The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18

an elementary school, grades 1-8 in
the Kitty Hawk District. This
building should contain seven to
eight classrooms and all support
ing facilities with provisions flor
future expansion. 3.
2. Elementary School Site
The committee, together with
Superintendent Evans, members of
the County Board of Education,
and the Kitty Hawk School Com
mittee, visited three proposed
sites for a new school in the dis
trict. The first site visited near
the village of Kitty Hawk appears
to be the most suitable of the three.
1t is therefore recommended that
an adequate site for the new ele-
, mentary school be acquired at this
location. The committee does not
recommend rebuilding on the ex-
listing site since the area is not
sufficient and there appears to be
possibility of purchasing sufficient
area surrounding the existing site.
8. High School
The committee recommends that
the high school students in the
Kitty Hawk District be transport
ed to the Manteo area as a part
of the countrywide high school con-
solidation program. These high
school pupils could be transported
without too much difficulty since
the majority of them live within
the Kitty Hawk area and down the
beach toward Manteo. The pro-
posed new consolidated high school
on Roanoke Island would be CEN
trally located for the areas in
volved since the distance from
Stumpy Point or from East Lake
or from Caffey's Inlet is approx
mately the same to this new loca-
ton.
The committee is aware of the
fact that many people in the Kitty
Hawk District are apparently
eager to maintain the present
school organization. Some people
when identifying themselves with
schools, identify themselves with
the high school or some phase of
the program. However, in thinking
of the consolidation of high schools
into larger schools it is we'll to
call attention to the fact that When
high school students are taken out
of community in the interest of
establishing larger high school
units it does not mean that the
community is deprived of the OPP
portunity to have a valuable
school center. AS matter of fact,
the elementary school constitutes
by far the most important part
of the school and the Importance
and value of an elementary school
in community should not be I'M
der-estimated. When communities
combine their high schools in the
interest of better high school pro-
grams, they are at the same time
making possible the enrichment of
the elementary school programs.
The Kitty Hawk School does not
have a sufficient number of high
school pupils to justify the expec-
tation that an adequate program
of instruction could be provided at
this separate center. If, therefore,
the high school children of the
Kitty Hawk district are to be given
educational opportunities to which
they are entitled at reasonable
cost, the consolidation program
proposed by the County Board of
Education will need to be carried
out. 1t appears to the committee
that this proposed combination of
high schools is the most feasible
plan, both financially and educa-
tionally, for the improvement OF
instruction for all of the children
involved.
| 1t is our conviction that if these
recommendations are carried out
not only will Kitty Hawk district
have a greatly improved element
airy school program, but high
school children will have available
to them educational opportunities
among the best provided children
in comparable school systems ir
the State.
The committee wishes to express
it's appreciation to Mrs. Evans anc
all other interested parties fol
their courtesies extended during
this survey.