History of Beaufort Elementary School by Linda Waskow

1943

lwaskow1 — 2017-07-24 03:00:28 UTC

Carteret St. Red Brick Bldg

Sonny Bishop stated the new red brick building was completed in 1943. He was a student.

Susan Martin Hollingsworth

2017-07-24 03:13:04 UTC

I attended from 1963 to 1968 on Carteret St

Elaine Martin Roney

2017-07-24 03:15:55 UTC

Attended 1950-1956

David Young

2017-07-24 03:36:28 UTC

1941 - 1948

1938-1942, 45-46

2017-07-24 05:57:08 UTC

Carteret St. Old building
1942-1945
New building
1946 -50 Part of the old building was converted to a teen club by my father and we used it for that (the converted part is still in use and is the only part of the original building left.
Roy Fyfe

Jimmy Thompson

2017-07-24 06:02:25 UTC

1946-47, 1947-48 red brick building. 1951-52 pink building. Fla. in between.

Me and my family were among the first Black students to attend Beaufort Elementary School in 1964.

2017-07-24 06:59:52 UTC

Tim Howell

2017-07-26 01:25:30 UTC

I was there in 1969-70. 5th Grade. My teacher was Ms. Jones (I think she was married to Pat Conroy later) I know she lived next door to him on the old point. We lived in the old Methodist Church parsonage on Carteret Street way back then. I walked back and forth to school that year. So cool.

Sandy Somerall

2017-07-28 02:36:19 UTC

I did my student teaching there in 1966, and taught first grade there 1967-68.

Joe Lawson

vesparado — 2017-07-28 02:50:59 UTC

1954-1958 Red Brick Building Grades 1-4
1958-1960 Pink Building
Grades 5-6
1st grade: Miss Shaw
2nd Grade: Mrs. Pringle
3rd Grade: Mrs. Pash
4th Grade: Miss Manuel
5th Grade: Mrs. Jeter
6th Grade: Mrs. Adams
Had the great pleasure of having the best teacher of my life in 6th Grade...Emma Pulaski Adams

BES 1940-1949

lwaskow1 — 2017-07-31 23:54:23 UTC

BES 1950-1959

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BES 1960-1969

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Suzanne (Suzy) Sutker Cashwell

2017-08-01 00:19:53 UTC

I started BES in January 1949, second grade (we moved over Christmas from Walterboro). Mrs. Louise Carson was the principal. Mrs. Mayes was my teacher. Third grade teacher was Mrs. Elliott, who also taught music. I started 4th grade with Mrs. Kilgore, then moved back to Walterboro until the beginning of 6th grade, when the fabulous Eleanor (Lynn) Christensen taught me - she was absolutely wonderful! Our librarian was Helen Christensen, who lived only a block from the school. We were in the brick building for 2nd and 3rd grades, then over to the pink building for 4-6. We played on the blacktop (it was really a street, of course) between the 2 buildings. It was a great place to jump rope. Our Girl Scout troop (1) also used the large room (not an auditorium, but bigger than a classroom) in the pink building for our meetings sometimes. I have photos of my 6th grade graduation - many of us stood on the steps of the pink building, clad in white.

BES Principals

lwaskow1 — 2017-08-01 00:22:32 UTC

Beaufort Graded School / Beaufort Elementary

1909 - 19_ _

* 1938 - 1955 - Louise Carson

[1943 - new 2 story red brick building opens]

1955 - 1959 W.B. Crowley

1959-1960 Eliza Bostick

19_ _ - 1965 W. C. Henderson

**1965 - 1967 Sonny Foster

1967 - 1968 Emory Magbee

1968-1975 Robert Folkes

Roy Biddle

Cindy Duryea

[1800 Prince St. Opened Fall 1986]

1986 - 1987 Bobby Smith

1987 - 1993 Mary Walters

1993-2000 Ruth Summerlin

2000-2001 Kathy Rundquist

2001-2009 Dr. Terry Hitch

2009-2013 Jennifer Morillo

2013-2015 Gary McCulloch

2015- 2021 Melissa Holland

2021-2025 Michelle Sackman

2025-current Michelle DeBruin

* Longest serving principal at BES - 17 years

** Youngest principal in SC at this time - Sonny was 28 when he became the school's principal.

Beaufort District School and Beaufort High School

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New BES in the background. Copy from archives at Beaufort Elementary School.

Beaufort High School

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1905-1939

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1970-1980's

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Beaufort High 1932

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Razing of the first BES location behind Beaufort College Building

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BES 5th Grade Class 1955-56
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Lil Miss Beaufort Contest 1950 on stage @ BES
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BES 1954

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Ms. Gunter's 2nd/3rd Grade Class @ BES 1962-63
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Principal 1975

2017-08-04 13:18:02 UTC

Pretty sure it was Mr. Folkes. (Barbara Stanley, year my son Josh Tallentire was there).

3rd grade -- '49-'50: Miss Cothran

aull41 — 2017-08-05 03:36:18 UTC

4th grade -- Mrs Kilgore
5th grade -- Mrs Parker
6th grade -- Miss Marion
Principal: Mrs Carson
(Fourth grade class picture)