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Lewes Class of 1957 celebrates 65th anniversary
Members of the Lewes High School Class of 1957 join for a photo in front of the new Lewes Elementary School, which is the same location they had their graduation photo taken. They attended the school for 12 years when it was the only school in Lewes. Class members in back are (l-r) Ned Maull, Jim Robinson, Allen McIlvain, Warren Walls and Rolf Carlsten. In front are Kitty Elliott, Pat Maddox, Adele Trout, Lynn Plummer, Joan Howard, Ann Moore, Nicki Carlsten and Liz Messick. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
September 28, 2022
The Lewes High School Class of 1957 had its 65-year reunion Sept. 24, meeting for lunch at the home of Peggy and Ned (classmate) Maull, and taking a tour of the new Lewes Elementary School, which was built in the former Lewes School building.
With 46 members, the class attended first through 12th grades in the same building, which at the time was the only public school facility in Lewes. Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent Bob Fulton, who gave the tour, said in contrast, this year’s freshman class is the largest in the school’s history with 500 members.
During the construction and renovation of the school, most of the old section – built in 1921 – was repurposed, not demolished, including the auditorium and gymnasium.
Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent Bob Fulton takes members of the Class of 1957 on a tour of the new Lewes Elementary School Sept. 24. During renovation and construction, the original auditorium and gymnasium were included as part of the project.
The school’s basement has been renovated into a district meeting room. Members of the class spent a lot of time looking at a panel of historic Lewes photos on the wall of the room.
Class member Ned Maull, a lifelong Lewes resident, points to a historic photo of him and his sailboat on Delaware Bay. He said he had never seen the photograph before.
