FIRST - School House - Hutchinson County, TX
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N 35° 40.105 W 101° 17.986
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Waymark Code: WM12YTE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2020
Views: 1
County of Marker: Hutchinson County
Location of Marker: FM-2171, 3 miles N. of TX-152, 2 miles E. of Borger
Marker Erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Date Marker Erected: 2001
Marker Text: SPRING CREEK SCHOOL
Established in 1900, a year before Hutchinson County was formally organized, the Spring Creek School is an early and significant part of the county's educational heritage. In that year, W.B. Haile and other area ranchers collected funds to buy materials to build the first schoolhouse. Located on the Harvey Ranch near Spring Creek, the schoolhouse served 13 students, taught by Mrs. L.S. Ford that first, 60-day school year.
In 1901, the Hutchinson County Commissioners Court divided the county into four school districts, Spring Creek being named district #4. At that time, schools were under the supervision of a superintendent of county education, who by 1903 was W.B. Haile. When the area's population shifted, the first schoolhouse was moved to Haile Ranch and later to the Terry Ranch before becoming too small for the number of students enrolled. It was replaced sometime before 1930; this second building burned in 1932 but was rebuilt. The next building, a red brick structure, was completed in 1938 and offered the students and teachers six classrooms, a gymnasium-auditorium and a library.
In 1949, the White Deer Creek School District consolidated with Spring Creek. At the turn of the 21st century, the Spring Creek School retained its status as an independent school district, serving this rural part of Hutchinson County. Administrators have directed strong educational and extra-curricular programs throughout the school's history.
(2001)
Current happenings at this school: Spring Creek ISD
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