Schools in the area

Level              1912-26               Located at the  south west corner of the Fish and Game.
Monteview     1919-31               Located on the Joe hartwell farm.
Springlake    1921-25               Located on the Wilson Brothers farm.
Lakeview       1918-36               Located on the Larry Lee farm.
Terreton         1918-36               Located by Owsley Canal pumps.  The present location of the
                                                      Terreton school was in 1936 when the WPA constructed a four
                                                       classroom and full basement (7992 sq. ft.) brick building.
West Hamer  1919-29               Located where the road crosses Camas Creek west and south
                                                       of Hamer.
Hamer             1914-Present    Brick rooms were added for Hamer High School in 1919.
                                                       Centerville and West Hamer buildings were moved into Hamer
                                                       until the Gym and classrooms were added in 1936 by WPA.
Centerville      ?-1929                 Located where the Camas Wildlife headquarters is now.
Camas            1892-1934
Woodrow         1919-?                 Located east of Hamer

Information gathered from "Education in the Upper Snake River Vally (1880-1950)"
by Harold S. Forbush

Consolidation of all schools in Jefferson County was mandated in 1948 called School
District #251. De-consolidation of West Jefferson School District #253
was accomplished in 1983.

1956    West Jefferson was constructed. (29,846 sq. ft.) (Bond)
1959    Three rooms were added to the High School
1961    Terreton Luch room was rebuilt at no cost to the district (3100 sq. ft.)
1965    Classroom and shop added on the the High School Gymnasium
1968    New Terreton Elementary, 18,608 sq. ft.), Auditorium and Vocational
             Ag shop added to the High School (Bond)
1972    Mechanic shop added to the High School.
1974    Home Ec. was added to the High School
1980    Industrail Arts classroom was added to the High School. (2268 sq. ft.)
1987    Four rooms added on to Hamer Elementary + remodeling. Misuc and Science room
             added to the Highschool.  Addition rooms added to make Terreton Junior High
             (18,706 sq. ft.) + plus attaching on to the existing 1936 brick building and coal hot
             water heating through-out. (Bond)
1991    Media Center, and an additional classroom added plus remodeling to the
              High School.
1995    Two additional rooms to Terreton Jr. High
1996    New Gymnasium (Bond)
2007    New parking and Football Field Turf and all Weather Track

Information by Melvin Hansen