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*1 -“Masonic Lodge.” A Quaint Little Texas Town with a Big Heart, Discover Bellville, https://www.discoverbellville.com/photos.html. Accessed 24 Jan. 2023
1881
1881
- Texas Law Passed to allow Unincorporated Towns to Incorporate
- Bellville Public School District Created First Texas Public School for Unincorporated Towns
- B.I.S.D. rented for Temporary Use the Bellville Masonic Hall until the new Bellville Public School Would Be Ready to Occupy
- Unity Hall and Surrounding Property Purchased School for Grades 1 -8
1885 - 1914
1885 - 1914
- School Library Established
- Grade 9 Added
- Grade 10 Added
- Second School Opened
- Boys Baseball Organized
- Grade 11 Added
1915 - 1917
1915 - 1917
- Third Story Added to Second School with Auditorium & Electricity
- Boys & Girls Basketball Teams Organized
- State Passes Compulsory School Attendance for Ages 8-14
- Literary Society Established
- Football Team Organized
- First Yearbook Published, The Pioneer, First in Austin Co.
- Track Organized
1918 - 1928
1918 - 1928
- First Recorded Tennis Team
- Second School Burned
- Vocational Agriculture and Orchestra Added
- Bellville Independent School District created under the special Laws of the 36th State Legislature: Effective 2/18/1919
- District contained 23.3 square miles
- New Building Completed for the Bellville Colored School
1929 - 1940
1929 - 1940
- Brahma Bull Chosen as District's Mascot
- Bellville Receives Charter as Member of FFA
- Girls Volleyball Team Organized
- New High School Built
- Bellville Future Homemakers of America Chapter Received its Affiliation
1941 - 1964
1941 - 1964
- Grade Twelve Added
- New Bremen consolidated with West End School District
- Millheim and Oak Ridge Consolidated with BISD
- Nelsonville and Buckhorn Consolidated with BISD
- West End Rural School Built (not part of BISD at this time)
- First Homecoming Held
- O'Bryant and Spicer Elementary Schools Dedicated
1965 - 1970
1965 - 1970
- Bellville Approved a Desegregation Plan
- Cochran, Piney & Welcome Districts Annexed
- Kenney-New Wehdem Rural High & West End Rural High Schools Consolidated
- First African American Teacher, Archie Seals, Hired
- Purchase of the Naval Reserve Training Facility, 404 E. Main for $1.00 for the District's New Administration Building
- First Issue of Hoof Beat Published
- New High School Completed
The history of BISD is filled with so many more events!
The history of BISD is filled with so many more events!
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