Just heard Baker High School is a blaze! 10:20 p.m. May 19, 2010. Hope the Columbus firemen can save whats left of our dear Baker High School.

My old friend Lisa Powell Pruitt said it right..I would rather have the old girl go out in a blaze of glory than bulldozed into the ground.  One last bonfire!  Our memories are safe in a hearts and minds.  Lions Forever!

It is true, Baker is a blaze of fire--just got back from there.  lots of Baker Lions there.  Pictures will be up soon, I am sure.

Sad that Baker is going, but it seems appropriate for it to go out in a blaze of glory rather than with a whimper by bulldozer.  That is more in line with the spirit of Baker that I remember.  I was there when it was on fire the last time and sad to not be this final time.  Good-bye to a dear friend!  I hope that anyone with pictures will post them for those of us far away.

 Just saw the school I love on Fire it broke my heart

Just got home from watching Baker go up in a blaze of glory. It's  the freshman wing that is getting most of the damage.  Guess she didn't want to go out with a wrecking ball so now one last time our beloved school made the new, 10:00 and 11:00 news

Just got home, couldnt believe what I had heard on the Ch. 9 News update. The whole 2nd floor of the freshman wing was ablaze when I got to the O'Riley's across Victory drive. First floor, where the Home Ec. rooms was starting to flare up. Lord knows the memories those halls have for me!

Saw many of our BHS classmates at the fire.  John Crimmel- thanks for giving me a call.  Diane, Reggie, Roger, Chelzie, and or course John, good seeing yall, but hated it was under these circumstances.  According to a fireman, the freshman wing would fall tonite.

I posted my pictures of Baker burning on my profile

Whats going on over there??

chelzie - thank you so much for driving right over there & posting pictures so fast. all of us out of town are getting calls but no pictues. so thank you.

HAS ANYONE HEARD ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THE BHS BURNING.........

roy chelzie john henry - so sad but glad that ya'll all went over to it.

I can't believe Baker is burning. Since I live out of town, I have e-mail alerts from the Ledger and just signed on to check my e-mails and saw it. I didn't get to attend the Lions on the Lawn but I'm so glad that it was planned ahead of this happening. Guess we will go out in a blaze of glory. Very thankful to Terry for creating this web-site. At least we have Bakerville, but I wanted a brick.

Lucy Class of 1966

LUCILLE....YOU ARE RIGHT BAKER DID GO OUT IN A

BLAZE OF GLORY

BAKER WILL ALWAYS LIVE AS LONG AS WE KEEP IT IN OUR HEARTS....:)

peggy lucy - i have been watching it on the tv web pages so sad

MARION,

MY MOM SAID, THAT IT STARTED WITH 2 LARGE BLACK CLOUDS OF SMOKE FIRST AND THEN STARTED TO BURN AND IT TOOK OFF FROM THERE....

SHE WENT DOWN TO SEE AND SAID THAT THE PLACE WAS OVER RUN WITH PEOPLE....

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Mark...thanks...you said it all my man, you said it all...bl70

As I sit here looking at these pictures of my beloved school go up in smoke, I thank God for her and the memories she helped create for me. My Baker family is in mourning for the grand old lady and the tears that I now cry will be remembered forever. The tears I shed during my junior year were out of fear but these I shed now are out of sorrow.  If anyone is gathering bricks, please put my name on one. BAKER FOREVER in our hearts, Becky

Mark,

This is a great tribute to a grand lady. Thank you for telling your fans about your Baker family. We all mourn with you for our school. Baker LIONS Forever

Rebecca (Becky) Dowling Pittman

Class of 1972

Clayton, AL

You are the man Mark!

The Holmes Brothers had nothing to do with the fire. Maybe that really didn't need to be said, but Me and Harry have always been pre disposed to denying any thing bad that ever happened around the school. Just ask Mr. Boyles.

Oh yeah, I'm thinking it was probably some freshmen smoking out behind the gym, and Harry thinks it was probably the ghost of Gen. Sherman, making a pass back through Georgia.

Not trying to make light guys, just need a little break from the sad.

 Thank you sir !! It's easy when it comes from the heart and you're dealing with it right then and there !

OMG Mark!  i've been sad all day, and you hit the nail on the head.  simply mourning a tremendous loss.  thank you so much for such a moving tribute!

wow, thanks Mark for the clip and your heartfelt testimony...you summed up the feelings of some many.

I grabbed this photo from Facebook.  It was taken by Chip Conner.  Totally awesome and sad.

PEGGY....I love the slide!!!! Thanks.

Peggy,
Thanks for the clip.

Hey Lions!

TAKE A LOOK at what an 11 year old LION CUB wrote about Baker High School! (I'm posting it here and it's also on our Home page)

Some things are just meant to happen.  Some people say there are no coincidences.  I feel it was meant to be that this 11 year old LION CUB picked up the book which had his friend Ricky's name in it.  It was meant for him to write this message and touch our hearts in a way we'll never forget.

 The ol' Baker High was gutted by fire. I just got word; Sad day for for us all and for the city of Columbus, Ga to lose such a historical building that way. Hopefully, a historical marker may be erected on site. As with all things, it was in spirit that the school was conceived, and it is in spirit, it shall live on forever.

Tyler Womack '73

Peggy,

Your slide show is terrific! I went by the school the next day, when I was in town. I have to say it was a sad sight for me. But the fire still didn't beat our girl down. Just crippled her :o) I guess all the BUMS have to accept the inevitable however it really is hard. Again, thanks for the great pictures. Becky, Class of '72

Good afternoon everyone,

 Went by Baker this morning and there was a fire truck in the parking lot. They were just finishing up from putting out another fire. Spot with security and evidently a " hot spot " in the basement ignited and it took the firemen about 25 minutes or so to get it  put out.  Everything is fine now.

Take care, John