 1895 -- First graduate of the Savona Central School system... Floyd C. French
1905 -- First class to have more than FIVE graduates
1908 --  Bernice Gardner pens the first "S. H. S. Song," which later serves as the basis for our Alma Mater! And, this is the first class to be affected by war; Carl Peters lost his life in the service of his Country
1931 -- The "new" school opens its doors (on Lamoka Avenue)...
The "old" school, shown at the top of this page, was situated on McCoy Street near the present day locations of the Library and Fire Dept. buildings
1932 -- First class to have more that TEN graduates
1937 -- First class to have more that FIFTEEN graduates
1946 -- First class to be affected by WWII; Robert Bartoo lost his life in the service of his Country
1953 -- Exchange students make their debut at SCS with Gisela Boekholt of the former West Germany
1958 -- First class to have more that TWENTY graduates
1960 -- First class to have more that TWENTY-FIVE graduates
1964 -- First class to have more that THIRTY and THIRTY-FIVE graduates
1966 -- First class affected by Vietnam; William Bernard Wilson lost his life in the service of his Country
1974 -- First class to have more that FORTY graduates
1975 -- First class to have more that FORTY-FIVE graduates
1987 -- Largest class to graduate from SCS at FORTY-NINE!!
1992 -- Last class to graduate from the SCS system, as Savona combined with the Campbell Central School system... becoming Campbell-Savona School.
Note: The source for much of the information listed above is the Graduation Registry previously maintained by the former SCS District -- now part of the
Campbell-Savona School District.
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If you'd like a little sports history,
try this link to the SCS Sports Page
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Why Savona ?
Given the provisional name of "Mud Creek," by authority of a French Gazetteer -- for a stream that runs through the area; Savona was later officially selected as the name for our community by an employee of the Erie Railroad, working to complete the Corning to Attica line. He was a native of Savona, Italy.
Sources include: WestNY.com and RootsWeb.com.
The two side-by-side images immediately above were taken of the
"Savona Station (Erie Railroad, Corning to Attica Line)" around 1909.
Still looking for more data on Savona, New York?
Then try this link from Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia
Savona, Italy is a rather large city on the Italian Riviera... Northern Mediterranean coastline. It has its origins as a fishing village -- dating back more than 2000 years, and today is a port city with ferries travelling to and from Corsica & Sardinia. The photo above was taken by Bulldog in 2002 of a side-street in the downtown area of Savona, Italy.
From Microsoft's Encarta 2000... "Savona, Italy. City and port, northwestern Italy, capital of Savona Province, in Liguria Region, on the Gulf of Genoa. The city is an industrial center, with factories producing iron and steel, machinery, chemicals, pottery, electrical equipment, processed food, and glass. Savona has a Renaissance cathedral, completed in the early 17th century. A Roman town, Savona was destroyed by the Lombards in the 7th century. It was a thriving port in the Middle Ages and was annexed by Genoa in 1528.
Population 69,800 (1990 estimate)."
For a little more history of Savona, Italy try this... http://web.utk.edu/~brizio/htm/savona.htm
Or, if your Italian is pretty good, go to this one... http://www.provincia.savona.it/
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