Out with the old school, in with the new in Wells
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Classes started Wednesday for students at United South Central Schools in the southern Minnesota town of Wells. The new academic year means the celebration of a new $28.8 million school as well as an opportunity to honor memories at the old building, which stands nearly empty across town.
Freelance photojournalist Jackson Forderer documented the first-day-of-school activities (new building) and vacant scenes (old building) on Sept. 4, 2014.
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