Hucrest Elementary School
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Hucrest Elementary School in Roseburg, Oregon celebrates its 50th anniversary in the 2006-2007 school year. The school takes its name from the surrounding suburb, named after Cecil Hugh and Alice Hugh. The school's mascot is the Hucrest Hawk.
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[edit] History
The school site originally formed part of 30 acres that belonged to Clara Sanford, from whom the Hughs bought the land. The Hughs sold the 11.94 acres on which the school was erected to the Roseburg School District No. 4 on May 12, 1955. (Northcraft n.d.:2). Whether the school first opened its doors to students in Fall 1955 or 1956 is unclear.
The school buildings were developed in different phases.
The first buildings included a hall with six classrooms for grades 3 to 6, a multi-purpose room, and offices. Technological features at Hucrest Elementary included intercom, 16mm film projectors, and wire recorders. Students completed grades 1 and 2 at either Edenbower, Oregon and Riverside, Oregon schools. No kitchen existed, although an unfinished room marked the space of the future kitchen. Lunches were brought over from Edenbower. Unusual for the time, playground equipment were installed when the school opened. The playground was surfaced with sawdust and gravel (the latter is still used today). The school was surrounded by much open land, and cattle grazed in the adjoining fields. Sports offered included softball for girls and football for boys (Northcraft n.d.:3).
A second hall was planned in 1957, which added six more classrooms.
A third hall was planned in May 1961, and a kitchen was completed in November that year.
Plans for a gym and a library were completed on November 24, 1965. Fences and asphalt were added the following year.
[edit] Chess Club
The chess club at Hucrest Elementary has a strong record, regularly winning the regional tournaments.
- 1990: 1st place (Tied) in the Oregon Scholastic Chess Foundation (OSCF) 5th Grade Individual competition[1]
- 1991: 1st place in the OSCF/OMSI K-5th Grade Team chess championship, and tied first in the Individual championship.[2][3] They placed 8th in the National Elementary School Chess Championship K-6 Under 900 Division.
- 2002: 142nd Individual in the National Elementary School Chess Championship K-6 Under 900 Division
- 2004: 1st placed team in regional K-5 and 6-8 divisions
- 2005: Hucrest represented Douglas County at the Oregon Chess for Success Tournament in March at Portland, where the team placed 4th. Two Hucrest players came 5th and 7th in the state tournament's 5th Grade and K-4th Grade competitions.
Kay Bjornson, who stepped down as CEO of Cascade Community Federal Credit Union in 2005, taught chess at the school for "around eight years" as of 2005.[4]
[edit] Principals
- 1955-1958 : Earl Ladd
- 1958-1974 : Joe Scallon
- 1975-1984 : Dennis Acton
- 1985-1993 : Ron Singler. Before working at Hucrest, Ron was the principal of Riddle Elementary School from 1968-1970. As of 2007, he is the President of the Alumni Association of Southern Oregon University.[5]
- 1993-2004 : John Crouch; stepped down to take on the position of principal of Fir Grove Elementary School[6] where he still serves as of 2007.[7]
- 2004-present : Jeff Plummer[6]
In the school newsletter for April 2006, principal Jeff Plummer informed the community that principal Joe Scallon had "passed away recently."[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Chess contest ends with ties", Sunday Oregonian, March 11, 1990. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ "High school sophomore wins chess tournament", Sunday Oregonian, March 10, 1991. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ "Chess Kings head for NY", The Oregonian, April 1, 1991. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ "To his good credit", The News-Review, Roseburg, OR, March 7, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ Alumni Association Board of Directors 2005-2006. Southern Oregon University. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ a b Danielle Gillespie. "Four Roseburg principals will swap places or retire next fall", The News-Review, March 5, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ Principal agrees to shave head. The News-Review, Roseburg, OR (February 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ Jeff Plummer (April 14, 2006). The Impact of an Educator. Hucrest Elementary School Newsletter. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
Northcraft, Lori. n.d. Hucrest School. Unpublished document.
[edit] Further reading
- Hall, Eli S (1970). Then to Now with Roseburg Schools, 1854-1970. Portland: Metropolitan Press. OCLC 108911.
- "Recycling rewarded: Third-graders help Hucrest garner Oregon Green School designation", News-Review, March 3, 2005.
