Seventy-First Classical Middle School

Seventy-First Middle School
Seventy-First Middle School
	Seventy-First Middle School, September 2014
Address
	6830 Raeford Rd.; Fayetteville, North Carolina; United States
Coordinates	35°02′17″N 79°00′32″W / 35.0380°N 79.0090°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1924
Grades	6–8
Mascot	Knights
Website	http://www.sfcms.ccs.k12.nc.us
	Seventy-First Consolidated School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1924, 1938, 1949
Architect	Stiles S. Dixon, William Deitrick
Architectural style	Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.	04001388
Added to NRHP	December 23, 2004

Seventy-First Classical Middle School (SFCMS) is a middle school within the Cumberland County district. It is located at 6830 Raeford Road in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It serves students from grades 6 through 8. The school's current principal is Tillman,Queesha.

History

The main building was constructed in 1924 and expanded in 1938 and 1949. It is a two-story, modified H-shaped Collegiate Gothic style building with a nine-bay main block flanked by two one-bay projecting wings. The Seventy-First School was formed by the consolidation of six schools in the Seventy-First township. It was formed by the consolidation of McPherson, Glendale, Raymount, Kornbow, Westover and Galatia schools. These six schools were staffed by one to three teachers each. The two story brick school originally had 13 classrooms, an auditorium, and a privately managed lunch room. Five classrooms were used for high school work. The first year, the school had an enrollment of 367 pupils. It served as a high school from 1924 until 1962, when it was then converted to an elementary school. The building now serves as a middle school, with the name Seventy-First Classical Middle School.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 as the Seventy-First Consolidated School.^[1] The nomination also includes several contributing buildings: the gymnasium (1951), cafeteria / classroom building (1951–1952), portable classroom (1945), and athletic field (c. 1941).^[2]

Clubs and activities

Art Club
Band
Battle of the Books
Beta Club
Chess Club
Chorus
Civic Oration
Classical Chess Team
DAR Essay Competition
FIRST LEGO League
Forensics
Quiz Bowl
Science Olympiad
Q&A

Dances

Dances are held once a month. The dances are sponsored by the teams and clubs.

Teams

Red Knights-6th grade
Purple Knights-7th grade
Blue Knights-8th grade

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Michelle A. Michael (June 2004). "Seventy-First Consolidated School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

External links

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Michelle A. Michael (June 2004). "Seventy-First Consolidated School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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