LOVEJOY
Lovejoy School
presently serves two rural communities - Lucas and Fairview. Lovejoy Common
School District No. 32 was established on July 2, 1917, consolidating two older
schools - Forest Grove and Lick Springs. The consolidated district contained
10.39 square miles. About four acres of land upon which to build the school was
purchased from the Fitzhugh family. Because Mrs. J. L. Lovejoy of McKinney
showed an interest in the school and donated books to its library, the school
board chose to name the school in her honor. In 1963 the Lucas school district
consolidated with Lovejoy. The elementary school still serves the area east of
Allen.
LOVEJOY SCHOOL
Historical
marker, 1983.
LOVEJOY SCHOOL
LOVEJOY SCHOOL
WAS CREATED IN
1917 BY THE
CONSOLIDATION OF
FOREST GROVE
AND LICK SPRINGS
SCHOOLS. IT
WAS NAMED FOR MRS.
J. L. LOVEJOY
(d. 1939), A LOCAL CLUB-
WOMAN WHO
PROMOTED MANY
EDUCATIONAL
CAUSES FOR THE
AREA. GRADES 1
THROUGH 9 WERE
TAUGHT HERE IN
THE "LITTLE RED
SCHOOLHOUSE",
WHICH WAS BUILT IN
1917 AND
CONTAINED 4 CLASSROOMS.
LOVEJOY SCHOOL
EXPERIENCED AN
INFLUX OF NEW
STUDENTS INTO
ITS RURAL
DISTRICT IN THE 1960s,
AND LATER
EXPANDED ITS FACILITIES
TO ACCOMMODATE
THE INCREASED
ENROLLMENT.
School Index
- Recommended citation:
- "Lovejoy - SCHOOLS OF COLLIN COUNTY."
Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of
Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
[Accessed Fri February 13 13:37:28 US/Central 2004 ].
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