Editing Old Hometown

'''Old Hometown''' was an interdisciplinary special educational program of the [[Escambia County School District]] in which middle and high school students collaborated on local historical research.

The program was established in [[1994]] under [[Escambia County Superintendent|Superintendent]] [[Bill Maloy]]. [[Melinda Beckett]] was the program director. Originally located in [[Pensacola High School]], it moved to the historic [[Christ Church Parish School Building]] in {{date needed}}.

The students' research was compiled in an annual publication called ''[[Voices of the Past]]''.

A committee formed by Superintendent [[Jim Paul]] recommended the closure of Old Hometown as part of a broad [[School closure and consolidation plan, 2001|cost-cutting plan]] in [[2001]]. Despite a temporary reprieve to find additional funding, the program was closed in [[2002]].{{date uncertain}}

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[[Category:Special education]] [[Category:Discontinued educational programs]]