A Need for Change

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Photo of the original school building.

Built in 1916, the original Metz school building was a place of learning and communal activity for its surrounding community.

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Images providing historical context of the early years of Metz.

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Fast forward seventy-three years...the year is 1989 and the students who once walked the halls of this elementary school fear for their own children who now call this aging building their place of learning. Overcrowding, flooding, leaky roofs, and portable classrooms is what the staff, parents, and students now faced on a daily basis.

"The school is crumbling."

-Darlene Rosales '89 (Former student, parent, and PTA member)

After seven decades of providing for East Austin, the people of Metz would finally be heard as the planning and construction of Metz's new future began.