Ceres High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Ceres, VA)

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=P ZOOS SS OP CERES HIGH SCHOOL In 1903 the residents of Ceres, wanting better educational opportu- nities than were offered in crowded one-room schools, formed a joint stock company and constructed a seven room frame building known as Ceres Academy. At that time Ceres Academy was the best school building in Bland County. The building was used as a school building for about thirty years without any expenses to the school board; then it was sold and since has served as a private dwelling. The people of Ceres Community realized that the Academy was not large enough to accommodate the increasing school population or to provide necessary educational opportunities, so they worked to get a new building erected. In 1931, a six room brick building with furnace heat, indoor rest- rooms and running water was constructed; this was known as Ceres High School, and it was the most modern building in the county at that time. In 1938 two more classrooms and an auditorium were added to the building; about this time an agriculture building was constructed and agriculture and home economics were made a part of the school curriculum. A gymnasium and cafeteria were built in 1952, and in 1959 a Home Economics Department was completed.

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SHARON COLLEGE advanced courses; 1s rented the property. In 1897 becau closed. In the fall of : i r. Cr ree opened the school w enrollment and } h public intere the school until it was permanently closed 1899-1900 the enrollment was 80 bers. Doctors, lawyers, preachers leaders were among those who recei Today th nly momento of the old College 5