Carrollton Elementary
Carrollton Elementary was constructed as the school district’s first
elementary school in 1951. E. L. Kent, who had served as principal for the
elementary grades while they were housed in the red-brick Carrollton School
building on Belt Line Road, served as its first principal.
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In Memoriam - Faculty
The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, February 27, 1953
School marks 50 years
- Carrollton Elementary still golden for former students, staff
Author/Byline: KATHERINE MORALES, Staff Writer
Parents, students and teachers, past and present, packed the Carrollton
Elementary cafeteria Tuesday night during the school's 50th anniversary
celebration.
Impeccably dressed students ushered visitors through the double doors of the
cafeteria where throngs of people gathered for the event.
The school, one of the oldest in the district, opened in 1952. A few
teachers who taught there during the 1950s attended the celebration.
"I started teaching here in 1954 and taught until 1978," said former
sixth-grade teacher Billie Harrell. "It's gotten a lot larger."
Two of her former students, who now teach in the district, also attended the
ceremony.
"We were the first first-grade class, and we were excited because it was a
brand-new building," said Jan Mayberry, now a science teacher at R.L. Turner
High School.
Mike Berry, another former Carrollton student, agreed.
"The roots of the district grew out of this school," Ms. Berry said. "It
blossomed."
Superintendent Annette Griffin and members of the school board watched the
choir students perform and watched the ballet folklorico class dance across
the stage.
Parents of the students watched nervously in the wings, occasionally taking
pictures as their children performed for the crowd.
Groups of returning students and parents were given tours of the schools led
by student volunteers.
"I think what makes the school outstanding is the principal, Janie Vega,"
said Charles Cole, assistant superintendent for instruction and learning.
"She's one of the best in the country, and the teachers persuade, push and
encourage the students to do well."
He also credited parents with contributing to the outstanding qualities of
the school.
"The parental support is enormous," he said.
Dr. Cole, a former principal at Carrollton Elementary, said the students
overcome barriers and push themselves to succeed.
Derek Green, a student at the school during the 1970s, said it was strange
walking through the halls again after so many years.
"It seemed so much bigger when I was young," he said.
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) (Published as The Dallas Morning News) -
April 26, 2002
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