EDUCATION

THEN

NAMES OF SCHOOLS :

Three schools from the early to mid 1800’s are as follows:

A- North Tarrytown Public School

North Tarrytown Public School was built in North Tarrytown in the year of 1899. This school was built because of the fact that the town thought that another school was needed so that the schools would not be so cramped.

The North Tarrytown school was built at a cost of approximately $55,000.

B- Cobb School

Cobb School, which is now Morse School, is the oldest of the three schools that I have chosen from. Cobb School, also had more names than any of the other schools. Cobb School was built in 1830.

C- Pierson School

Pierson School was another school that was built because there was a shortage of space for the students who needed to go to school. Prior to this, the Pierson School was nothing but a good dream. Pierson School was built late 1890’s. It is said that the Pierson School is haunted by the ghost of Katrina Van Tassel.

The Hackley Pre-Kindergarten through sixth grade, was built at a cost of $600,000. Hackley Pre- kindergarten was built in February 25, 1969.

WHO WERE THE SCHOOLS NAMED AFTER

These are a list of some people who had their names put on a school building:

A- Frank Romer Pierson

B- William P. Lyon and Charles P. Lyon

C- Miss Cassity Mason

The first school, Irving School, was not exactly named after a specific person, but William P. Lyon and Charles P. Lyon, had a major decision in the school's name.

The second school, Person School, was named after an elderly man whose name was Frank Romer Pierson. It was probably named after him because Frank Pierson was the head of the school board at the time.

The third school, The Castle School, was also a school where an exact name wasn’t used for the entire name of the school building. One of the most proficient names in the building of the Castle School though, was a woman by the name of Miss Cassity Mason.

LOCATION OF SCHOOLS

The names of the three schools that I have chosen from are as follows:

A- Sleepy Hollow Middle and High School

Sleepy Hollow Middle and High School is located in Sleepy Hollow on Broadway.

B- Washington Irving Intermediate School

Washington Irving Intermediate School is located in Tarrytown at Franklin Street and Broadway.

C- North Tarrytown Public School

North Tarrytown Public School is no longer in existence. It was located in North Tarrytown (Sleepy Hollow) at the corner of Beekman Avenue and Pocantico Streets.

The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns Schools Now

A- Tappan Hill School

B- John Paulding School

C- Morse School

D-Washington Irving High School

E- Sleepy Hollow Middle School

F- Sleepy Hollow High School

The Pierson school became an apartment building after it was burned down.

Sleepy Hollow School became Sleepy Hollow High School and Middle School in 1989.

Washington Irving High School became Washington Irving Middle School then became Washington Irving Intermediate School.

Cobb School became Morse School which includes grades 2 and 3.

John Paulding became a grade1 school.

Tappan Hill School became Pre-k and also kindergarten.

Produced by Mitch and Gianluca

Bibliography

1. Ford, Howard. Early Life. Detroit, Michigan. by Pocket Books; copyright 1980.

2. Beacon, Roger. Dutch Life. San Francisco, California. E.P. Dutton, Inc.: copyright 1982.

3. Clarkston, Charles. Early Ways. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Penguin Books: copyright 1960.

4. We got some of our information from the Historical Society on Grove Street, in Tarrytown.