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Bauer
Elementary was originally named North Ward in 1930
and housed in an attractive brick structure. The
name changed to Bauer Elementary in 1966: it was
named after George Bauer an early landowner in the
area. It is the oldest structure in the
district still in use as a school. |
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Goliad Intermediate was first Goliad Junior High
then Goliad Middle School then Goliad Elementary.
It was completed in 1958 and housed seventh, eighth and
ninth graders. When the final addition to Big Spring
High School was completed in 1967, the ninth grade was
moved to that campus, and Goliad housed only the seventh
and eighth grades. As the district had to continue it
downsizing, Goliad currently houses all fifth and sixth
graders. |
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This building was dedicated on March 23,
1952. The dedication address was by J.W. Edgar, State
Commissioner.
This was the first new high school built in 35
years, and the third in the districts history. Big Spring High
School has
prided itself on first class teaching with an outstanding
faculty. |
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The Big
Spring Junior High School was dedicated on Sunday, July 18, 1999.
This new 150,000 square foot structure cost $9.5 million. It
houses five computer labs and boasts a media delivery system to
each classroom. There is a distance learning center where
students can have two-way, on-line communication with sites all
over the Region. Two gyms can seat 600 and 1,400 people
respectively. This campus is a beautiful place to learn. |
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As Webb AFB grew, another elementary school was
needed nearby. This school was built in 1960 and is
located at 2101 Wasson Road. It is named for Captain
Randolph B. Marcy, who in 1849 was the first person to make an
existing record of a visit to the “big spring.” Marcy is the
largest elementary school. |
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Moss was the last elementary school built in Big Spring
and was completed in 1965. It is located on the far east side of town on
land that once belonged to H.S. Moss, of Dallas. It is located at 3200
Fordham. In addition to housing regular grades K-4, it was specifically
designed to house the districts self contained special education
classrooms. |
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This
building was erected in 1951 as the first wave of Baby Boomers prepared
to start to school. It is located on Twelfth Street on the east side of
Birdwell Lane, at the end of Washington Boulevard—thus its name.
Additions were built in 1954 and 1955 as the town grew rapidly, with
several new housing developments going up in that area after the opening
of Webb AFB. It is presently operating in the same location, much the
same as when it was built 55 years ago. |
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Kentwood
Elementary was built in 1962 at 2500 Merrily located at the foot of
South Mountain. The neighborhood and the school are on land that
was once part of the Kent Morgan Ranch. At first it housed just
three grades until the second half was built in 1965. It is the smallest
elementary school presently operating in the district. |
