Fuquay Springs High School - Greenbriar Yearbook (Fuquay Springs, NC)

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The lunchroom of Fuquay-Varina School is very attractive this year after it has been decorated and curtains have been put up at the windows. r j V V The gym is much a part of the school. It is here many gym classes take place and our basketball games are taken. 12 list

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Our Comunity Fuquay - Varina This is a story about our town and the area around it. Fuquay was settled in 1852 by Mr. Stephen Fuquay from Virginia. He bought 1000 acres of land from the Sippi Haw Indians for 50i per acre. The name Sippi Haw comes from the name of the Indian tribe that resided here before Mr. Fuquay. Our town land ' was once under the control of the King of England. Fuquay has grown from the one general store to the industrious town of today. Five Points used to be a stop-over for the stage coach from Raleigh to Fayetteville. It was on the map before the Civil War. Willow Springs was settled in 1898. The first house there was owned by a colored lady. The name came from the Old Willow Springs Church on Hill Top. The Panther Branch Township was settled about 1810. It is now called Panther Lake Community. The name came from the legend that a man was supposed to have killed a panther at a near-by stream. Needmore was settled in 1892 by three families; the Cottons, the Maynards, and the Hortons. The name of “Needmore” came from the fact that more families were needed to populate the area. Wilbon was first called Duketon” because the Dukes came to start a mill. Later, Mr. S.G. Wilbon gave it the name of today. By viewing the history of our community, we find that the facts are only as good as the people themselves. We are proud of Fuquay. 11

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Our Alma Mater Fuquay-Varina High School Fuquay School grew as a result of several smaller ones that merged into the larger one of today. In this brief history we shall see how this came about. Among the first schools in the area was one at Needmore called Oakwood School. The school was used for a packhouse and those who wanted to go to high school had to go to Cary. Another school was the Wilbon School. It was located about 1 4 mile south of Atkin’s pond. The original Wilbon School was named Norris which was later destroyed by fire. There was a Subscription School in -our town and it was just above the springs. Squire Ballentine taught there. There was also another Subscription or Private School about 3 4 miles North¬ west of Fuquay and was taught by Haddie Jones. The school which Squire Ballentine taught in was a one room house. The first public school was started about 1880. It was a one room house about 2 miles Northwest of Fuquay. There was also a second public school directed by Mr. Fred T. Barbee. In 1881, a school was operated in the area of our present Teacherage. It was a private school and had about 20 pupils. A school at Cardenas was begun in 1904 called Cardenas Public School. The first term began in 1910. This school consolidated with Fuquay Springs in 1918. All of the schools around the area finally merged to form the one Fuquay School. The schools of Willow Springs and Holly Springs remained in the Elementary Grade level and are still operating today. The Elementary Building of Fuquay was built in 1918 and many said that it would never be filled. The Old High School Building was built in 1927 and the “Ag. Building” was also in use. The Home Ec. Department was also in use. The present High School Building was built in the years 1957 and 1958. In conclusion, the town and the kind of educational facilities that it provides is a direct reflection on the people of the com¬ munity. Fuquay had a history that was directly influenced by the schools and the education that they provided. 13