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Macedonia High School Yearbook
High School History
by J. M. Kolly
1926
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(Taken from the 1905 Annual)
The history of the Macedonia High School may properly
date from 1882, when the territory now comprising the Inde-
pendent District of Macedonia was carved out of the township
district and started to do business "on its own hook."
The first money was obtained through a division of the
funds belonging to the township, upon amicable terms, by which
the independent district received twenty-one percent, amount-
ing to $1,847.60.
In this division, O. P. Mace, J. W. Griffis and Willoughby
Dye represented the township while S. D. Lane, Sylvester Dye,
and T. J. Young the first school board, looked after the
interests of the independent district.
With this fund on hand and prospects for the future in
sight, following the desires of the people, the board pro-
ceeded to purchase the present school grounds at a cost of
$375, and the construction of the building which is now called
the grade building at the contract price of $5,100 was begun.
Quite an undertaking at the time, considering that it was
necessary to maintain a school during the time.
Like all other patriotic communities, it was the first
effort of the people to provide means for educating the young,
that they might grow up to be beneficial to the community in
which they might live, and good citizens of the state. With
commendable zeal, the Board of Education has always worked to
maintain the standing of our school equal to other like schools
of the state.
The first regular commencement exercises were held in
1893, when Armanis Patton and Lillian Ashley passed out regu-
larly from the school and were given certificates as having
completed the complement of study.
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THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
The present Consolidated District was formed in 1917
and work on the present high school building was rushed, but
it was not ready to use until about the first of January, 1918.
Consolidation did not affect the size of the high school so
much as it did the grades. The school now employs twelve
teachers including the Superintendent. It is regularly
approved by the State Department of Public Instruciton as a
four year high school.
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Contributed by Kimberlee Smith Johnson
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