Students at VanDevender Middle School get on the bus for the last time on the last day of school Monday. The school is shuttering its doors and students will go to Jackson and Hamilton Middle Schools next year. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Teachers and students at VanDevender Middle School say goodbye for the final time Monday as the school will be closing its doors for good. Next year, students will go to Jackson and Hamilton Middle Schools. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Students leave VanDevender Middle School for the final time Monday as the school will be closing its doors for good. Next year, students will go to Jackson and Hamilton Middle Schools. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Students at Fairplains Elementary School leave the building for the last time on their final day of classes Monday. Due to snow days throughout the school year, students were required to make up that day on June 9. Students next year will merge with Martin Elementary. (Photo by Amber Phipps)

The day was bittersweet as students at Fairplains Elementary said goodbye to their teachers and classmates and hello to summer break on Monday for the very last time. The school is scheduled to shutter its doors and students will merge with Martin Elementary next year. (Photo by Amber Phipps)

There were a handful of students who exited the school on Monday, which was the last day before summer break, and the last day ever for Fairplains Elementary School. There were mixed emotions from students who were sad to leave their favorite teachers but excited for the start of summer break. The school is scheduled to shutter its doors and students will merge with Martin Elementary next year. (Photo by Amber Phipps)

Wood County school buses pulled up to the front of Fairplains Elementary Monday on the last day of school ever. A few students rode the bus home while others were picked up by their parents or family members. The school is scheduled to shutter its doors and students will merge with Martin Elementary next year. (Photo by Amber Phipps)

Fairplains Elementary School had its last day of school ever on Monday. In the afternoon, students exited the building to head home for the start of their summer breaks. The school is scheduled to shutter its doors and students will merge with Martin Elementary next year. (Photo by Amber Phipps)