Burkburnett Junior High
The newly formed town of Burkburnett established a one-room schoolhouse in 1907. Growing quickly, the next year Burkburnett officials built a four-room schoolhouse. In 1911, voters approved a bond issue to build Central High School, and in 1917, an annex was erected. An oil discovery in July 1918 brought a large influx of families, and the population of school-age children tripled. To ease the burden of overcrowding at the existing educational facilities, voters approved a $160,000 bond, which included funds to build a high school at the corner of Avenue D and Glendale Street.
Burkburnett High School opens on September 10, 1923 with capacity for 600 students. In addition, to the basic subjects, vocational subjects such as typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping and home and school nursing, were offered. The building became a much-beloved central meeting site in the community, hosting voting locations, musical performances, stage productions, conferences, receptions, graduations, reunions, and athletic competitions. Beginning in the late 1950s, another population boom meant additional school structures were needed. Voters approved a new high school complex in 1960 at the corner of County Road and Kramer Road. The last high school class at the site graduated in 1963. The 1923 structure was renovated and repurposed as Burkburnett Junior High School, hosting grades 7-8. When additions and modernization occurred in 1986, the contractor carefully matched the historic details of the 1923 building. For 100 years, education has been one of the hallmarks of Burkburnett life.
Burkburnett High School opens on September 10, 1923 with capacity for 600 students. In addition, to the basic subjects, vocational subjects such as typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping and home and school nursing, were offered. The building became a much-beloved central meeting site in the community, hosting voting locations, musical performances, stage productions, conferences, receptions, graduations, reunions, and athletic competitions. Beginning in the late 1950s, another population boom meant additional school structures were needed. Voters approved a new high school complex in 1960 at the corner of County Road and Kramer Road. The last high school class at the site graduated in 1963. The 1923 structure was renovated and repurposed as Burkburnett Junior High School, hosting grades 7-8. When additions and modernization occurred in 1986, the contractor carefully matched the historic details of the 1923 building. For 100 years, education has been one of the hallmarks of Burkburnett life.
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Located on the corner of Avenue D and Glendale Street. 34-degrees, 05' 31.36"N, 98-degrees, 34'06.86"W.
Located on the corner of Avenue D and Glendale Street. 34-degrees, 05' 31.36"N, 98-degrees, 34'06.86"W.