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Profile: Newton County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
1957.

R.L. Cousins elementary and high school was dedicated in Covington in January 1957, housing more than 1,000 students. East Newton was in the works, but no update on its progress was given in the Jan. 24, 1957 Covington News.

Year of total integration
?

Known high schools
  • R.L. Cousins (Covington)
  • Washington Street (Covington)

R.L. Cousins was a new school building that opeed in 1957.

Known schools
  • 1947-48: Almon, Bentley, Dixie, Graves Chapel, LeGuinn, Livingston Chapel, Mansfield, Newborn, Oxford, Parks Grove, Poplar Hill, Richard Chapel, Rose Hill, Spring Hill, Washington Street
  • 1951-52: Washington Street
  • 1952-53: Bentley, Dixie, Leguin, Livingston Chapel, Newborn, Oxford, Rose Hill, Washington Street
  • 1953-54: Bentley (2 teachers), Dixie (3), Leguin (3), Livingston Chapel (5), Newborn (2), Oxford (6), Rose Hill (1), Washington Street (23) (full list)
  • 1954-55: Bentley, Dixie, Leguin, Livingston Chapel, Newborn, Oxford, Rose Hill, Washington Street (24 teachers)
  • 1955-56: Bentley (located on Madison Highway), Dixie, Leguin, Livingston Chapel, Newborn, Oxford, Rose Hill, Washington Street (full list)
  • 1956-57: Bentley, Dixie, Leguin, Livingston, Newborn, Oxford, Rose Hill, Washington Street (full list)
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Dixie (grades 1-7), Leguin (1-7), Livingston Chapel (1-7), Oxford (1-7), Washington Street (1-12). Not a complete list (see above)
  • 1957-58: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-7), Washington Street (1-7)
  • 1958-59: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-7), Washington Street (1-7)
  • 1959-60: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-7), Washington Street (1-7)
  • 1960-61: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1961-62: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1962-63: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1963-64: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1964-65: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1965-66: Robert L. Cousins (grades 1-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1966-67: Robert L. Cousins Elementary (grades 1-7), Robert L. Cousins High (8-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1967-68: Robert L. Cousins Elementary (grades 1-7), Robert L. Cousins High (8-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1968-69: Robert L. Cousins Elementary (grades 1-7), Robert L. Cousins High (8-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
  • 1969-70: Robert L. Cousins Elementary (grades 1-7), Robert L. Cousins High (8-12), East Newton (1-8), Washington Street (1-8)
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