her ROTC trophies amongst what remained after the demolition of one building the school plans to replace.
“We busted our behinds to get these trophies and it meant a lot to us. We came together to get these trophies only to see them destroyed,” added Hayslip.
Hayslip just wants those trophies back.
The school said it did hold an auction for the things inside of the buildings that were destroyed.
“We are doing all that we can to make this situation better for alumni. We understand it is a part of their history,” said the Supervisor of Operations for Millington Municipal Schools Oscar Brown.
Hayslip said she wasn’t aware of the auction, but she won’t give up on making sure those priceless memories find their way to a loving home.
“We just want a chance to be able to find something from our past, it’s my past but it is their future,” said Hayslip.
School officials tells WREG that even though much of the demolition is complete they will work with alumni to recover memorabilia if it is requested.
