Mount Airy High School - Airmont Yearbook (Mount Airy, NC)

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From many past influences and the work and dedication of many people has evolved our present MAHS -- the pride of today, the hope of tomorrow. r

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OUT OF CENTURY OLD EMERGES This 1910 group of Mount Airy students contains now prominent citizens. The young ladies of Miss Graves ' School, oper¬ ated in the late 1800 ' s became quite accom¬ plished. Miss (; I;A V |-:s- school MOON I AlRIf N. C. Sometime prior to 1856 Mount Airy ' s first school was conducted by a Mr. and Mrs. West in a small building not far north of Judge Graves ' residence. In 1856 Doctor Reed and his wife took over the school. 1860 - ROCKFORD ACADEMY GRANTED T.F. Prather sold to a group of citizens land for the community ' s first free school. Rockford Academy was opened for males. Girls still had to attend private schools. 1896 - ACADEMY OPENED TO GIRLS For the first time free education was provided for females. However, around the turn of the century the academy was destroyed by fire. 1904 - ROCKFORD SCHOOL REBUILT A new brickbuilding was constructed on the same site. Original part of the present Rockford School was supple¬ mented by a small frame building on the lower lot. 820 pupils enrolled at that time. 1916 - SOUTH MAIN STREET SCHOOL ADDED South Main Street School was opened as a high school with 258 students. 679 elementary pupils remained at Rockford. 10