EDEN -- From the center of the school, Valley Elementary School Principal Tommy Lee could turn in any direction and see what his students were up to. "It's a principal's dream," said Lee, who transferred to Riverdale Elementary this fall. If, for example, a student who shouldn't be was wandering around, Lee could yell "get back to class" and see that the child did so.
In 2009, Valley Elementary opened in its new location after being in Huntsville for almost 70 years.