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Mayfield City Schools History & Timeline 1908--Mayfield Independent City School District was established on July 1, 1908 with the selection and meeting of its first Board Members, organized by Mr. W.J. Webb. The first official school year as an independent school district was the 1908-1909 school year. Schools and their locations at this time were as follows: Mayfield High School Location: West Walnut Street School Opened Sept. 1908 Dunbar Colored School Location:In a home on Water Street Independent Negro School, advised to joined with City Schools to receive better funding from the State Old W KY College Location: 112 West College (Current location of Mayfield Middle) Mayfield purchased the Old West KY College so that it would not be in competition with the high school.It was owned by the Christian Churches. West Ward Location: West Broadway South Ward Location: Water Street (Between 8th and 9th) North Ward Location: North 6th Street (Near Maplewood Cemetary) 1909 The three “graded wards” were built in 1909 at a cost of $3,500 each. Each one was two story, with eight classrooms, an office and two playrooms in the basement. Mayfield High School: Moved to Old W KY College Bldng. West Ward: WashingtonLocation: 1201 W Broadway (behind current building of the oldSparks ElementarySchool) South Ward: LongfellowLocation: 112 West College (MMS West Parking Lot) North Ward: Lee Location: Corner of 5th and Indiana Streets In these grade schools, grades 1-4 were on the first floor; grades 5-6, the library and the kitchen were on the second floor. These schools were eventually torn down in the early 70’s. The Mayfield Jaycees took bricks from the old Longfellow school and used them in the building of the concession stand at the fairgrounds. 1921 The new Dunbar school was constructed in the south-west part of town (assuming on the lot where the bus garage is today). This was a two story brick building with the elementary school on the lower level and the high school upstairs. 1925 A new stadium was built behind the high school and dedicated on Nov. 6, 1925 at the Madisonville/Mayfield Game. Up to this point, games were played at Cyclone Park, which was in the far north corner of what we now know as Maplewood Cemetary. 1927 W.J. Webb Jr. High School Constructed at 112 West College Street. T.P. Smith Auditorium and Gymnasium for the colored was constructed on South 12th Street by the Dunbar School. 1955 The front section (offices and gym when closed) of Washington Elementary (now Sparks—1201 West Broadway) was constructed. 1956 East College, Longfellow and Lee Street schools (current buildings) were constructed. Old Longfellow School (on current MMS campus) was called the Wells building and turned into the Band Building for the High School 1962 The addition of the wing of Washington/Sparks that was closest to 18th street was added East College added PreSchool wing Longfellow added 3rd grade wing1966. Dunbar was closed and schools were integrated, by Court Order. Early 70’s Old buildings from 1909 were torn down.Bricks from the old Longfellow school (the one on College Street) were used to build the concession stand at the fairgrounds. 1974 Mayfield High School moved to the new (and current) building and Mayfield Middle School began in the old Webb building. Ray Warmath was the first principal of MMS. 1975 Washington students were sent over to Lee Street School while the library and wing that had “pod” classrooms was built. Late 70’s Longfellow added 1st grade wing Lee Street School was shut down and all students were moved to Washington Elementary. Lee Street School building was sold to West KY Allied Services. 1980-1989 Beverly Fulks (held Instructional Supervisor position before Leanna Austin) played a major role in reorganizing the city schools so that each building held defined graded levels (East College-preschool/kindergarten; Longfellow-1st-3rd grade; Washington/Sparks-4th-5th grade) 1986 Current MMS building was constructed and opened.All that remained of old building and was remodeled was gym, auditorium and basement. 1994 Washington Elementary was renamed Sparks Elementary after Don W. Sparks, retired Superintendent. 2005 East College, Longfellow and Sparks Elementary are consolidated into Mayfield Elementary Location:1004 Backusburg Road . We started moving in on August 3rd, 2005. Students served are grades PreK-5th. 2017 A “wing” addition was built on to the back of Mayfield Middle School for the 5th grade. MMS began housing students in grades 5th-8th Washington/Sparks-4th-5th grade) Superintendents Name Timeline A. C. Burton 1908-1913 M.Faughender 1913-1917 R.L. Lector 1917-1918 G. A. Young 1918-1919 D.W. Bridges 1919-1927 Kenneth R. Patterson 1927-1940 Charles I. Henry 1940-1945 J.O. Lewis 1945-1949 J. Marvin Glenn 1959-1964 J.C. Maddox 1964-1970 Don W. Sparks 1970-1994 Lonnie J. Burgett 1994-2015 Joe S. Henderson 2015-Present Principals North Ward/Lee Street J.L. Duflot Timeline:1908- Kitty Andrus Timeline:1927-1928 Jewel Hollifield Timeline:1958-1974 South Ward/Longfellow
R. London Timeline:1908- Hattie Veal Timeline:1927-1959 Lucien Smith Timeline:1938-1950 Cleo B. Hendon Timeline:1956-1968 Max Workman Timeline: Elsie Jones Timeline: Ruth Carneal Timeline: Cheryl Gilliam Timeline: West Ward/Washington/Sparks C.L. Spears Timeline:1908- Amy Orr Timeline:1927-1942 Jimmie Collie Timeline:1949-1951 Jewel Hollifield Timeline:1951- Elizabeth Wyatt Timeline:1959-1960 Rex Smith Timeline:1967-1988 Bobby McClain Timeline: Phillip Forester Timeline: Jeff Hill Timeline: East College Hattie Veal Timeline:1956-1957 Elizabeth Wyatt Timeline: Jimmy Cagle Timeline: Bobby McClain Timeline: Phillip Forester Timeline: Beverly Offutt Timeline: Mayfield Elementary Jeff Hill Timeline:2005-2017 Heather Dublin Timeline: 2017-Present W.J. Webb Jr. High School O.A. Mitchell Timeline:1956-1957 Bob Pay Timeline:1957-1961 Mayfield Middle School Ray C. Warmath Timeline:1974-1988 James “Jim” Almand Timeline:1988-2004 Joe S. Henderson Timeline:2004-2006 Lisa Huddleston Timeline:2006-2008 Ricky Hayes Timeline:2008-2010 Kim Reed Timeline:2010-Present Mayfield High School William Pennington Timeline:1908-1911 Charles Cannon Timeline:1911- ??? Boy Timeline: Ray Ross Timeline:-1923 Kenneth R. Patterson Timeline:1923-1927 Ray Ross Timeline:1934-1936 J.P. Glasgow Timeline:1938-1940 C.R. Uphoff Timeline:1940-1941 S.W. Douthitt Timeline:1943-1947 Harry M. Sparks Timeline:1947-1949 Raymond Herndon Timeline:1949-1951 J.O. Lewis Timeline:1951-1953 Florence Wyman Timeline:1953-1954 Paul Craig Timeline:1954-1955 Bob Fiser Timeline:1957-1959 Barkley Jones Timeline:1959-1970 Barney Thweatt Timeline:1970-1973 Ralph Colby Timeline:1973-1989 Joe David Smith Timeline:1989-1997 Steve Traynham Timeline:1997-2005 Anthony Hatchell Timeline:2005- 2011 Don Hubbard Timeline:2011-2016 Billy Edwards Timeline:2016-Present Dunbar School Principals J. B. Cooper Timeline:1908-1933 Fred Stiger Timeline:1938-1954 Board Offices First location known of was in the basement of the Whittemore apartments, which were where the Regions Bank in downtown Mayfield currently resides.It then moved to a house at 709 South 8th Street (across from the Mayfield Middle School).It now resides in the old East College School Building at 914 East College Street. This information is a work in progress at all times! If you have any information that would be helpful to us in collecting documentation about our district’s history, please contact Cheri Gossett at 270-247-8299. Cheri is the person who organized this material. This book is dedicated to all of us and the memories to be shared. Mayfield - As I Recall by John L. Davis A look back at Mayfield from the late 1800’s to the early 2000’s. $25.00 Can be purchased at: King’s Publisher’s Inc., The Good News Shoppe, Graves County Library, 2 Chicks & A Farmer
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