ONELASTGOOD-BYE Weinert School stands alone in northern Haskell County as former teachers, staff and students walked the halls for one last reunion. SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | COURTESY PHOTO
Weinert School originated in 1908, housed in the old land office building on Main Street in Weinert, Texas. As Weinert’s population grew, the school population expanded as well. A $1,000 bond election was held in 1910 to build a two-story red brick building to house its students. Consolidation by several rural schools necessitated the need for another bond election in 1923, and a larger building w…