ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Jimmie Sidberry, Willie Saunders, Edward Spencer, and Georgia Williams, alumni of the former Georgetown High School, which now is the sight of the Onslow Water and Sewage Authority, roamed the halls once again, reflecting how the current office buildings used to be bathrooms, science classrooms, the principals office, and even the school’s library.
“I remember we used to come to this room, had to be very quiet,” Saunders said. “We could check out books, but we couldn’t chew gum.”
The school was the first to become accredited in Onslow County and, in 1955, it became the first football team from Onslow County to win a state title.
A piece of Georgetown’s story that will forever be remembered is the tragic bombing o the school in 1966. Edward Spencer was part of the last graduating class before the school closed down after the event.
“The bomb went off from 3 to 4am, but because of divine intervention and whatnot, it could’ve been 4pm,” Spencer said. “Because it went off on graduation day, had that intervention not taken place, I wouldn’t be here now, and about four or 500 other students wouldn’t be here.”
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