Lavon School
Information provided by Earl Price, who attended Lavon School.
The Lavon School building was a WPA Public Works Project. The Price family moved to Lavon in mid-September of 1940. The school building was under construction then.
While the building was being constructed, the school used the Calahan's Grocery Store across the street as a class room. The grocery store was a small part of a larger building. The store was located north of the school and the students could watch the progress of the construction through the store windows. The construction crew was rotated so that everyone in the community would work from time-to-time. Wages were about $3.50 a day.
The school building was finished in the summer of 1941 in time for the start of the school year right after Labor Day in September. The school had a large gymnasium with hardwood floors. No one was allowed to wear regular shoes on the gym floor. A stage was built east of the gym and the bleachers would seat several people when the stage was being used. One room on the south side was a kitchen and lunch room.
Sam Rayburn dedicated the school when it was finished in September of 1941. Mr. Rayburn warned the students that relations were on going well with Japan.
The School Superintendent was Mr. Hensley from Farmersville. The other teachers were Mrs. Kneble and Mrs. Carolyn McClendon. She was a daughter of long-time Lavon residents, Mr. and Mrs. Geren.
The Lavon School District was consolidated with the Copeville, Nevada, and Josephine Districts to form the Community School District. At one time the schools in those communities were used for elementary, middle and high school. Eventually the old buildings were abandoned in favor of one school location in Nevada.
The Lavon School building was a WPA Public Works Project. The Price family moved to Lavon in mid-September of 1940. The school building was under construction then.
While the building was being constructed, the school used the Calahan's Grocery Store across the street as a class room. The grocery store was a small part of a larger building. The store was located north of the school and the students could watch the progress of the construction through the store windows. The construction crew was rotated so that everyone in the community would work from time-to-time. Wages were about $3.50 a day.
The school building was finished in the summer of 1941 in time for the start of the school year right after Labor Day in September. The school had a large gymnasium with hardwood floors. No one was allowed to wear regular shoes on the gym floor. A stage was built east of the gym and the bleachers would seat several people when the stage was being used. One room on the south side was a kitchen and lunch room.
Sam Rayburn dedicated the school when it was finished in September of 1941. Mr. Rayburn warned the students that relations were on going well with Japan.
The School Superintendent was Mr. Hensley from Farmersville. The other teachers were Mrs. Kneble and Mrs. Carolyn McClendon. She was a daughter of long-time Lavon residents, Mr. and Mrs. Geren.
The Lavon School District was consolidated with the Copeville, Nevada, and Josephine Districts to form the Community School District. At one time the schools in those communities were used for elementary, middle and high school. Eventually the old buildings were abandoned in favor of one school location in Nevada.
