Scott County Central Schools

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Scott County Central School District is a school district in Scott County, Missouri. Communities in its boundary include Haywood City, Morley, and Vanduser. [1] It operates Scott County Central Elementary School and Scott County Central High School.

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History

It was initially known as the Scott County Reorganized School District 5 a.k.a. the Morley-Vanduser School District. [2] It was created in 1954 as the result of a referendum. [3] This was one of five school district organization referendums in the county at the same time, and three of the others were successful. [4]

In 1955 there was an attempt to consolidate this district and the Scott County R-4 School District, but this was voted down. [5]

Initially Morley and Vanduser were to have their own elementary schools. [6] The consolidated high school opened in 1959. In 1973, a new elementary school opened. [7] This elementary school replaced the ones in Morley and Vanduser. [8]

Howard Benyon was superintendent until 2019, when he took an administrative position in the Cape Girardeau School District. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Scott County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 30, 2025. - Text list
  2. ↑ "1957 Was Unusual Year For School Building". Daily Sikeston Standard . Vol. 47, no. 129. Sikeston, Missouri. February 22, 1958. p.  1 – via Newspapers.com. - Focus on Vanduser part.
  3. ↑ "Four of Five Areas Favor Reorganization of Schools". The Sikeston Herald . Vol. 51, no. 9. Sikeston, Missouri. March 4, 1954. p.  1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "County Votes for Redistricting: Four of Five Areas Favor Reorganization of Schools". The Daily Standard . Vol. 42, no. 137. Sikeston, Missouri. March 3, 1954. p.  1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Third Attempt Wins For R-3; R-4 Loses Out". The Daily Standard . Vol. 44, no. 3. Sikeston, Missouri. September 28, 1955. p.  1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Construction begun on new Vanduser-Morley High School". The Daily Standard . Vol. 47, no. 233. Sikeston, Missouri. January 24, 1958. p.  1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Heuring, Leonna (January 25, 2010). "Scott County Central high school celebrates 50th anniversary". Southeast Missourian . Standard Democrat . Retrieved May 31, 2025. When the new high school opened in fall 1959, it merged Morley[...]
  8. ↑ "R-V schools schedule openings". The Daily Standard . Sikeston, Missouri. August 18, 1973. p.  10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cape public schools hires Scott Central superintendent Howard Benyon as deputy superintendent". Southeast Missourian . May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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