Etowah City Elementary School District

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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).

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McMinn County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-01-28. - Text list
  2. ↑ "First Central High class came together from Englewood, Etowah, and Cook high schools". Daily Post-Athenian . 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. 1 2 3 "Junior High School Burns in Etowah". The Knoxville News-Sentinel . 1973-09-26. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Etowah Faculty Undergoes Shift". Chattanooga Daily Times . Chattanooga, Tennessee. 1961-02-10. p. 14. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Etowah School Head Joins Book Firm". The Knoxville News-Sentinel . Knoxville, Tennessee. 1962-08-15. p. 28. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "School Information". Etowah City School. 2008-05-16. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  7. ↑ "Fires Kill Two". The Leaf-Chronicle . Clarksville, Tennessee. Associated Press. 1973-09-27. p. 2. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Belk, Cameron (2019-10-25). "Frazier receives contract extension as ECS director". Daily Post Athenian . Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  9. ↑ Duncan, Shane (2022-04-30). "ECS receives TVA grant to aid with energy management". Daily Post Athenian . Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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