Thank You Cathy Potter

The Hornbine School Association would like to thank Cathy Potter for her dedication to the Hornbine School Museum over a period of several decades!

Cathy Potter has been the Rehoboth Historic Commission’s liaison to the Hornbine School for many years. In that capacity, Cathy has always saved the town money. She arranged for the High School Industrial Students to replace the Hornbine School roof. She also arranged for Inmates from the Bristol County Prison to paint the building at no cost to the town. She found a carpenter to repair all ten windows and replace all ten shutters and hardware for a tenth of other estimates we received! The new shutters have put an end to most vandalism we were experiencing for years!

When Beverly Pettine retired from the school program, there was no one who wanted to take charge of the Hornbine School. Mrs. Potter volunteered to oversee the transition from Beverly Pettine to herself to ensure that the school programs continued.

While Cathy was Director, she continued to save the town money! She had the outhouse pumped out for free. She oversaw a grant to have the school painted, the foundation renewed with new vents and the floor reinforced. Cathy had the front door replaced, the ceiling scraped and painted, and had the electrical system updated and electrical heating installed all for moderate fees.

Cathy Potter was a dedicated and very capable director. She recruited new teachers and potential substitutes for the school programs. Cathy oversaw the opening and closing of the building each year. She did the banking, correspondence, some maintenance, bought educational and cleaning supplies, organized member meetings and helped out at many open houses and classes. Mrs. Potter assisted with some programs by having guests visit in their Civil War outfits.

Without Cathy Potter’s able efforts and dedication, the Hornbine School programs would not have continued. While director, she has been able to recruit and involve more members to share the responsibilities ensuring the future success of the school. Recently, she found an able successor, Dawn Azar, who in turn, as director, has contributed much to improve the school programs.

WE THANK Cathy Potter for her past contributions to The Hornbine School Museum over the years. We look forward to her continued contributions to the School’s success as a volunteer and as the Historic Commission’s liaison to the school.

Thank You Cathy Potter,
The Hornbine School Association