Video: Cooper Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Current and former students and staff gathered this week to reflect on the middle school's past and present.

Current and former Cooper Middle School students and staff gathered Tuesday night for a celebration of the school’s 40th year. Cooper, which opened in 1970, showcased the school’s past and present during an open house event featuring building tours, performances by student musicians, memorabilia displays and presentations. Dozens of residents and current and former District 21 educators visited the school and filed into the gym for performances by Cooper band and choir members and remarks from a retired teacher and a current student who reflected on the middle school’s past and present. Hugh Brady, who started teaching at Cooper in 1973, reflected on how the school’s policies and the village’s infrastructure have changed over the years. …

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