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Timeline

  • 1837 - School established at St. John’s in the Wilderness - Flat Rock
  • 1850 - School at Big Willow opened
  • 1850 - School opened at Pleasant Hill
  • 1869 - Land donated by Arnold Ficker for school in Valley Hill community
  • 1908 - Valley Hill School established as Mrs. Dolly Morris (Beaumont Estates) gave a significant donation for renovations and classroom additions to Ficker School
  • 1982 - Initial construction of Atkinson Elementary
  • 1983 - Atkinson Elementary opened

Earlier Feeder Schools

  • Antioch
  • Mud Creek
  • Crab Creek
  • High Banes
  • Taller Ridge
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THEN & NOW
Photo of Bo Caldwell 1993 Principal Bo Caldwell
Photo of Mark Page 2023 Principal Mark Page