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Addie E. McFarland High School was the segregated high school serving African American students from 1950 to 1965 in Mineola, Texas. The institution had prior been named Mineola Colored High School (1947 to 1950) and South Ward High School (1889 to 1947).
Sometime during the middle 1950's, the school name was changed to McFarland High School, after a long time teacher, the late Addie McFarland, who taught many generations in this community. The 1965-1966 school year would be the final year of McFarland High School.
Addie E. McFarland High School was the segregated high school serving African American students in Mineola, Texas, from 1950 to 1965. The institution had prior been Mineola Colored High School and South Ward High School.
Addie E. McFarland . Community Center. 708 South Stone St. Mineola, TX 75773 (903) 569-8851
1 de sept. de 2019 · Addie E. McFarland, an early black educator in Mineola, first opened a kindergarten program in her home before being asked to teach first and second grade at the public school. (A historical marker located in Mineola in Wood County, Texas.)
The new high school suffered a fire in 1924, and was immediately rebuilt. Mineola High School was an all-white school until the fall of 1966, when the old South Ward school, known formally as Addie E. McFarland High School and Mineola schools were integrated.
15 de feb. de 2024 · Closing its doors in the 60s following integration in the area, the Addie McFarland school building was brought back to life, turning into the Addie McFarland Community Center for the City of Mineola. The school underwent a renovation with the help of the Mineola Meredith Foundation.
