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CORONADO SCHOOL—523 N Fourth St A 2-room building known as Dunbar School had 2 teachers Building torn down and replaced by North Side School for grades 1-3 Later renamed Coronado School -- closed in 1967
Building occupied by Tucumcari Area Vocational School for classrooms and ferrier science from late 1970’s until closed in 1980’s FOUR POINTS SCHOOL---702 E Aber St Built in 1917 and called Four Points because of the design Two stories with 8 classrooms and an auditorium For the school year 1942-1943 8 more classrooms were added Old building continued in use until 1952
New wing built in 1965 and name changed to Zia Elementary School Students transferred to new Elementary School in 2000 Building sold to private investor
CENTRAL SCHOOL— 416 S Adams St Built 1903 for $8000 and served as elementary school until 1933 Used for various government agencies and then as a hospital
School resumed but closed in 1963 and transformed into Tucumcari Historical Museum
TUCUMCARI HIGH SCHOOL--- 900 S Third St Built as Tucumcari High School in 1909-1910 for $30,000 but called The Castle because of design
Classroom space doubled and gymnasium added in 1917-1918 Named Third Street Elementary School after new High School was built in 1934-1935 Classroom area and gym burned March 4, 1951
New building 1952-1953 named Granger Elementary School All elementary students transferred to new Elementary School on 11th Street Building had some fires and is currently being demolished. TUCUMCARI HIGH SCHOOL--- 900 S Fourth St Built 1935 for $95,000 Auditorium burned in 1975
TUCUMCARI HIGH SCHOOL—1100 S Seventh St Opened September 1961
Rhodes Field house,
Rattler Stadium and Track, Band/Chorus Building Rattler Gym built 1948
Mesa Cafeteria burned 1972, then replaced
Auditorium built c.1986-1987
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—1600 S Rock Island St Built 1952---students to new Elementary School now Currently houses Schools Federal Credit Union and Early Head start Program of Eastern Plains Community Action Agency BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—2400 S Eighth St Built 1963--students now attend new Elementary School Currently houses Tucumcari Schools Administrative Offices
TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—1700 S Ninth St Opened in 2000-- complex includes classrooms, gymnasium and cafeteria
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE SCHOOL—900 S Fifth St Built after demolition of old THS on 4th St Trojan Gym, Mesa Cafeteria MESALANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE—900 S Tenth St Established as Tucumcari Area Vocational School in 1980 by Tucumcari School Board Renamed Mesa Technical College in 1995 and have own Board of Trustees Became accredited as a junior college and name changed to Mesalands Also operates Mesalands Dinosaur Museum at 222 E Laughlin St
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
High School Newspaper 1911 First one named “High School Echo” 1912 changed to “The Yucca” 1926 became “The Rattler” Graduating Class 1913 First class had 6 girls and 2 boys
School Board 1913 First for Independent City School System Mandated enrollment between ages 7 and 14
Football Team 1921—formed by some men in town who raised funds Originally called “Rattlesnakes”, then “Rattlers” B squad once called “Buttons” 1959 Class A State Champions – Coach Bill Litchfield 2002 Class AA State Champions – Coach Dub Smith
Basketball Team 1950 State Champions for all classes-Coach Jim Rudd
Yucca annuals Volume 1 published May 1913
RATTLER REUNIONS First annual one held August 6, 7, & 8, 1971 (One gal wrote that she had never had such a huggin’, cryin’, laughin’ nostalgic good time) Every class since 1913, except seven, was represented
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