Altamahaw Ossipee High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Burlington, NC)

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A Short History of the Aitamahaw Ossipee School The first meeting of the Board of Trustees of the AI tamahaw Consolidated School District was held at The 11 nl) on Mav 6, igji. The entire membership of the board of trustees, E. V. Pritchett, George S. Fowler. II. A. Angel, S. K. Ireland, Dr. C. E. Kernodle, were present. Initially in 1922 the first A. O. School was erected at a cost of $55,000. Since that time the following improvements have been made. In 105b eight new class rooms were added to the old building costing $35,000, and also a teacherage costing $6000. Alamance County provided a Vocational Building with Vocational Home Ec., and Vocational Agri- culture departments in 1940 which cost $25,000. A well equiped Industrial Arts shop is included in this building also. Provision was made for a new principal’s home bv a cooperative plan between the County Board of Education and the Altamahaw- Ossipee School. Phis building cost $$,500, and was occupied in 194b by the present principal of the school being Y. Mavo Buiulv. Gifts bv friends and parents from the school district and elsewhere provided $3000 for improvements in playground facilities of the school. Today the property of the Altamahaw-Ossipee School is valued at approximately $160,000. The earliest record from this part of the county shows that manv small communities manifested keen interest in education and provided schools for their boys and girls. Realizing the advantages of a larger, more centerly located, school these small schools, Oakwood, Mavwood, Iseley’s, Ossipee, Altamahaw and Stony Creek, were consolidated into the present Altamahaw-Ossipee School. I he Altamahaw-Ossipee School is located between two villages; Altamahaw and Ossipee, at The Hub. Tradition has it that Altamahaw and Ossipee are Indian names meaning “friendly villages.” Mr. King was the tirst principal in the new building, 1922-1923. After his resignation, Mr. David Miller, teacher with Mr. King was elected principal and served from 1923-1939. He is often referred to as the bather of A. (). School.” Mr. Harden, teacher with Mr. Miller was elected principal in 1939 and served in that capacity until 1944. For the tirst time an outsider was then brought into the school as principal. Many changes have been made. Xo longer is this a traditional school, but a I rail Blazer in educational development. (Continued on next page) thirteen