Etowah_City_Elementary_School_District

Etowah City Elementary School District

Etowah City Elementary School District

School district in Tennessee, United States

Etowah City Elementary School District is a school district of Etowah, Tennessee. It operates a single K-8 school, Etowah Elementary School a.k.a. Etowah City School (ECS).

High school students move on to McMinn County Schools.[1] McMinn Central High School is the successor of the former Etowah High School.[2]

History

A high school was built in 1922, but it later became a junior high school.[3]

Kenneth Green served as principal of the junior high school until 1961, when Andrew Harbison replaced him.[4] Max Ellis served as superintendent until 1962, when he resigned.[5]

In 1973 there were about 200 students in the middle school grades, 5-8.[3] That year the current K-8 school was constructed.[6] Originally the new school facility was supposed to open around Christmas of that year. A fire destroyed most of the gymnasium and all other portions of the former junior high school in September.[3] The school system planned to open the new school building before it had intended to.[7]

In 1999 it underwent a full scale renovation.[6]

Mike Frazier began his post as director of schools (superintendent) in 2012. The board renewed his role in 2019.[8]

The Tennessee Valley Authority, in 2022, gave the school district a $400,000 grant for its school School Uplift program, could have more cost-efficient power usage.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McMinn County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2022. - Text list
  2. [2]
    "First Central High class came together from Englewood, Etowah, and Cook high schools". Daily Post-Athenian. June 6, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Junior High School Burns in Etowah". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 26, 1973. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Etowah Faculty Undergoes Shift". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 10, 1961. p. 14. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Etowah School Head Joins Book Firm". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. August 15, 1962. p. 28. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "School Information". Etowah City School. May 16, 2008. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Fires Kill Two". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. Associated Press. September 27, 1973. p. 2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    Belk, Cameron (October 25, 2019). "Frazier receives contract extension as ECS director". Daily Post Athenian. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. [9]
    Duncan, Shane (April 30, 2022). "ECS receives TVA grant to aid with energy management". Daily Post Athenian. Retrieved July 30, 2022.


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