Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District
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Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Omaha, Texas (USA).
In addition to Omaha, the district also serves the city of Naples. Located in Morris County, small portions of the district extend into Titus and Cass counties.
Pewitt Consolidated ISD has three campuses - Pewitt High (Grades 9-12), Pewitt Junior High (Grades 6-8), and Pewitt Elementary (Grades PK-5).
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[edit] History
Paul H. Pewitt, founder.
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The Board of Trustees of the Naples Independent School District met in a joint meeting with the trustees of the Omaha Independent School District at the State Bank of Omaha at seven o’clock, P.M. on February 24, 1950, for the purpose of further considering the proposition of consolidating the two districts.
Mr. Paul H. Pewitt, and several of his associates, from Longview, and other interested parties from Omaha and Naples, were present at the meeting, at which W. C. Stevens, president of the Omaha School Board, presided.
The needs and general financial condition of the two districts were gone into in detail from which it was determined that in order to provide the facilities actually needed it would require something like $90,000 more than the consolidated districts could hope to raise from a bond issue.
At this point, Mr. Pewitt was introduced and he told of his interest in the school children and his desire to secure necessary school facilities for them, and proposed, if the two districts would consolidate and work together, to buy and pay for 100 acres of land on the highway half way between Omaha and Naples, and grade and prepare the grounds for the buildings and general use of the school, and to donate an additional $100,000.00 in cash to help with the construction of the necessary buildings and equipment.
The two boards then held separate meetings, and the board unanimously adopted a resolution accepting Mr. Pewitt’s proposition, and agreed to join the Omaha board in calling an election at the earliest possible date for the purpose of effecting the consolidation.
A joint committee, which was agreed to by the Omaha board, consisting of Bun Hall, R.E. Moore, Leon Coker, John Whitaker and W.C. Stevens, was appointed to agree on and arrange for the 100 acre site and to serve as a general committee toward the consolidation.
The following resolution was also adopted: "Be it Resolved That, the Board of Trustees, as far as it lies within our power, accept Mr. Pewitt’s very generous offer to donate the Omaha and Naples school districts, if consolidated, $100,000 in cash, 100 acres of land for school purposes on the highway between the two towns, and other assistance, and that this board does hereby extend to Mr. Pewitt its heart-felt thanks for so generous an offer, and that as a token of our appreciation, and that of the people of our district, we recommend that the High School to be constructed on said grounds to be known as the ‘Paul H. Pewitt High School.’"
On April 3, 1950, the first Board of Trustees were elected: W.G. Granberry, J.M. Hampton, Jamie Brabham, B.B. Brown, Dr. C.J. Wise, R.E. Moore, W.C. Stevens. Granberry was elected Vice President and Secretary; Stevens was elected President.
On April 6, 1950, Mr. Frank C. Bean was hired as first superintendent.
On January 9, 1961, the board hired H.R. Hamilton as superintendent, Pewitt’s second.
On June 3, 1974, A.T. Brian was hired as Pewitt’s third superintendent.
On November 25, 1980, Dr. Jack Trammell was hired as Pewitt’s fourth superintendent.
On January 24, 1985, Howard Carver was hired as Pewitt’s fifth superintendent.
On January 23, 1991, James Pate was hired as Pewitt’s sixth superintendent.
On April 16, 1991, Richard Kitchens was hired as Pewitt’s seventh superintendent.
The History of Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District
Taken from actual board minutes of February 24, 1950 through May 11, 1995
The Board of Trustees of the Naples Independent School District met in a joint meeting with the trustees of the Omaha Independent School District at the State Bank of Omaha at seven o’clock, P.M. on February 24, 1950, for the purpose of further considering the proposition of consolidating the two districts.
Mr. Paul H. Pewitt, and several of his associates, from Longview, and other interested parties from Omaha and Naples, were present at the meeting, at which W. C. Stevens, president of the Omaha School Board, presided.
The needs and general financial condition of the two districts were gone into in detail from which it was determined that in order to provide the facilities actually needed it would require something like $90,000 more than the consolidated districts could hope to raise from a bond issue.
At this point, Mr. Pewitt was introduced and he told of his interest in the school children and his desire to secure necessary school facilities for them, and proposed, if the two districts would consolidate and work together, to buy and pay for 100 acres of land on the highway half way between Omaha and Naples, and grade and prepare the grounds for the buildings and general use of the school, and to donate an additional $100,000.00 in cash to help with the construction of the necessary buildings and equipment.
The two boards then held separate meetings, and the board unanimously adopted a resolution accepting Mr. Pewitt’s proposition, and agreed to join the Omaha board in calling an election at the earliest possible date for the purpose of effecting the consolidation.
A joint committee, which was agreed to by the Omaha board, consisting of Bun Hall, R.E. Moore, Leon Coker, John Whitaker and W.C. Stevens, was appointed to agree on and arrange for the 100 acre site and to serve as a general committee toward the consolidation.
The following resolution was also adopted: "Be it Resolved That, the Board of Trustees, as far as it lies within our power, accept Mr. Pewitt’s very generous offer to donate the Omaha and Naples school districts, if consolidated, $100,000 in cash, 100 acres of land for school purposes on the highway between the two towns, and other assistance, and that this board does hereby extend to Mr. Pewitt its heart-felt thanks for so generous an offer, and that as a token of our appreciation, and that of the people of our district, we recommend that the High School to be constructed on said grounds to be known as the ‘Paul H. Pewitt High School.’"
On April 3, 1950, the first Board of Trustees were elected: W.G. Granberry, J.M. Hampton, Jamie Brabham, B.B. Brown, Dr. C.J. Wise, R.E. Moore, W.C. Stevens. Granberry was elected Vice President and Secretary; Stevens was elected President.
On April 6, 1950, Mr. Frank C. Bean was hired as first superintendent.
On January 9, 1961, the board hired H.R. Hamilton as superintendent, Pewitt’s second.
On June 3, 1974, A.T. Brian was hired as Pewitt’s third superintendent.
On November 25, 1980, Dr. Jack Trammell was hired as Pewitt’s fourth superintendent.
On January 24, 1985, Howard Carver was hired as Pewitt’s fifth superintendent.
On January 23, 1991, James Pate was hired as Pewitt’s sixth superintendent.
On April 16, 1991, Richard Kitchens was hired as Pewitt’s seventh superintendent.
In April, 2004, David Fitts was hired as Pewitt's eighth superintendent.
[edit] Band
The Paul Pewitt Blazin' Blue Brahma Band is directed by J.D. Parker. Recently, a brand new bandhall has been built to give the students a better learning facility.
In addition to this, the band finally made 2 2 2s at the UIL marching contest held in Mt. Pleasant, Texas for the first time in about 4 years.
Pewitt's first band director.
[edit] ATHLETICS
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Paul Pewitt Consolidated ISD is the home of the class 2AA perennial football powerhouse the Pewitt Brahmas. Since 1991 the Bulls have made 14 playoff appearances, missing the playoffs for the last time in 1994. In this time frame they have played in three Texas State Championship games, winning the championship in 1998. Their latest feat was making it to the Texas 2AA state championship in the '05-'06 season. The 05-06 Brahma team remains the statistically best team to ever come out of Pewitt even though they lost their State Championship game to the Celina Bobcats.
Brahma Stadium which has slang names such as the "Brahma Dome" or more recently the "Wood Shed", is a very tough place to play. The Bulls have not lost a home game since being defeated by the Jefferson Bulldogs in 2002. That is five years of home victories. The Bulls have not lost a District home game since their 1997 season. That is 10 years of success at Brahma Stadium.
Paul Pewitt quarterback Teric Williams spins out of a tackle and turns upfield to score, giving the Brahmas a 13-0 lead over Garrison during Saturday’s December 3, 2005 game in Tyler.
[edit] FFA
This is the Pewitt Forestry team.
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| 2006 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating |
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