Wise
County, North Texas
History
of Bridgeport Schools
Email - Sue@WiseCountyTexas.info
Click
the buttons below for a few Bridgeport class pictures, pictures from class
reunions, and yearbooks.
This Page is Still Under Construction
For
a complete history of the Bridgeport School System click here to go to the
Bridgeport Historical Site
A
few pictures of the schools follow on this page.
Click on any picture to see it FULL SIZE.
1800's - The first school in Bridgeport was part of
the 2 story Masonic Hall in Old Town (west of present Bridgeport)
This part of a map shows the school building and
Masonic Hall just to the north of the Old Town Square. Note that some of the
data for this map came from Pollard Jeter. He was born in 1880 and is buried in
nearby West Bridgeport Cemetery. Walter Johnson attended this school as a child
in the late 1800's, and he called it the Poly-Jeter Grammar School. See whole
article on page - http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/images/1973/1973-07-19-pg61.jpg
.
1893 - The town
of Bridgeport moved to the east when the railroad came through. A Mexican school
remained on the west side, but a new school was built in the new town.
2 pictures of the old school that was in
the new town. Part of this school was the Methodist Church. The teachers were
paid by "subscriptions". See story on page http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/images/1973/1973-07-19-pg63.jpg
1902 - The Bridgeport school house (pictures below)
was on Carpenter Street.
1910 - This Bridgeport school house (picture below)
was on Cates Street were a new elementary school was later built.
The picture on the left is from the 1929 yearbook
(when the high school was held here). The picture in the center was sent in by
Ken Sprecher kensprecher@kensprecher.com
. The picture came from a descendent of Sam Woody who found it in her father's
things. The only thing written on the back was 'Bridgeport TX Sept 7, 1911'. We
think this center picture shows the end of the building that was on Cates
Street. The article on the right is memories of
this school by Reba Funk Erikson. Click on these to make them larger.
1920 - 2 school
rooms were built on the west side of the railroad tracts. This was called the
Pollard Jeter School.
A picture of the Pollard Jeter
students from 1924.
1924 - A new
high school was built on Carpenter Street at the site of the old 2 story school
building.
These pictures of the high school
front, gym and homemaking house came from yearbooks. The gym was built in 1937
by WPA workers. See picture on page http://www.wisecountytexas.info/bridgeportindex/images/1963/1963-11-15-pg14.jpg
1935 -
Bridgeport High School Class
This picture was given to me by Joy
(Green) Palmer. It was in the newspaper in 2002.
Students listed:
Barnett, Foy Bain
Beason, Emmett
Boase, James
Boase, Reba Parish
Brewer, Nettelee
Brown, Pauline Chilton
Carpenter, Velma
Carrera Robert
Coffman, Fay
Cope, Oleta Gibbons
Cunningham, Retha
Dickerson, Inez
Ferguson, Marvin
Ford, Ruth
Hamock, Margaret
Hartsell, Mary Jane Montford
Howell, Loretta
Huezdoz, Joe
Jeter, Pollard
Kennedy, Mildred
Kersey, Clinton
Kersey, Eulalah Ruth Green
Knox, Thelma
Matar, Fay
Matar, Freda
McClung, Elmo
Mitchum, Tora
Moxley, Smiley
Nelson, A.J.
Pate, Roberta Johnson
Pike, Angelina
Pike, Glen
Reddell, Frances
Sharp, Fred
Smith, Ozell Culwell (Teacher)
Vine, Harry
Waters, Cone
1951 - A new
elementary school on Cates Street replaced the old 3 story school.
The picture on the left was taken from
the 1952 school yearbook. The picture on the right is from The Bridgeport
Index of a new addition added in 1966.
1958 - A new
high school was built on 7th Street.
Picture on right is a new wing added
in 1966.
1969 - A new junior high school was built on highway 380.
1990 - A new
high school was built on Cuba Road
2005 - A new elementary school way built on 7th Street
