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Profile: Wayne County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
c. 1957.

Wayne County Training and the elementary school at Screven both received additions and renovations.

Year of total integration
1970.

Known high schools
  • Northside (Jesup)
  • Wayne County Training (Jesup)
Wayne County Training's name changed to Northside in 1967.
Known schools
  • 1950-51: Wayne County Training
  • 1951-52: Wayne County Training (19 teachers)
  • 1952-53: Wayne County Training (only high school in county 01/22/1953 The Jesup Sentinel)
  • 1953-54: Rosenwald Industrial (likely also known as Screven Colored), Wayne County Training
  • 1954-55: Wayne County Training
  • 1955-56: Rosenwald, Wayne County Training
  • 1956-57: Wayne County Training
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1957-58: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1958-59: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1959-60: Screven (grades 1-8), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1960-61: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1961-62: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1962-63: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1963-64: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1964-65: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1965-66: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1966-67: Screven (grades 1-7), Wayne County Training (1-12)
  • 1967-68: Eastern (grades 1-7), Northside High & Elementary (1-12)
  • 1968-69: Eastern (grades 1-7), Northside High & Elementary (1-12)
  • 1969-70: Eastern (grades 1-7), Northside High & Elementary (1-12)
Additional notes
Screven changed its name to Eastern Elementary in 1967, as did Wayne County Training, which became Northside.