IN 1964 A GROUP OF ALUMNI OF PANTEGO HIGH SCHOOL FORMED AN
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE HIGH SCHOOL AND
PRESERVING THE OLD ACADEMY BUILDING FOR THE USE OF EDUCATION.
THEIR YEARS OF DEDICATION AND HARD WORK TO THIS END SERVED
UNTIL 1981 WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS CONSOLIDATED WITH THE
BELHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL.
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE HIGH SCHOOL AND
PRESERVING THE OLD ACADEMY BUILDING FOR THE USE OF EDUCATION.
THEIR YEARS OF DEDICATION AND HARD WORK TO THIS END SERVED
UNTIL 1981 WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS CONSOLIDATED WITH THE
BELHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CONTINUED PRESERVING THE OLD VICTORIAN BUILDING
WHICH HAD BECOME AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS YE OLDE ACADEMY. FOR A BRIEF
TIME BEAUFORT COMMUNITY COLLEGE HELD A FEW CLASSES HERE. BUT TIMES HAD
CHANGED AND SCHOOLS WERE VERY MODERN AND COMFORTABLE. AC IN THE
SUMMER, HEAT IN THE WINTER, AND FANCY TRIMMINGS, SUCH AS WINDOW SCREENS!
THESE EXTRAVAGANCES WERE NOT A PART OF THE OLD SCHOOL. IT HAD BEEN BUILT
WHEN TIMES WERE VERY HARD AND ELECTRICITY HAD NOT YET COME TO PANTEGO.
WHICH HAD BECOME AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS YE OLDE ACADEMY. FOR A BRIEF
TIME BEAUFORT COMMUNITY COLLEGE HELD A FEW CLASSES HERE. BUT TIMES HAD
CHANGED AND SCHOOLS WERE VERY MODERN AND COMFORTABLE. AC IN THE
SUMMER, HEAT IN THE WINTER, AND FANCY TRIMMINGS, SUCH AS WINDOW SCREENS!
THESE EXTRAVAGANCES WERE NOT A PART OF THE OLD SCHOOL. IT HAD BEEN BUILT
WHEN TIMES WERE VERY HARD AND ELECTRICITY HAD NOT YET COME TO PANTEGO.
PANTEGO ACADEMY HISTORY MUSEUM
Beaufort County
In the year of 1874 a group of Beaufort County men formed an Educational
Association for the purpose of educating their children . At the time there were no
public schools in the rural parts of the county. They began classes in the old grange
building in the village of Pantego and immediately began construction of the
academy to house the school. By 1877 the building was receiving it's paint and was
put into use as the Pantego Male and Female Academy. The above picture is the
only one so far to surface . This part of the building is now the back "L" of the present
building.
Association for the purpose of educating their children . At the time there were no
public schools in the rural parts of the county. They began classes in the old grange
building in the village of Pantego and immediately began construction of the
academy to house the school. By 1877 the building was receiving it's paint and was
put into use as the Pantego Male and Female Academy. The above picture is the
only one so far to surface . This part of the building is now the back "L" of the present
building.
The Private Academy served until 1907 when the building was purchased by the county and
became the original Pantego High School. The large addition had been added and the school
grew, adding a dormitory to house the students from the surrounding areas. Some students rode
the train to Pantego, stayed in the dorm for the week and returned home by train on the week end.
became the original Pantego High School. The large addition had been added and the school
grew, adding a dormitory to house the students from the surrounding areas. Some students rode
the train to Pantego, stayed in the dorm for the week and returned home by train on the week end.
School trucks were added to bring children to school. The brick PHS was built in 1925. Note the picture ! The
front entry was not original to the building! And the school truck is what you see sitting out front. They had no
heater, no windows. They had a heavy canvas curtain to shut out the rain and cold. The first school truck to
bring the children from Smithton was driven by Verena Marslender who was 14 years old at the time and had
never driven . She is sister to Cecil O Smith who is a strong supporting member of our association.
front entry was not original to the building! And the school truck is what you see sitting out front. They had no
heater, no windows. They had a heavy canvas curtain to shut out the rain and cold. The first school truck to
bring the children from Smithton was driven by Verena Marslender who was 14 years old at the time and had
never driven . She is sister to Cecil O Smith who is a strong supporting member of our association.
to be continued
this 1879 bronze bell is now on display
in the Pantego Academy Historical
Museum
see page titled
PANTEGOACADEMYBELL" for full
story
in the Pantego Academy Historical
Museum
see page titled
PANTEGOACADEMYBELL" for full
story
LOCATED IN PANTEGO NC
WITH IN 15 MINUTES DRIVE OF NC'S
OLDEST TOWN BATH NC, ORIGINAL
WASHINGTON, BELHAVEN, AND
PLYMOUTH NC
WITH IN 15 MINUTES DRIVE OF NC'S
OLDEST TOWN BATH NC, ORIGINAL
WASHINGTON, BELHAVEN, AND
PLYMOUTH NC
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