Hiawassee High School Explained

Hiawassee High School, also known as Hiawassee Academy, was a Baptist affiliated high school[1] in Hiawassee, Georgia.[2] It was co-ed and A.B. Greene was the principal from at least 1897 until 1909.[3] [4] It eventually became Hiawasee Junior College.[5]

History

The school opened in the Towns County Courthouse in 1887, just a year after the establishment of Young Harris College.[5] [6] It was a day school and boarding school maintained by the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.[1]

Preacher George W. Truett was a founder (with his cousin and fellow preacher Fred McConnell), principal,[7] [8] and taught at the school[9] before being recruited to move to Texas after speaking at a conference.

In 1921 enrollment was reported to be 127.[10]

The school featured on a photo postcard.[11]

The school band is included in a story in The Greats of Cuttercane playing as part of the festivities celebrating the debut of The Lone Biker and a visit by its star to Hiawassee as part of The Story of Felton Eugene Walker.[12]

Alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Campbell, Olive Dame. Appalachian Travels: The Diary of Olive Dame Campbell. October 22, 2012. University Press of Kentucky. Google Books. 978-0813139920.
  2. Web site: Report of the Federal Security Agency: Office of Education. February 20, 1899. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  3. Book: Patterson, Homer L.. Patterson's College and School Directory of the United States and Canada. 44. Hiawassee High School.. February 20, 1909. American Educational Company. Internet Archive.
  4. Web site: Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education. United States Office of. Education. February 20, 1897. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Joseph Astor Sharp. Jack. Lance. February 20, 1961. Google Books.
  6. Book: The Miracle of Brasstown Valley. 9780979646201. Miller. Zell. 2007.
  7. Book: Miller, Zell. The Miracle of Brasstown Valley. February 20, 2007. Stroud & Hall Publishers. Google Books. 9780979646201.
  8. Book: Old, Hughes Oliphant. The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 6: The Modern Age. February 20, 2007. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. Google Books. 9780802831392.
  9. Book: Durso, Keith E.. Thy Will be Done: A Biography of George W. Truett. February 20, 2009. Mercer University Press. Google Books. 9780881461572.
  10. Web site: Southern highland schools maintained by denominational and independent agencies. February 20, 1921. Russell Sage foundation. Google Books.
  11. Book: Doster, Gary L.. Northeast Georgia in Vintage Postcards. September 20, 1998. Arcadia Publishing. Google Books. 9780738589909.
  12. Book: Kay, Terry. The Greats of Cuttercane: The Southern Stories. registration. 85. Hiawassee High School.. February 20, 2011. Mercer University Press. Internet Archive. 9780881462494.
  13. Web site: I. Homer Sutton, 1932-1954; Chief Judge: 1947-1954. Georgia Court of Appeals. October 6, 2017. October 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017030938/http://www.gaappeals.us/history/judges.php?id=18. dead.
  14. https://books.google.com/books?id=BK-yNlREfUwC&q=%22Hiawassee+Academy%22+%22statistical+register%22 Georgia Official and Statistical Register

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