Students without a school

[TexasStooge]

By John Gutierrez-Mier, Star-Telegram Staff Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas - For 32 years, the small schoolhouse tucked up against White Lake Dam has had an integral part in the education of Tarrant County youngsters.

But a dwindling student body, tough economic times and shrinking revenue forced White Lake School to close at the end of classes Friday.

Some students, faculty and staff members are hoping for a miracle that would allow the east Fort Worth school to reopen in January. But the majority of people connected to the school know that's not likely.

"The economy has killed us, but the teachers have been so optimistic," the school's headmaster, Henry Moon, said this week. "Unless a miracle happens, then this will be our last week."