Robert F. Munroe Day School
| Robert F. Munroe Day School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 30°39′12″N 84°41′59″W / 30.6534°N 84.6996°W |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| Campus size | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Website | www |
 The Robert F. Munroe Day Kindergarten John A. Blitch Building is within Quincy proper | |
Robert F. Munroe Day School is a K-12 private school in Gadsden County, Florida. The main campus is in Mount Pleasant, an unincorporated area near Quincy,[1] while the kindergarten campus, the Robert F. Munroe Day Kindergarten, is in Quincy proper.[2]
History
The school was established in 1969[1] as a segregation academy, a place for white parents to enroll their children as the Gadsden County public schools underwent court-ordered desegregation.[3] Originally to be known as the Gadsden Day School, it was ultimately named after board member Robert Fraser Munroe, who died as the school was being established.[4] The first headmaster was S.M. Eubanks.
The school opened to all grade levels in 1970. The day kindergarten Quincy campus opened in 1977.[4]
As of 2006[update] the student body includes racial and ethnic minorities.[5]
Since Aug. 1, 2017, Adam Gaffey has been the headmaster of the school.
Campuses
The main campus has 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land.[2] Buildings on the Mount Pleasant campus include:[4]
- Bates Science Building - The building is named after George Davis Bates, Jr. and Mortimer Boulware Bates, and it opened in 1981.
- Billy Don Grant Student Center - Named after a donor, it opened in 1990
- Angus T. Hinson Elementary Science Lab & Maker's Space opened in 2016
- Carolyn Brinson May Auditorium - It was remodeled and given its current name in 2005
- Mary Gray Munroe Library - Built in 1983, it was named after the mother of the school's namesake
- Byron and Isabel Suber Complex - The school gymnasium, which first opened in 1971,[6] was remodeled and given its current name in 1998[4]
- VanLandingham & Mahaffey Building - Built in 1997, it has classrooms for grades 1 and 2. It was named after Jimmy Mahaffey[who?] and Hall VanLandingham[who?].
- Julia Munroe Woodward Elementary Building - Built in 1997, it has classrooms for grades 3-5
The Quincy kindergarten campus includes the John Allen Blitch Child Development Center, which opened in 1987.[4]
References
- ^ a b "About Us." Robert F. Munroe Day School. Retrieved on June 5, 2017. "Founded in 1969 in Mt. Pleasant, Florida, the campus[...]" and "91 Old Mt. Pleasant Rd. Quincy FL, 32352"
- ^ a b "Robert F. Munroe Day School 91 Old Mt. Pleasant Road Quincy, Florida 32352" and "Robert F. Munroe Day Kindergarten 1800 West King Street Quincy, Florida 32351"
- ^ J., White, Headley (2006). "Effects of Desegregation on Gadsden County, Florida Public Schools 1968-1972".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e "Robert F. Munroe Timeline." Robert F. Munroe Day School. Retrieved on June 5, 2017.
- ^ White, Headley J. (2006). "Effects of Desegregation on Gadsden County, Florida Public Schools 1968-1972 (PhD thesis)". p. 85 (PDF p. 92.
- ^ White, Headley J. (2006). "Effects of Desegregation on Gadsden County, Florida Public Schools 1968-1972 (PhD thesis)". p. 29 (PDF p. 37.