Re-purposed tires sit unused in Rochester School outdoor classroom during a recent cold and windy day. (Herald / Jerry LeBlond)
A committee of Rochester residents has been working for the past year with the goal of “re-purposing” the former Rochester High School building, which closed in June 2018, except for use by the elementary school students for music and art classes.
Last fall, the board of the Rochester Stockbridge Unified District closed the building to all classes, due to the pandemic. Since then, the board has decided that the building is no longer needed for educational purposes and is preparing for its sale.
The agreement that merged the towns of Rochester and Stockbridge into a unified district stipulates the sale price of the building to the Town of Rochester at $1.00, giving Rochester the right of first refusal before the building can be offered to any other…
