Alcoa Elementary was dedicated on November 7, 1971. The previous school was Springbrook Elementary that burned down in the summer of 1968 between my 3rd and 4th grade year.
Turf on the same field, Jumbotron, home bleachers get metal bench seats added, new field house, and expanded press box. Straight from GR's mouth on Saturday.
We were the last AA team (76). We voted to play up to compete with the Knoxville AA teams (Rule, Karns, Cleveland, etc). We thought A would be too easy. But, the next three classes have championship rings.