Timeline

• 1850s - Smoky Hollow opened on Old Haywood Road near Mt. Gilead Baptist Church
• 1898 - Mills River Academy offers high school courses
• 1921 - Mills River Academy burned
• 1921 - Mills River High School opened
• 1960 - West Henderson High School opened (upon consolidation with Etowah High School, Fletcher High School and Mills River High School)
• 1992 - Renovations and New construction

Earlier Feeder Schools

• Mills Pond Baptist Church School
• Mills River Academy
• Boilston
• Brickton
• Gallop
• Hermitage
• Holly Springs
• Shanghai
• Mountain View
• Oakley
• Piney Grove
• Rugby
• Smoky Hollow