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Forrest City HS-1929
Forrest City High School-Was changed to the Junior High in 1931, and later changed to Elementary School, and now School Administration Offices.
Rosser Street-Forrest City, St. Francis County
Forrest City High School, built in 1915, replaced the brick masonry public school building that had been constructed in 1892. The new Forrest City High School, known locally as "Old Central," was designed by W.C. Lester and built by J.E. Hollingsworth. The original building featured a symmetrical front facade organized around a slightly protruding central entrance bay. Significant additions have been made to the original building, including the southern addition in 1928, the western gymnasium in 1934, and the classroom section at the western end in 1958. All additions have respected the essential Classical Revival character of the 1915 structure. Listed on the National Historic Register Oct. 8, 1992. Picture taken May 2006.
And now, Pictures of the 1928 Annual, showing the Junior Class, graduates of 1928 thru 1931
Juniors in 1928:
Page 1-Elizabeth Fussell/Bill Vance/Eleanor McCown/Irene Beazley/E.A.Fisher/Dorothy French/Helen Harrelson/Sarah Ellen Merritt/Annie Mae Burkhart/Charles Doyle
Page 2-Emily Allen/Hugh Walter Sanders/Carrie Mae Grobmyer/Louise Oliver/Buck Daggett/Margaret Eldridge/Mabel Parker/Lettie Mae Surginer/Ethel Lewis/Edward Thorne
Page 3-Lawrence Hodges/Ruth Surginer/Bernice Crews/Rose Ida O'Brien/Mildred Horton/Lawrence Parker/Virginia Walker/Mary E.Izard/Katie Tulley/Darnell De Vasier
Page 4-Tom Bridgeforth/Carrye Winter/Virginia Staten/George Hall/Ruth Owen/R.E.Hudson/Clarence Hine/Fred Whitted
Officers:Gordon Thorne-President/C.W.Moore-Vice President/Miriam Chandler-Secretary/Treasurer/Tom Gatling-Class Historian
