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BEREA, Ohio -- Misinformation has been circulating throughout the community via social media and other means claiming that memorabilia from the former Berea High School will be destroyed.Berea High School Alumni Association Trustee Bill Boone told cleveland.com on June 15 that a list was created of all mementos prior to the merger of Berea and Midpark high schools in 2013 to become Berea-Midpark High School. Historic items removed from the old Berea-Midpark High School prior to its 2020 demolition also have been documented.“Destroying memorabilia has never been part of any conversation with either the current or the former administrations,” Boone said.Items are stored at the former Smith Elementary School on Wyleswood Drive in Berea.Boone, a BHS Class of 1993 alumnus, said the association expressed concern about Berea High School-related plaques, trophies and pictures when the merger took place.“We didn’t want to see anything lost or destroyed before we made a decision about what would happen next,” Boone explained. “There is simply not enough room in the new high school for all those things, so the idea is to digitize them and have the ability for people to see them.”Three TouchPro interactive digital kiosks are being installed in the high school. Content on the touchscreen kiosks also will be available to the public via computer or mobile device, accessible from anywhere.Berea City Schools Assistant Superintendent Michael Draves told cleveland.com that one or two showcases will be built in the high school for next school year “to speak to the history of our two buildings (Berea and Midpark) and our current high school.”District personnel over the summer will continue to document the items in storage, he said.“Right now, they are photographing everything over there so we can upload digital images of the physical items on the kiosks,” Draves said, noting that it is a time-intensive undertaking.“We understand there is a great deal of passion and interest behind the Berea High and Midpark High histories, and we do not want that history to be erased,” he emphasized, adding that any decisions made going forward will be communicated.Read more News Sun stories.

BEREA, Ohio -- Misinformation has been circulating throughout the community via social media and other means claiming that memorabilia from the former Berea High School will be destroyed.Berea High School Alumni Association Trustee Bill Boone told cleveland.com on June 15 that a list was created of all mementos prior to the merger of Berea and Midpark high schools in 2013 to become Berea-Midpark High School. Historic items removed from the old Berea-Midpark High School prior to its 2020 demolition also have been documented.“Destroying memorabilia has never been part of any conversation with...

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