Airport High School

The ghost of Principal George I. Pair remains, according to students and staff accounts, intimately connected to the institution he shepherded through its opening years. His presence manifests with remarkable specificity, concentrated in the 300 and 500 hallway corridors—areas where administrative and student activity converged during his tenure.

The most distinctive phenomenon is auditory: visitors hear the unmistakable sound of footsteps on tile flooring, despite the hallways having been carpeted for decades. This residual auditory loop suggests Pair's presence is anchored to a specific operational period—the phantom footsteps replaying the rhythms of his regular patrol rounds. Complementing this auditory signature are kinetic disturbances: lockers swing open and bang shut, locked doors unlock and swing open, telephones are knocked off hooks by no apparent agent.

In 1994, students and teachers conducting late-night activities allegedly captured video evidence of these phenomena—footsteps, moving objects, and environmental disturbances recorded on camera. Whether motivated by attachment to his creation or a compulsion to protect the students he once oversaw, Pair's apparition is understood by many as benevolent, a spectral custodian continuing his work of stewardship. The school remains an active educational institution; paranormal manifestations are reported primarily during late evening hours when the building is less occupied, suggesting a preference for periods of relative solitude.