Two schools to close doors for good

The Eastern School District has decided the fate of two St. John’s area schools. At a district meeting Wednesday evening, trustees voted to close Holy Cross and Macpherson elementary schools. At the meeting it was decided that Holy Heart High School will be renovated. Holy Cross Junior High will stay open after a motion to close that school was defeated. And the fate of I.J. Samson is still undecided after the vote to close the school was deferred.

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