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Dr. Lynns mother, Clydetta Lynn who owned property in Huntly, Virginia, granted the founding couple permission to build their educational project on a piece of her land.
Surrounded by his family, friends and supporters, William Lynn struck the shovel into the earth during the groundbreaking ceremony on December 20, 1972.
The school sprouted in the form of three Swiss chalets, manufactured by Skyline Construction. Tucker designed the concept, connecting each chalet side-by-side with a basement on either end.
As the school began to grow, Tucker realized that she was pregnant. In spite of her pregnancy, she still insisted on helping her husband prepare for the school’s opening. “I felt like I was carrying an elephant,” Tucker said as she recalled the weekend before giving birth.
She threw together a party the weekend before the school’s opening, spreading out food and drinks for 60-100 teachers, parents, and supporters.
Following the event, she stained the decks and painted the basements, making finishing touches on the school.
On September 10, 1973, as Dr. Lynn was watching the first bus load of kids arrive at the school, Tucker was in the Front Royal hospital giving birth.
“When I thought it was Over and the doctor held up a 6 lb. skinny scrawny baby, I knew there had to be another one,” Tucker remembers. She said that previously the doctor had heard only one heartbeat, mak
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