Garfield Heights Middle School
The building that currently serves as Garfield Heights' Middle school (or 'Junior High', although that term is not used in Garfield Heights) served as the High School until the move at the end of Winter Break, January 2003. Before that, the Middle School-building was a 76-year-old building next to where the new High School was being built (which started life off as a High School itself.)
Garfield Hts Middle School was built in 1962 originally it was the high school complex until 2003. The Middle School has about 117,645 square feet (10,929.6 m2) of space. It was designed by George S. Voinovich AIA.
Garfield Heights middle school serves grades 6, 7 and 8, and up until the Fall 2003 School year started, was under Principal Terrance Olszewski. He was promoted to Principal of the High School. The current Principal is Mr. David Hanke and the Assistant Principals are Mr. Terry Kowalski and Mr. Gary Barrett
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