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G.A.R. Memorial Junior/Senior High School (commonly known throughout the area simply as 'G.A.R.') was a high school located on 250 South Grant Street, in Wilkes-Barre, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
G.A.R. was both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to students in grades 7–12. It was named for the Grand Army of the Republic. In 2021, it was consolidated with other high schools in the area to form Wilkes-Barre Area High School.
The Grand Army of the Republic, the largest of all Union Army veterans' organizations, was the most powerful single-issue political lobby of the late nineteenth century, securing massive pensions for veterans and helping to elect five postwar presidents from its own membership.
Located on 341 Carey Avenue, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School opened in 1930 and closed in 2021. Both a junior and senior public high school, it offered education to students in grades 7–12.
Part of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District, G.A.R. (named for the Grand Army of the Republic) is both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to 919 students in grades 7-12. Mascot: Grenadiers
Apr 14, 2022 · G.A.R. was both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to students in grades 7–12. It was named for the Grand Army of the Republic. In 2021, it was consolidated with other high schools in the area to form Wilkes-Barre Area High School. History. The school was built in 1925 after construction started in 1921, four years ...
G.A.R. was both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to students in grades 7–12. It was named for the Grand Army of the Republic. In 2021, it was consolidated with other high schools in the area to form Wilkes-Barre Area High School. History. The school was built in 1925 after construction started in 1921, four years ...
