The transition to primary, middle and high schools

  • Central School building opens 1904
    Central School building opens 1904
  • The transition to primary, middle and high schools
    The transition to primary, middle and high schools
  • Early Harrison school
    Early Harrison school
  • Booker T. Washington school 1924
    Booker T. Washington school 1924

    (Editor’s Note: The following is part two of a three-part series on the history of Schools in Cushing)

    By 1915, new primary schools for grades 1 through 6 were sorely needed so two new schools were built: Highland School at 900 E. Oak and Harrison School at 300 E. 6th. Both were multi-story structures. As the residential area of Cushing began expanding to the south and east, Wilson School was built…