Wyoming Public School

This 'Stories From The Vault' covers the Wyoming Public School.

The first school in Wyoming was a log structure. It was built prior to Wyoming being incorporated and served the village and township children together. By 1859, a framed two-room school opened, offering both junior and senior courses. When Wyoming was incorporated in 1873, the first school board was elected and by 1878 a new brick school was built for the sum of $6089.80, between Niagara and Thames Streets, on London Street. It was described as "exceptionally fine... a very commodious structure with four departments and a seating capacity of 300 pupils."

Leading into WWI, the attendance at this school declined so that only two rooms were used. By 1932, the upper two rooms were used as a Continuation School and the lower two rooms were used as the Public School. When Petrolia District High School formed in 1946, the Continuation School closed and the growing Public School took over one of the upper rooms. @LCLibraryCA took over the other upper room. When growing attendance required use of the fourth room, the library moved to another facility. Washrooms were then added to the buildings north side.

The school ceased operation in 1964 when the continued growth of Wyoming spurred a new school to be built to serve the community's growing educational system. This school was sold and later demolished in 1978.