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History of Hiawatha School
Hiawatha School opened in the fall of 1958 with
thirteen classrooms and an enrollment of 350 students in grades K-6.
The cost of construction was $17.52 per square foot and the total
cost of construction was $529,051.
It was just five minutes after the school opened
for the very first time that a fire started and the students were
all evacuated. A short caused the fire in a control switch for
one of the boilers. The fire was quickly extinguished and there
was no damage to the building. During the first few years, the
school was predominately a rural school. Three communities were
joined with Robins coming in later. When buses could not run
because of bad roads, children were seen coming to school in
tractor-drawn wagons. Deer and quail were often seen on the
grounds. When enrollment became too large, 175 students were
bussed to Adams School.
During the 1970's, the school changed from a
rural school to a small town school. In the 1980's its families
became a combination of rural, city, and acreage dwellers. Over
the years, many other changes have taken place at Hiawatha School.
Trees have been planted, the front drive widened, playground
drainage problems worked on, and classrooms added.
In 2000, there are approximately 560 students at
Hiawatha School in grades K-5. A fitness trail, new computers,
and new playground equipment have recently been added. The following
people have served as principal at Hiawatha School: Irma Dovy, Keith Wymore,
Barney Beasmore, Jim O'Connor, Tom Holmes, Dena Chambliss, Gregg Petersen, and
Michelle Elam.
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