J. D. Davis Elementary Preschool in Columbus, GA

Preschool Description

In 1900 the school came under the control of the County Board of Education. In 1906 a second room was added. Mary Alice Jackson was the head teacher and an assistant and Mrs. Tomie Hunter was hired. In 1924. Meeler Hill became part of the city school system and in 1935 a third room was added. By 1948 it was a 7 room school and in 1949 Muscogee County purchased 33 acres on Shepherd Drive for a school. In 1952 there were 14 classrooms, a cafeteria, office, and clinic. In 1953 Meeler Hill School was annexed with Shepherd Drive School, at this time there were 23 rooms and 810 students.
Betweeen 1953 and 1959, 6 rooms were added (the back wing) and in 1959 Shepherd Drive School became J.D. Davis Elementary Preschool, so named for school principal Jefferson D. Davis. In the 1964-65 school year there was a 6 room addition to the front of the school. The library addition was added in 1965 along with 10 rooms. In 1997 the school received a new roof and in 2003 and 2004 major renovations were done. These renovations included 4 classrooms, a gymnasium. The library had 2 rooms enclosed, new floors, bulletin boards and paint. Classrooms received new floors, cabinets & sinks, dry erase boards and paint. The cafeteria and offices were also updated and painted. With new rooms enclosed to create a conference room and a clinic room.

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