Scott County Central Schools
Scott County Central School District is a school district in Scott County, Missouri. Communities in its boundary include Haywood City, Morley, and Vanduser.[1] It operates Scott County Central Elementary School and Scott County Central High School.
History
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It was initially known as the Scott County Reorganized School District 5 a.k.a. the Morley-Vanduser School District.[2] It was created in 1954 as the result of a referendum.[3] This was one of five school district organization referendums in the county at the same time, and three of the others were successful.[4]
In 1955 there was an attempt to consolidate this district and the Scott County R-4 School District, but this was voted down.[5]
Initially Morley and Vanduser were to have their own elementary schools.[6] The consolidated high school opened in 1959. In 1973, a new elementary school opened.[7] This elementary school replaced the ones in Morley and Vanduser.[8]
Howard Benyon was superintendent until 2019, when he took an administrative position in the Cape Girardeau School District.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Scott County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2025. - Text list
- ^ "1957 Was Unusual Year For School Building". Daily Sikeston Standard. Vol. 47, no. 129. Sikeston, Missouri. February 22, 1958. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. - Focus on Vanduser part.
- ^ "Four of Five Areas Favor Reorganization of Schools". The Sikeston Herald. Vol. 51, no. 9. Sikeston, Missouri. March 4, 1954. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "County Votes for Redistricting: Four of Five Areas Favor Reorganization of Schools". The Daily Standard. Vol. 42, no. 137. Sikeston, Missouri. March 3, 1954. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Third Attempt Wins For R-3; R-4 Loses Out". The Daily Standard. Vol. 44, no. 3. Sikeston, Missouri. September 28, 1955. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Construction begun on new Vanduser-Morley High School". The Daily Standard. Vol. 47, no. 233. Sikeston, Missouri. January 24, 1958. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Heuring, Leonna (January 25, 2010). "Scott County Central high school celebrates 50th anniversary". Southeast Missourian. Standard Democrat. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
When the new high school opened in fall 1959, it merged Morley[...]
- ^ "R-V schools schedule openings". The Daily Standard. Sikeston, Missouri. August 18, 1973. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cape public schools hires Scott Central superintendent Howard Benyon as deputy superintendent". Southeast Missourian. May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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