Former Southwestern Junior High students walk through building before demolition

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In Battle Creek today, residents said their final farewell to a center of community pride.

With Southwestern Junior High scheduled to be torn down next year, the school district allowed the community to visit the 100-year-old building before it’s gone forever.

Wildcats waited for hours to step back through their childhood Saturday, with middle schoolers of all different ages stepping inside their alma mater together…

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